By Nathan Mayberg
Fort Myers Beach begins new sand haul project in the middle of shorebird nesting season and sea turtle nesting season
Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation gives out $75K in awards
The Fort Myers Beach Community Foundation recently held their end-of-season meeting and announced that $75,000 was given to the Estero Island Historic Society, Fort Myers Beach Art Association, Keep Lee County Beautiful, Bay Oaks Recreation, Ostego Bay Summer Camps, Friends of Lovers Key, Support for Sailing, The Mound House, Estero Bay Buddies, The FMB Chamber Water Foundation, and Beach Kids Foundation. In addition, scholarships were awarded to 21 college students with ties to the beach. The Foundation also continues to fund an endowment at Florida Southwestern State College that will provide scholarships. "The Foundation is overwhelmed with gratitude for the support of both ...
Bay Oaks Recreational Center temporarily closed due to electrical issue
Sports car show at Santini Marina Plaza
What’s Up FMB, an organization made up of local businesses on Fort Myers Beach, announced the start of a monthly car show at Santini Marina Plaza beginning this Saturday with a sports car show featuring high-octane luxury vehicles like Lamborghinis and Porsches. The "Coastal Cars & Coffee Summer Series" will start this Saturday at the shopping center on Fort Myers Beach between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Saturday's event will feature sports cars from Past Lane Drive Naples, the Lamborghini Club America Florida members group, and the Porsche Club of America Everglades Region. Attendees can expect to see Lamborghinis, Ferraris, McLarens, Porsches, and other high-performance luxury ...
Friends of the Mound House celebrate artifact preservation center at gala
The Friends of the Moundhouse recently held a gala at the Mound House to celebrate the museum's artifact preservation center and to hear a presentation from Mound House Museum Registrar Breanna Vaccaro on the museum's artifact preservation. The artifact preservation center is the only public ...
What's Up FMB starts Island Charm Crawl, secures funding for fireworks
What’s Up FMB presented the Town of Fort Myers Beach Council on Monday with a $129,000 donation to cover the expense of fireworks for the Fourth of July and for a parade that day as part of fundraising and sales from local businesses and community members over the last few months. The ...
Coast Guard terminates yacht's charter voyage
A U.S. Coast Guard Station Fort Myers Beach law enforcement crew terminated a charter voyage near San Carlos Bay that was allegedly in violation of a federal Captain of the Port Order issued May 6. According to a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard, the charter was allegedly an illegal ...
