The Captiva Civic Association (CCA) hosted its ABC Gala on Feb. 26 at the Captiva Civic Center on Captiva. This year's annual event celebrated the CCA's 90 years of community and island spirit. The fundraiser featured island fare, cocktails, live music and a live auction with island artist ...
The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) recently hosted Nature is Nonpartisan at the Clam Bayou for a mangrove planting event. Nature is Nonpartisan is an organization that unites leaders to work toward environmental solutions that benefit Americans across all populations and ...
The Sanibel Music Festival opened its 39th season on March 3 with 2025 Cliburn International Piano Competition gold medalist Aristo Sham at the Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ on Sanibel. He began with the D minor Chacone by J.S. Bach, an impossible piece that he has mastered ...
The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) reported that the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge's Wildlife on Wheels (WoW) mobile classroom team recently taught sixth graders at Oak Hammock Middle School in Tice the difference between animal cells and ...
SanCap Cares hosted its 26th Annual Island Celebration on March 4 at Cielo on Sanibel. The event raised over $350,000 to strengthen island-based healthcare services and continue advancing pediatric care across Southwest Florida. This year's celebration united philanthropic leaders from Sanibel ...
The blue flag iris (iris virginica) is a well known and loved perennial wildflower. It has a large natural range, found throughout eastern North America and Canada. In Florida, they are found primarily in northern and central counties. Typically, blue flag irises are found in wetlands, moist ...
