April 15, Lee County enacted a burn ban for unincorporated Lee and municipalities due to increasingly dry conditions throughout Southwest Florida. The county’s ordinance bans “outdoor burning ignition ...

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that all three of its Marine Lab’s River, Estuary, and Coastal Observing Network (RECON) weather stations dismantled by Hurricane Ian are ...

The Captiva Civic Association (CCA) will host its End-of-Season Porch & Patio Social on April 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Captiva Civic Center, at 11550 Chapin Lane, Captiva. It will feature live music ...

Environmental and local bill updates from the sixth week of Florida’s legislative session included: – State Land Management ...

The Captiva Memorial Library, which is part of the Lee County Library System, is offering the following free programming: ...

The giant leopard plant (Farfugium japonicum “Gigantea”) is a beautiful, shade garden species that adds unique foliage and ...

The School District of Lee County continues to collect funds for damages from Hurricanes Ian and Milton and is nearing ...

Religion and politics. They’re two topics we’re supposed to avoid in polite conversation, as well as two topics that we’re told not to mix. But what if our partisan rancor today suffers in part from ...

I serve these delicious appetizers warm since they take very little time to prepare. I make them ahead and refrigerate them. Once my company arrives, I put them in the oven to bake while I serve them ...

A bill opponents say would all but eliminate citizen-led initiatives drew protests across the state late last month with multiple civil rights organizations also coming out in opposition, decrying the ...

Tickets are still available for what is called the unofficial end-of-season party for the islands. The Sanibel-Captiva ...

The Sanibel Fire and Rescue District’s commission approved a handful of resolutions at its recent meeting, including one for ...