The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel will continue with its 2026 Season Lecture Series at the museum, at 3075 Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel. The next one will be on: - March 12 at 5:30 p.m.: “Designing and Opening the New Mote Science Education Aquarium” with ...
At 60 years old, living alone and facing unexpected health issues, one local neighbor never imagined she would need to rely on a food pantry. But after losing her job and employer-provided health insurance, FISH of Sanibel-Captiva's food pantry has helped her stay on her feet in a challenging ...
The Sanibel Sea School's Winter Camp, “Winter with Orcas Week,” on Dec. 29 through Jan. 4 welcomed 39 campers and 11 Counselors-in-Training. It started off with a bang as they raced against each other in a scavenger hunt. Campers learned how researchers identify individual orcas by the ...
Lee County reported that the beach access at the San Carlos Bay-Bunche Beach Preserve in Fort Myers will be temporarily closed from March 9-13, while the Department of Transportation completes drainage repairs related to impacts from Hurricane Ian. During the project, the roadway south of the ...
The Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club will hold its next meeting of the season on March 15 at 2 p.m. at the Sanibel Recreation Center, at 3880 Sanibel-Captiva Road, Sanibel. The guest speaker will be research professor and Florida Atlantic University's (FAU) Queen Conch Lab Director Dr. Megan Davis. ...
The Progressives of the Islands will welcome guest speaker and “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) Executive Director Ann-Marie Wildman on March 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Sanibel Public Library, at 770 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. She will talk about Sanibel's ...
The House and Senate budget conferees were assigned two weeks ago. While both sides are optimistic that discussions are going well, no formal budget conference meeting schedules had been posted as of Feb. 27. Both chambers have released their tax packages (i.e. sales tax holidays) revealing ...
The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that it received a $5,000 contribution from the Sanibel FlyFishers to support its Marine Laboratory's ongoing monitoring and research of water quality, seagrass and oyster habitat health. The gift will help replace an aging, ...