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On Monday, at the recommendation of Town Manager Andy Hyatt, the Fort Myers BeachTown Council pulled an agenda item that would have adopted changes to the town’s Comprehensive Plan. Here's why...

The Beach Bar, which was located on I street before being wiped out by Hurricane Ian, received final approval to rebuild at Monday’s Town Council meeting. Because owner Greg Boyd was requesting a rezone of the property it needed to go through two public hearings. 

We have 3 candidate debates with the 4 Fort Myers Beach Town Council members running for the 3 open seats this November. Our first forum is this Thursday night at 5PM at Nervous Nellie's. 

Tomorrow the United States Coast Guard will be hosting Patriot Day to honor and remember those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. The event is from 9A-11A at the Coast Guard station at 719 San Carlos Drive. The public is invited to attend. 

We go live at 5PM Friday from The Fins Up Beach Club pool at Margaritaville. Thanks to The Alex King Group and Michael Stewart P.E., everyone who prints out the flier at the end of this story gets into the pool for free.

On October 26th Snug Harbor Restaurant is hosting The Aloia Roland 2024 Fish Like MADD Inshore Fishing Tournament. The catch and release tournament will target Snook, Redfish, and Seatrout and it's all to benefit Mothers Against Drunk Driving. 

The Town of Fort Myers Beach will be hosting a short ceremony to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of Hurricane Ian at Santini Plaza on Saturday, September 28th at 8AM. Speakers for the event should be announced later in the week and the Mayor is hoping to tie it into a business reopening ribbon cutting in the plaza.

Suncoast Pirates is hosting a pirate themed pub crawl Saturday September 28th to honor the two year anniversary of Hurricane Ian and celebrate the rebuilding of the bars and restaurants that have reopened since that day. 

September is brimming with events and meetings and we'll there for you covering and breaking news and digging deep as you work to get back into you homes, condos and businesses. We could not do the work without your support HERE.

On Tuesday, December 31st at 8AM, Beach Talk Radio is partnering once again with DiamondHead Resort for the 2nd annual New Year's Eve 5K on Fort Myers Beach. It's our biggest race of the year to benefit our biggest fundraiser ever. Register HERE.

Deepen your appreciation for our natural world while learning about the habitats, flora, and fauna on our barrier islands and in our coastal communities during a 6-week Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Systems course this fall. 

The Yellow Army Lounge which will be part of the new Fort Myers Beach Woman's Club building on Sterling Avenue. For a $50 donation you can become part of the permanent mosaic that will be on the wall in the lounge of the new building. It's all part of the Capital Campaign to rebuild the Woman's Club building.

The Fort Myers Beach LPA meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, September 10th was canceled this week due to the lack of time for the town staff to be fully prepared to make a recommendation. Seagate's Red Coconut proposal was expected to be on the agenda. 

The Book Nook may be the first business to reopen in Santini Plaza since Hurricane Ian did significant damage to the entire building. Some businesses in Santini will never return while others are working on their units hoping to be back. Book Nook owner Annette Stillson needs volunteers next week.

Times Square will be buzzing again every Friday and Saturday with the return of The Farmers Market this weekend. Linda Miller’s 41 Markets hosts the Farmers Market which will also be returning to Santini Plaza in November.

Our Island Tour Guide Alex King is back to take us on a tour of Mandalay Road and Gulf Island Drive. There’s a lot of new construction in that area and we’ll finish our walk at the gazebo that the association rebuilt. We go live at 8AM. Come out and say hello.

The second annual Revive The Vibe event will be held on September 14th on Fort Myers Beach. Beach Talk Radio will broadcast live from the event right outside Wahoo Willie’s.