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Former islander graduates at Naval Academy

May 30, 2013 U.S. Marine Corps Second Lieutenant Sean J. more »»

Civic Core, redevelopment gains traction

May 23, 2013 With city Planning director James Jordan laying out a number of options for the commercial redevelopment workshop, City Council members listened intently along with a large gathering of the public. more »»

Coyote sightings on Sanibel increasing

May 23, 2013 Numerous reports of coyote sightings are being received by the Natural Resources Department on Sanibel. more »»

CHR operating 'in the black'

May 23, 2013 Community Housing & Resources (CHR) continues on a financially sound track with 100 percent rent payments, fundraising and general donations leaving the affordable housing organization "in the black... more »»

Bring on summer!

May 23, 2013 School days turn into summer fun days this week and the Sanibel Recreation Center is bulging with programs for island kids to enjoy for the next 10 weeks. more »»

Dunes sponsors 4th of July Fireworks

May 23, 2013 The Sanibel Captiva Chamber of Commerce announced last week that the Dunes Golf & Tennis Club has placed a platinum sponsorship for this year’s 4th of July Fireworks celebration on Sanibel. more »»

Tarpon tourney reels in $40,000 'Ding' Darling

May 23, 2013 The second annual “Ding” Darling & Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament on May 4 netted $40,000 from sponsorships to benefit the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge. more »»

Third graders plant pine trees

May 23, 2013 Richard Finkel, a volunteer with Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF), spent Monday, May 20, showing and helping Emily Wells' third grade class at Sanibel School plant trees on the school... more »»

City improves lightning system at parks

May 23, 2013 In an effort to enhance the current Lightning Prediction System at island parks, audible horns were added to the system on Monday, May 20, at Community Park, 2231 Periwinkle Way, and the Ball Field... more »»

20th Islands Night rain free

May 18, 2013 Except for the fact the Fort Myers Miracle lost the game 5-4 with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, the 20th anniversary Islands Night at Hammond Stadium will be remembered as one... more »»

On the line

May 16, 2013 JIM LINETTE Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC) contractor Mas Tec has resumed a scheduled reconstruction of power lines and poles along Sanibel-Captiva Road. more »»

Commission approves applications

May 16, 2013 A real estate office next to the Sanibel Captiva Chamber of Commerce visitor center on Causeway Boulevard will be allowed to continue in its current usage when the Sanibel Planning Commission gives... more »»

Kiwanis, Realtors update CHR playground

May 16, 2013 Sanibel has always been a community of willing hands and generous hearts, and this story is just one more demonstration of how well this works. more »»

Sailfish caught off Sanibel

May 16, 2013 It all started at 6 a.m. when I met fishing buddy Kevin Vertesch to go Tarpon fishing aboard his tower boat The Tight and Right (T&R). more »»

Francis Bailey memoir coming soon

May 16, 2013 For more than a century the name Bailey has been virtually synonymous with Sanibel Island. The first Bailey (Frank) arrived in 1894 at the age of 21. more »»

Former island worker fights leukemia

May 16, 2013 Melissa Godfrey, who worked many years at the Lazy Flamingo on Sanibel Island, has been hospitalized and undergoing chemotherapy treatment for acute leukemia. more »»

Flood insurance rates to skyrocket for older homes

May 16, 2013 Last July, Congress passed the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (BW12), which provided for a sorely needed five-year re-authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFI. more »»

LCEC customers receive equity checks

May 16, 2013 LCEC Board of Trustees recently approved a second quarter equity distribution of $5 million to current and inactive customers with an additional distribution of $7. more »»

60-year vets

May 16, 2013 On Saturday, May 4, the American Legion Post 123 on Sanibel honored veterans on the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. Attending the event, from left, were Paul Nelson, US Air Force; Robert F. more »»

State Legislator to meet island Republicans

May 13, 2013 The next meeting of the Sanibel Captiva Republican Caucus, which is open to the public, is on Saturday, May 18, at 10 a.m. in Room #4 of the Sanibel Library on Dunlop Road. more »»

 
 

 

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