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Registration for our 3rd Annual Day Before Mother's Day 5K Run and 1-Mile walk is open. The event will start and finish at Margaritaville Resort where the Meagan Rose Band will perform live after the medal ceremony.

With current Town Manager Andy Hyatt expected to leave on April 30th, he, along with Fort Myers Beach Human Resources Director Talissa Oliveira are closing in on finalists for the Town Council to look at to replace him.

On Sunday during our interview with Town Manager Andy Hyatt both he and Mayor Dan Allers announced that the town is looking into whether or not they are legally able to knock down Terry Persaud’s Fresh Catch building.

Our Sunday show moves to the Fort Myers Beach Library this week as we help the library staff celebrate the grand re-opening of the Library after more than 2 years of repairs to the building. BTR will broadcast live from 10AM to 11AM which will include the ribbon cutting at 10:15.

On Sunday Fort Myers Beach Town Manager Andy Hyatt joined Mayor Dan Allers on Beach Talk Radio. Hyatt gave updates on a host of issues including the search for his replacement, the new town hall, the Fresh Catch building and much more.

The 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade, hosted by the Fort Myers Beach Woman’s Club, is this Saturday at 10AM. Beach Talk Radio will broadcasts the parade live from the CVS parking lot.

414 runners tackled the Matanzas Pass Bridge twice on Saturday before the parade to compete in the annual 5K Shrimp Run organized by Betty Rodriguez and her team from Cypress Lakes High School. Here are the winners and their times...

Fort Myers Beach resident and Property Medic employee Dylan Laforce (pictured here in the blue shirt) won the 2025 Shrimp Eating contest Sunday at Sandy Bottom. Dylan wolfed down 3 pounds of shrimp in 8 minutes

The 2025 Fort Myers Beach Lions Club parade was a smashing success bringing thousands of spectators to Estero Boulevard to catch the nearly 40 floats and parade participants. Here’s who the judges chose as the best of the best this year…

Idyl Construction owner Mark Raudenbush took us on a tour of a brand new modular home his company built at 121 Mid Island Drive that will serve as a model through 2025. Take a look inside this fabulous looking home during our video tour HERE.

After over two years being closed the Fort Myers Beach Library will re-open on Sunday March 16th with a ribbon-cutting and a 4-hour event on the property from 10AM to 2PM. The first 300 people who register (below) will receive a free lunch. 

An interview with YOUR Town Manager, live Shrimp Festival videos, the parade and shrimp eating broadcasts, the upcoming St. Patrick's Day broadcast and the latest Seagate news. To keep the news flowing about your slice of paradise, we need your support HERE or HERE.

After the town notified Terry Persaud it would be demolishing the old Fresh Catch building at 3450 Estero Boulevard starting March 5th, Persaud quickly applied for a demo permit and paid the $486.88 fee. The permit expires September 1st.

The 3rd Annual Keep Lee County Beautiful Annual Environmental Stewardship Awards  were held Thursday, recognizing organizations and individuals who work all year to keep their communities clean. Terry Carling-Keel was chosen as Volunteer of The Year. Here are all the 2025 winners…

Applications are now available for the Fort Myers Beach Kiwanis Scholarship program. Graduating seniors or college students living in the 33931 zip code are eligible.

Join Beach Talk Radio and Guardians Animal Rescue of Florida for two pet adoption days at two of the most popular locations in all of Southwest Florida.

On Monday, March 17th, the world famous Dweebs return for their annual appearance at Nervous Nellies for St. Patrick’s Day. The live music begins at 11AM Monday. Here’s the full lineup…