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Dan Myers and his family own four residential properties and one commercial lot on Fort Myers Beach. Myers wants to build a “Merchant Plaza” across the street from the old Town Hall property at 2500 and 2510 Estero Boulevard. The LPA will vote on his plan Thursday.

The owners of the Wyndham have started the process to knock down the 3 resort buildings on Estero Boulevard that had not been touched since Hurricane Ian.

Hosted by the Fort Myers Beach Woman’s Club, the 12th annual Putt & Pub is Saturday, January 18th. During the event 9 local non-profit groups and 9 area bars and restaurants, create a championship mini “golf course” throughout the North end of the island. 

One month after the Fort Myers Beach Local Planning Agency recommended the Town Council deny a new 40-unit Pink Shell Resort, the Town Council will vote on the proposal tomorrow.

It's one of the most popular events of the year that draws more people to Fort Myers Beach than any other event during the year. The Fort Myers Beach Lions Club’s 67th Annual Shrimp Festival will take place Monday, March 3rd to Sunday, March 9th.

Times Square property owner Terry Persaud will soon be asking the town to approve a new 4-story building in Times Square on property he owns. Persaud appears to be going it alone after being part of a Times Square group that pitched plans for the entire area.

This past Saturday we walked around Santini Plaza for an update on the new and returning businesses. The walk also included interviews with The Islander owner Anita Cereceda and Book Nook owner Annette Stillson. Watch the walkaround on FACEBOOK.

On Monday, January 13th at 2PM at The Mound House, Martha Bireda (pictured here) will be the guest speaker at The Estero Island Historic Society’s first public meeting of 2025.

Dr. Ronald Lea, a longtime resident and optometrist on Fort Myers Beach, passed away peacefully on December 24th, 2024. He was 88. His family will be hosting a celebration of life at 2:00 PM on January 25th, 2025 at 807 San Carlos Dr.

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There's a chill in the air and snow on the ground. We can help with that. Our hoodies come in baby blue or black and we have pullovers and zip-ups. We ship the same day you order. Sizes are small to 4XL.

Mother Nature dealt one final ugly blow to Fort Myers Beach before sending 2024 into the history books. A thick fog sat on top of the island from the early morning hours on December 31st and hardly moved before 2025 was ushered in with clear skies and bright sunshine.

Our New Year's Eve 5K, which started and ended at DiamondHead Resort, on Fort Myers Beach raised $16,500 for the Fort Myers Beach Woman’s Club. 640 people registered for the 2nd annual event. 

6 property owners will now appear in front of a State Administrative Judge next week, down from 8 one week ago. The town of Fort Myers Beach is going after these property owners to remove trailers and conex storage boxes.

After 30 years in business Bonita Bills, located under the Matanzas Pass Bridge, will close its doors for good in 2 days.

Kim and I hope you all had a very nice break for the holidays. We’re back to all of our normal information delivering duties starting with our newsletter today. Our walkarounds, shows, and live meeting coverage returns. Here are all the details. 

The second annual Mr’s Roper Caftan Crawl to benefit FMB Strong will be held on Fort Myers Beach Saturday, February 8th starting at 11AM. There will be 8 stops along the way starting at Margaritaville.