Our Island Neighbors -
Jaime Huffman

When Salty Sam's announced the arrival of their new Marketing Director Jaime Huffman, the local media focused on her experiences on the hit CBS series 'Survivor'. She spent nearly two months proving herself on a desolate, dangerous island, and somehow, after a long and winding road in her young life, ended up on another island altogether, right here.

VIVA Florida Celebrates 500 Years
Caption: Ponce de Leon’s Florida.
Map courtesy of pbchistoryonline.org

Florida is celebrating a milestone this year.500 years ago, on April 2,1513, Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon landed on the east coast of Florida– thinking at first he'd discovered another island in the Bahamian chain – named the land 'La Florida' (Land of Flowers) in honor of the Easter holiday. This was 107 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, making Florida the first state to be discovered by Europeans and the birthplace of what would become the United States of America.

Our New Library:
A Community Treasure

At 2755 Estero Boulevard stands a magnificent white structure, graced with a prominent tide clock and surrounded by native plants. It serves as a community resource, center for information, hub of learning, source of refuge and relaxation, and gathering place: the new Fort Myers Beach Library (FMBL).

Time Square May Receive Upgrade Soon

On Monday afternoon, the Town Council of Fort Myers Beach held a workshop where they discussed the various Interlocal Agreements that the Town is engaged in before hearing a report from staff as to the conditions of the infrastructure in Time Square.