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Residents reminded to avoid fertilization, more

On July 9, Lee County reported that while much of the area is still experiencing the lingering effects of the drought, it is still important to prepare for the typical summer rainy season — and that includes avoiding using fertilizer and overwatering. As rainy days increase locally, ...

Love Sanibel Back continues

Love Sanibel Back will continue on July 20-26 with Week 8, themed “Wild Mile Week.” Residents and visitors are invited to discover the wildlife, natural beauty and conservation organizations that make Sanibel unlike anywhere else. Each day will spotlight one of the island's nature-focused ...

Beachview Villas opens doors to guests

Beachview Villas on Sanibel welcomed its first guests over the Memorial Day weekend. Owned and operated by Sanibel Captiva Beach Resorts (SCBR), it is situated on the site of the former Beachview Cottages, which was destroyed by Hurricane Ian in 2022. Reimagined into a new concept, the villas ...

Local Sports & Recreation

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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, ...

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 ...

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

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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 ...

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