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Sweet Melissa's Restaurant celebrated a milestone moment on Aug. 6, hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony in partnership with the Greater Fort Myers and Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce The event celebrated its relocation from Sanibel to Fort Myers following Hurricane Ian. Sweet Melissa's ...

DDWS announces raffle winners

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) reported that Tom P. and B. Tutor are the winners of its Fourth of July chance drawings. Each took home a solar-powered backpack and YETI tumbler after entering the raffle at its Lifestyles Store on Periwinkle Way and its ...

Public speaking workshop series to wrap up

FISH of Sanibel-Captiva and the Sanibel Captiva Young Professionals (SCYP) will conclude their public speaking workshop series with a bonus session on Aug. 29 from 10 a.m. to noon at Florida Trust Wealth Management on Sanibel. The third session will be “Make Resilience Your Competitive ...

Doc Ford’s announce winners

Six people won a YETI cooler filled with Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille swag, courtesy of the restaurant's monthlong celebration of National Yucatan Shrimp Day on May 24. The winners were: Walter D. at the Doc Ford's Sanibel; Ken A. at the Doc Ford's Fort Myers Beach; Gio B. at the Doc Ford's ...

Campaign features first-ever stroll

As part of “Beach Kindness Week” on July 13-19, the Love Sanibel Back initiative featured a Shell Stroll on July 13 on the island. Six hundred event maps were handed out to participants at Bubbly Latitude, marking 40 participating businesses and organizations. At every stop, participants ...

Doc Ford’s hosts Yucatán shrimp 7K

In celebration of National Yucatán Shrimp Day, Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille presented its second annual Doc Ford's National Yucatán Shrimp Day 7K on May 23 at its Sanibel location. It attracted 305 participants and featured a seven-kilometer course in honor of the seven ingredients in the ...