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At a Special Magistrate hearing Tuesday, attorney Noel Davies, representing Sergei Kaminskiy, told Judge John Laningham that a demo contract has been signed and as soon as a permit is issued by the town, the structure will be gone within 30 days. The town is skeptical.

After a 6 hour Town Council public hearing last month, the final vote on the proposed food truck entertainment venue on Estero Boulevard will be taken Monday. The Town Council voted 5-0 to move the item to Monday’s final public hearing. There were stipulations.

One year after voting no on a Future Land Use Map Amendment that would have set The Arches redevelopment project on a better path, the Fort Myers Beach LPA will take another look at The Arches, proposed for the Moss Marina property, Tuesday morning.  

Joe and Michelle Nash are giving away a one week stay at Marina Village at Snug Harbor (7/5 to 7/12) to benefit The Fort Myers Beach Woman’s Club. Here’s how you can enter to win this fabulous prize and help the Woman’s Club

Barb Mezeske is the new President of The Fort Myers Beach Woman’s Club. Barb has been a resident of Fort Myers Beach with her husband Jack since 2001. She's been a member of the Woman’s Club for 3 years. Who else is on the 2025 Woman’s Club Board?

At 8AM Alex King is back to show us how the rebuild is coming along on Madera Road and Glenview Manor Drive. At 8:45 Mike and Dawn Miller give us an update on The Whale. 2 great walkarounds LIVE on our Facebook page you won’t want to miss.

The Town of Fort Myers Beach is losing its current Town Manager Andy Hyatt, and now, its Finance Director. Joe Onzick, who was hired in March of 2023, gave his 30-day notice April 1st. It appears the number of hours he has to put in to get the job done was just too much.

This week it was announced that Storytime With Ms. Liz is back at the Fort Myers Beach Library. Every Wednesday at 10AM Ms. Liz opens a book and shares it with the kids. Here’s the schedule for the rest of the month of April.

Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Scott Wirth sent out a letter with a survey in it regarding the merger study now underway with Iona McGregor. Here’s Wirth’s full letter and the link to the survey…

We had another incredible week of breaking news on our Facebook page between our 2 weekly newsletters. The news was fast and furious about many of the Fort Myers Beach landmarks you love. We also have 2 killer walkarounds planned for tomorrow morning. There are several easy and secure ways you can support what we do. 

St. Raphael’s Church on Estero Boulevard is inviting the entire community to join in a series of services leading up to Easter Sunday. Worship begins with a Tenebrae Service on Thursday, April 11

Every Saturday at Margaritaville Resort, anyone that comes to our show on the sunset terrace at 11AM will be automatically entered to win cool prizes from the resort. Here's what we're giving away this Saturday.

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.

Parents on Fort Myers Beach are starting to wonder if their school will ever open again. The ad-hoc committee of parents and community leaders are very frustrated with the lack of communication or plan to reopen the building from the school district.

Fort Myers Beach Woman’s Club members will find out Wednesday night when the owner of the building gives the group an update on his plans for the building at a Woman’s Club membership meeting. 

Sam Bays had everyone’s full attention when he said this new product from Flex-Seal would keep low level water out of their homes when applied before a storm. He also said, when peeled off, the product would not cause any damage to a home.

Leonardo Arms, The Wyndham and Santini Plaza were all included in our special bonus morning walkaround Sunday. Leonardo HOA President Jim Singer gave us an incredible update on the beach renourishment project behind their building. Watch the entire walkaround HERE.