Brunch With The Mayor returns this Sunday at 11AM at Wahoo Willie's. Send your questions in advance to edryantheeditor@gmail.com or join us LIVE for a great meal, great conversation and entertaining banter.

What do a teacher from Orlando, a fishing guide from Islamorada and a realtor from Naples have in common? They all have a story to share about the Everglades and their connection to this ecosystem.

Congressman Byron Donalds and Senator Rick Scott have jointly introduced legislation to provide tax relief for National Flood Insurance Program and private insurance policyholders across Southwest Florida, Florida and the nation.

Big decisions are being made about rebuilding Fort Myers Beach. All of those decisions go through the Local Planning Agency before landing in front of the Town Council. As of this week, the LPA is short one person after the resignation of Patrick Vanasse.

Today at 10AM Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno will be on Beach Talk Radio at LIVE Wahoo Willie's. The restaurant will open at 9AM specifically for the show and for our followers to enjoy breakfast. The interview will be broadcast live on our Facebook page and YouTube Channel

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office's Community Outreach department is hosting “Securing The Seas” today from 10:00AM to Noon at DiamondHead Resort on Fort Myers Beach.

Bids will be opened this morning at 10:35 for the massive pipeline beach renourishment project the town is hoping to start in June. The bids were originally expected to be opened Monday April 15th, then they were moved to Friday the 19th before being moved to today.

Since 1980, the popular restaurant Plaka was located in Times Square before Hurricane Ian came though and destroyed the building. The restaurant will not be returning to Times Square, the property is now for sale.

On Monday Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced his commitment to approving $1.5 billion included in the Fiscal Year 2024 – 25 budget passed by the Legislature to support Everglades restoration and water quality improvements.

A new miniature replica of Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille has been built by restaurant employees and donated to the train ride at Lakes Park in Fort Myers.

As a result of a freedom of information request with the Town of Fort Myers Beach we've received the mooring field financials for 2015 to 2019. Over those 5 years Fort Myers Beach taxpayers have subsidized the mooring field by contributing $157,363 to the operation.

Late last week both Fort Myers Beach and Lee County announced that FEMA has given both municipalities another 30 days (60 total now) to try to save the 25% National Flood Insurance Program discount