It’s not a hotel. It’s a temporary setup for a big 60-by-90 tent, 5 trailers serving food and drinks, parking, and live entertainment. Property owner John Callis would like to help fill a need on the south end as soon as possible while his team works on a bigger concept. [read more]
After a brief stop at the Town Council's Management & Planning meeting Thursday, an ordinance to ban smoking and vaping on town-owned beaches will come back before the Town Council on March 16th. [read more]
The Lee County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to award a $332,366 contract to repair the traffic signal at the intersection of Estero Boulevard and Old San Carlos Boulevard on Fort Myers Beach. The light has been down and out since Hurricane Ian. [read more]
And the Estero Island Historic Society will celebrate the town's 30th Anniversary by sharing the story of how Fort Myers Beach developed since the first homesteaders settled in the late 1800's. [read more]
The Town of Fort Myers Beach announced this week that FEMA Hazard Mitigation funding has been released to support the elevation of 25 single-family homes on the island located in flood-prone areas. [read more]
This weekend is the 68th annual Fort Myers Beach Lions Club Shrimp Festival. It all begins Saturday morning with the Shrimp Festival 5K which begins at Doc Ford’s Restaurant at 9AM. The Matanzas Pass Bridge will be closed from 8:45AM to Noon. [read more]
Breaking news about Fort Myers Beach, live beach event broadcasts, weekly interviews with the Mayor, rebuild walkarounds. If you see value in what we do consider supporting us with a cup of coffee HERE. [read more]
These are four great seats, row 3 at the Wednesday, April 8th concert at Hertz Arena. And, you can help the Fort Myers Beach Woman's Club rebuild by purchasing a $50.00 square. [read more]
Join Barbara Puffer, Ellie Bunting, Anita Turner and others for a retrospective about three of the churches that formed faith communities and gathering centers on Fort Myers Beach in earlier decades. [read more]
St. Peter Lutheran Church, Chapel By The Sea, and Beach United Methodist Church are joining forces for a big Easter Sunday Service at Bayside Park, Sunday, April 5th at 7AM. The entire offering will be donated to the Fort Myers Beach Woman's Club. [read more]
The 2026 Shrimp Festival Parade down Estero Boulevard is Saturday at 10AM. Beach Talk Radio will broadcast the parade live from the VIP section at the Fort Myers Beach Library on our Facebook page HERE. [read more]
HM Restaurant Group has promoted Reyes Martinez to GM of Dixie Fish Company. Martinez has spent his nine-year tenure with the company at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille’s Fort Myers Beach and St. Petersburg Pier locations. [read more]
With breeding and nesting season beginning for our state’s shorebirds, seabirds and wading birds, FWC is sharing ways that anyone spending time along the coast can help them have nesting success. [read more]
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