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CROW announces Taste winners

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) held its 44th annual Taste of the Islands on March 21 at City Hall on Sanibel. With 12 restaurants participating this year, it featured food, drinks and entertainment. CROW noted that it is the longest-running Taste event in Lee County and ...

Florida Trust holds shareholders meeting

The SanCap Group Inc., holding company of Florida Trust Wealth Management, held its 25th Annual Shareholders' Meeting on March 25 at the Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa in Fort Myers. Formerly the Sanibel Captiva Trust Company, shareholders, clients, employees and board members ...

Students, refuge celebrate Earth Day

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) reported that J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge staffers led an activity at The Sanibel School for Earth Day, April 22. The students planted their own dune sunflowers to take home and learned the difference ...

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Registration, tickets open for JOG N JAM

FISH of Sanibel-Captiva announced that the 2026 JOG N JAM — its annual fundraising event — will take place Nov. 7 at The Community House on Sanibel and on Dec. 5 at the 'Tween Waters Inn & Marina on Captiva. “Last year set the bar high. The turnout, the energy, the community support ...

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Students, refuge celebrate Earth Day

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) reported that J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge staffers led an activity at The Sanibel School for Earth Day, April 22. The students planted their own dune sunflowers to take home and learned the difference ...

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Local middle schoolers dive into marine science

Middle school students from Lehigh Acres Middle School and Harns Marsh Middle School left their classrooms behind and headed for the beach during a recent field trip with the Sanibel Sea School. It was coordinated by the TRIO and Outreach Programs at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), which ...

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Guest commentary: Save lives when you move with MADD

As one of Southwest Florida’s longest-practicing personal injury law firms, Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice, Purtz, Smith & Smith knows all about the dangers of drunk driving and, as community leaders, we are working to do our part to save lives. SUPPORTING THE CAUSE For the ninth ...

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Chamber’s annual meeting recaps 2025, looks forward

Florida's tourism outlook, board introductions, community awards, and a year of successes gave the SanCap Chamber reason to celebrate at its annual meeting on April 8 at the Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort & Spa in Fort Myers. Outgoing Board Chair Katy Forret introduced incoming Chair ...

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