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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.

The $22 million Fort Myers Beach renourishment project, barring any further equipment failures, will be completely finished by May 31st. When done, 300,000 cubic yards of new sand will sit on Fort Myers Beach

When Jim Ink from Ink Engineering and Albert Dambrose from Studio AD Architect team up for a project on Fort Myers Beach you can pretty much take it to the bank that it will pass.

Fort Myers Beach Public Works Director Jeff Hague announced Thursday that the 2025 4th of July Parade will begin at Bowditch Beach Park on the north end of Estero Boulevard. Here’s why…

On Thursday the Town of Fort Myers Beach and City of Sanibel asked the Tourist Development Council for money to help pay for their 2025 4th of July Fireworks celebrations. Here’s what happened.

Two Saturday walkarounds, 2 informational weekend shows at Margaritaville and Wahoo Willie's, great beach giveaways, more breaking news on our Facebook page about the beach than any other news source and another packed newsletter today. There are several easy and secure ways you can support what we do.

We start our 11AM Margaritaville show with the Woman's Club announcing who won the free week at Marina Village. Then, Fort Myers Beach employee Roxanne Tucci to discuss how she saved a life. And, we wrap up with Ryan Bergman from Garrison Flood Control. Yes we will have giveaways.

The Fort Myers Beach Anchorage Advisory Committee and Marine Operations Team are hosting a celebration for boaters who use the Matanzas Pass Mooring Field. The public is invited to attend the event at Bayside Park, Sunday April 27th at 1PM. 

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.

The Great American Cleanup, organized locally by Keep Lee County Beautiful, brought together hundreds of volunteers, in 14 locations, and collected 6,840 pounds of litter and debris from beaches, parks, roadways, neighborhoods, and waterways.

The next Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours will be held at Buffalo Grill in Times Square Thursday, April 17th at 5:30PM. Complimentary appetizers will be served and there will be a cash bar. The event is free for Chamber members, $15 for non-members. REGISTER

The women and men behind the bars on Fort Myers Beach have been working their tails off, not only during this busy beach season, but since Hurricane Ian when the going was extremely tough. It’s time to recognize the best of the best. Here’s how…

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

On Friday, April 18th, the public will have an opportunity to meet the five finalists the Town Council will consider to replace Town Manager Andy Hyatt when he leaves over the next 30 to 60 days. Read the resume's of all five candidates here...

After a 6 hour public hearing last month, and another 6-hour public hearing Monday, the Fort Myers Beach Town Council approved a proposed food truck entertainment venue at 2500-2510 Estero Boulevard.  

The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation’s largest fundraising event, Viva Las Vegas, is Saturday at DiamondHead. Proceeds from the event directly benefit the beach community by supporting many local organizations.

Mike and Dawn Miller gave us another look inside the new Whale restaurant on Estero Boulevard. When completed, the 3-story structure will include glass walls so customers can see the Gulf and a gigantic tiki bar on the top floor. Watch the wakaround HERE.