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Sanibel library offers range of programs and topics

The Sanibel Public Library provides a variety of programming for adults and children. Shorebirds of Sanibel and Captiva will take place on March 4 from 11 a.m. to noon with Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation shorebird biologist Audrey Albrecht. Attendees will learn about the shorebirds ...

Captiva Public Meetings

The following public meetings/hearings are scheduled: - March 9: Captiva Erosion Prevention District meeting at 1 p.m. at its office, at 11528 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva. For more information or the agenda, visit mycepd.com. - March 10: Captiva Community Panel meeting at 9 a.m. via Zoom. For ...

County library system offering virtual programs

The Lee County Library System, which includes the Captiva Memorial Library, is offering the following free virtual programming: ADULT PROGRAMS - March 4: Online How to Reopen and Work a Genealogical Cold Case from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Become a genealogical detective. Learn to track ancestors ...

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Annual show, festival to showcase all things shell

Shell lovers will have an opportunity to celebrate everything shell related at an upcoming event. The Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club and Sanibel Community Association will host the 89th Sanibel Shell Show & Festival on March 5-6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The ...

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SPD releases weekly blotter

The Sanibel Police Department issued the following weekly police blotter, which includes recent information about law enforcement response to criminal activity. OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS - On Feb. 21, a traffic stop was initiated after a vehicle was observed speeding and unsafely passing ...

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Junonias found on Captiva

Bronson Buffum, 13, and Ryder Buffum, 11, both of Columbia Falls, Montana, each found a junonia on Feb. 18 near South Seas on Captiva. The boys went out early in the morning at low tide after the wind storm and found the shells about 100 yards apart. “They had just found out about the shells ...

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Guest commentary: SCCF provides Week 7 legislative update

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 ...

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CHR purchases former Fish House property

Community Housing & Resources (CHR) recently acquired a new property on Sanibel and is moving through the process to develop it as additional affordable housing, with commercial space included. Executive Director Nicole Decker-McHale reported that CHR purchased the former Fish House ...

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Contact Information

www.captivasanibel.com

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