Join The Sanibel School Seahorse Chorale and the National Junior Honor Society next week for SINGO, Music Bingo Night.
The event will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Tutti Pazzi Italian Kitchen, 1200 Periwinkle Way. The bingo cards are $5 for one card, one round; $10 for a three card pack, one card per round; or $25 for three cards per round.
There is a grand prize each round. The first round is Rock & Roll from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m, round two is Pop from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and round three is Wildcard, any genre, from 7:45 to 8:45 p.m.
All the proceeds will help the students from the Sanibel School Seahorse Chorale and the National Junior Honor Society travel to ...
By MEGHAN BRADBURY
mbradbury@breezenewspapers.com The Sanibel Plan Steering Committee began its first discussion last month around safety.
Planning Director Paula McMichael said they are not the only community navigating Senate Bill 180.
The first proposed changes occurred for 3.1, safety, which included quite a bit of added discussion on resilience and lessons learned from recent hurricanes.
“There was a lot more added to this particular section than maybe you will see in other sections,” McMichael said.
Chair Calli Johnson DuPont said they would really like to see this wrapped up in a manner to provide the time needed for a thorough review, but also ensuring this ...
By MEGHAN BRADBURY
mbradbury@breezenewspapers.com The Planning Commission took a consensus to allow beer and wine for onsite consumption as a primary use — not independent on food sales — last week.
Deputy Planning Director Gabriel Quintas said they will add definitions related to the use and add an exception rather than rewriting the ratio, which would affect all current onsite consumption on the island, for the food to beverage sales ratio.
Planning Director Paula McMichael said the discussion-only item was requested by Island Time Wine, a retail wine shop that offers wine tastings and educational classes to learn about wine.
“Unfortunately, the way our code is ...
By MEGHAN BRADBURY
mbradbury@breezenewspapers.com The Planning Commission approved a resolution last week that administrative waivers related to electrical and mechanical equipment could not be self-imposed hardships.
The discussion last Tuesday was for Resolution 26-31, recommending that city council adopts an ordinance that would amend the Code of of Ordinances for “expanding the eligibility for an administrative waiver of applicable limitations of impermeable coverage, vegetation removal, and developed area for HVAC equipment, emergency electrical power generators and solar energy system components to all properties regardless of date of development.”
Deputy Planning ...
By MEGHAN BRADBURY
mbradbury@breezenewspapers.com
The community is invited to honor all who served this Veterans Day with a special ceremony at City Hall next week.
Fred Bondurant, a member of the American Legion, said he has personally done the Veterans Day ceremony for 12 years.
The ...
Join the discussion for an out-of-this-world virtual conversation with New York Times bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith as they dive into their book, “A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?”
Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away — no climate change, no war, no doomscrolling — beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within grasp. Or is it? Critically acclaimed, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of research, they aren’t so sure it’s a good ...
This coming Tuesday evening, Nov. 10, the Sanibel Island Fishing Club will be holding its second monthly meeting of the 2026-27 season. The meeting will be held in the north room of the Sanibel Island Community House, 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel.
The meeting gets underway at 5:30 p.m. with ...
Due to the annual F.I.S.H. “JOG N JAM” 10k/5k Race, the following roads will be closed on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the times listed:
• 7 a.m. to *10:30 a.m. - Eastbound and westbound Periwinkle Way from The Community House to Tarpon Bay Road.
• 7 a.m. to *10:30 a.m. - Tarpon Bay Road ...
By MEGHAN BRADBURY
mbradbury@breezenewspaeprs.com Registration is still open for those who would like to participate in the 2nd annual SCA Tennis Tournament next weekend.
The Tennis Tournament, hosted by Beachview Tennis Club and benefiting the Sanibel Community Association (SCA), will be ...
What makes a community strong?
Certainly, a healthy economy and thriving businesses are essential. But, the communities that endure are built on something deeper: people who care about their neighbors, support nonprofits and invest their time, talents and resources in strengthening the place ...
The Charitable Foundation of the Islands (CFI) has announced that Pfeifer Realty Group has renewed its $15,000 sponsorship of the 2027 Volunteer Expo, marking the third consecutive year the company has powered this community-wide gathering.
The Expo will take place Wednesday, Jan.27, 2027, ...
