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City launches new permit, rental platform

The city of Sanibel recently announced the launch of a new online special event permit and city facility reservation platform designed to make it easier and more convenient for residents, businesses, community organizations and event organizers to submit applications and manage requests ...

Sanibel Sea School holding summer camp

The Sanibel Sea School's Sea Squirts summer camps for ages 4-6 launched on June 8 at its new location at the Children's Education Center of the Islands (CECI) on Sanibel. “This exciting partnership brings together two organizations that share a deep commitment to nature-based education, ...

DDWS reports on refuge programming and more

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) provided the following updates for the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, at 1 Wildlife Drive, Sanibel: - Submissions for the “Ding” Darling-Theodore Cross High School Photo Contest will be open from Oct. 1 ...

Local Sports & Recreation

City working to update lighthouse’s listing

The city of Sanibel reported that the Sanibel Lighthouse became a symbol of the community's resiliency after Hurricane Ian, surviving the storm with three of its four iron support columns intact. Originally constructed in 1884 as part of the Sanibel Island Light Station, the two “keepers' ...

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City launches new permit, rental platform

The city of Sanibel recently announced the launch of a new online special event permit and city facility reservation platform designed to make it easier and more convenient for residents, businesses, community organizations and event organizers to submit applications and manage requests ...

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Sanibel Sea School holding summer camp

The Sanibel Sea School's Sea Squirts summer camps for ages 4-6 launched on June 8 at its new location at the Children's Education Center of the Islands (CECI) on Sanibel. “This exciting partnership brings together two organizations that share a deep commitment to nature-based education, ...

Letters to the Editor

Guest commentary: Sanibel looking better every day

The island is looking better every day, and your Sanibel City Council recently approved a landscaping project for Causeway Boulevard that will allow us to greet arrivals with even more natural beauty. The project will include 50 large canopy trees, along with numerous smaller trees and shrubs. ...

Business

CECI receives funds from chapel

The Children's Education Center of the Islands (CECI) recently announced a $2,000 grant from the Captiva Chapel by the Sea. The funding will provide the school with the flexibility to direct resources wherever they are needed most — from supporting daily classroom operations to maintaining ...

Did you participate in Love Sanibel Back's Shell Stroll on July 13?

Contact Information

www.captivasanibel.com

  • 2340 Periwinkle Way P.O. Box 809
  • Sanibel Island, FL 33957
  • Phone: 239-472-1587