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As the Town of Fort Myers Beach continues to work toward opening its new Town Hall building at 6231 Estero Boulevard, four main government meetings will be held back at DiamondHead Resort.

The morning after NBC aired the Survival Mode documentary focusing on Fort Myers Beach survivors of Hurricane Ian, we posted the question: “What did you think?” on our Facebook page. Not surprisingly the post generated nearly 300 comments in 24 hours. 

The request has to do with the Writ of Certiorari case a group of Fort Myers Beach residents (Protect FMB)  have filed against the town to have the Town Council take another look at the approval of the Seagate/Red Coconut property redevelopment project.

Longtime local resident Lee Melsek has released his first book entitled Finding Huck, Adventures Down Yonder. Melsek is our first guest Saturday at Lah De Dah at 11AM. He'll talk about writing the book and autograph a few for our live audience. 

The event hadn't been held on Fort Myers Beach since before COVID. This past Saturday Crescent Beach Park was filled with smiling faces with the return of the annual Surfers With Autism event sponsored in part by Lee County.

Back in March, Trish Johnson, who works on Fort Myers Beach, lost her 17-year old daughter in a car accident. On Sunday she came on the show to thank everyone for helping her get through the grief. Watch the 5-minute clip of what Trish said on Beach Talk Radio.

Mullet Fest 2025 is August 1st through August 3rd on Fort Myers Beach. The event includes a mullet tossing contest, a Joe Dirt look alike contest, prize giveaways from nearly every business on the beach and much more. Here are all the details...

Fairweather Lane is one of the coolest streets on Fort Myers Beach. There's a ton of rebuilding taking place and several structures incorrectly listed on the town's demo list. Watch the Saturday walkaround on Fairweather, sponsored by Michael Stewart PE,HERE.

The next Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce morning networking event is Thursday, August 7th at 8AM at Bad Ass Coffee, which opened earlier this month in Santini Plaza. The event is free and includes coffee and breakfast bites.

As part of Parks and Recreation Month, Lee County will be offering free parking at Bowditch Point Park and Lynn Hall Memorial park this Saturday and Sunday. 

Attention Beach Talk Radio regular monthly supporters. Whether you support us at $5 per month, or $100 per month, you are all now eligible for a very special exclusive Margaritaville room rate that the resort is offering ONLY to you.

More exclusive, breaking news about Fort Myers Beach than any other news source, live broadcasts of beach events, weekly interviews with the Mayor, rebuild walkarounds. If you see value in what we do, support us with a cup of coffee  HERE

Tikipub Fort Myers Beach and Excursions Marina are hosting a fishing tournament September 13th and donating 30% of the proceeds to the Guardians of Florida Animal Rescue.

From t-shirts to hoodies to hats, visors and more, another way to show your support for Beach Talk Radio is by sporting some of our popular merchandise. We ship anywhere in the United States and the same day you order. Check out all of our merch. HERE.

Dr. José Leal, Museum Science Director and Curator, and Jorden Falker, Museum Associate Director of Education, share recent research and findings the Museum is involved with, including first-time observation of a threatening condition in Horse Conchs.

As we get further and further away from September 28, 2022, property owners on Fort Myers Beach want to see more of their neighbors cleaning up their properties. What is the town government doing about it?

Morgan Bentley, the attorney representing both Karen Woodson and John King in their Town Council recall fight, has asked the Circuit Court to consolidate the cases so they can both be heard before the same judge.