If you’ve been to Fort Myers Beach lately you’ve probably noticed there is a new batch of traffic lights on both sides of the Matanzas Pass Bridge. We contacted the Florida Department of Transportation to find out when the lights will be flipped on.

Thanks to Studio AD Architect CEO Albert Dambrose for compiling the following stats about Fort Myers Beach. Albert has been monitoring how many new home permits have been pulled for the island in 2025 and compared them to 2024.

At the request of the Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers, Michael Stewart has created designs for a new beach school. This was done just in case there ever comes a need for the town to build its own school.

With Kim off in Utah enjoying the mountains with the family there will be no show Saturday morning at Lah De Dah. The Sunday show with the Mayor at Wahoo Willie's is on. We'll have a special guest host. Our walkaround will be Sunday on Palmetto.

Fort Myers Beach Town Manager Will McKannay is the guest speaker at the next Chamber After Hours, Thursday, July 17th at 5:30 at Nervous Nellie’s. The event is free for Chamber members, $15 for non-members. Register HERE.

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The Town of Fort Myers Beach has promoted former Beach School Principal Traci Kohler to Deputy Town Manager. Kohler was brought on to the town’s team under former Town Manager Andy Hyatt as Assistant to the Town Manager.

Team members from Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille on Fort Myers Beach recently spent a morning volunteering at the Gulf Coast Humane Society. The employees cleaned all the kennels, did laundry, measured and bagged food, and exercised dogs.

Volunteers are needed for the annual Gulf Coast Surf & Beach Festival, hosted by Surfers for Autism. The event is held on Fort Myers Beach from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at Crescent Beach Family Park.

The Fort Myers Beach Woman’s Club is hosting a social gathering on Tuesday, July 15th from 5PM to 8PM at Coconut Jack’s Waterfront Grille on Bonita Beach Road. Everyone’s invited.

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel is presenting a lecture series this summer and fall, which will be offered live via Zoom. All the lectures are free to the public. Here are all the details…

Calusa Waterkeeper is hosting the 2nd annual Taps Flow for H2O series during the month of August to celebrate National Water Quality Awareness Month. The celebration includes a lineup of community events, craft beer collaboration, and fundraising.