The half cent penny sales tax has generated more than $643 million since it was approved by Lee County voters for school ...

The Sanibel City Council discussed a proposed special assessment to fund dredging in the Wulfert Channel and Dinkins Bayou ...

The community is invited out for an evening of locally-created artwork, entertainment and more. BIG ARTS will host its Annual ...

The Sanibel School held its final day of school on June 3 as classes let out for the summer. “They have been magical,” ...

Emmy Cates, 13, of Orlando, found a junonia on June 2 at about 1 p.m. at the Blind Pass Beach on Sanibel. Allison Cates ...

Recently, we got a release that members of our newsroom — pet owners, all — have come to loathe: Kitten season is still in full swing. Here in Southwest Florida, kitten season is perpetually, it seems ...

One of Southwest Florida’s Spring Training venues is gearing up for a superstar headliner to take over the ballpark grounds. Country music’s Luke Bryan is set to make history on June 14, when he will ...

School District of Lee County staff recently discussed the Hurricane/Hazard Emergency Plan changes going into this storm season, including ways to assess schools and open them faster if a hurricane ...

The initial property tax valuations for Sanibel and Captiva have increased over 2024. The Lee County Property Appraiser’s Office released its preliminary estimated tax roll values on June 1, which ...

Over a month has passed since the scheduled May 2 end of the legislative session, when they passed a resolution to extend the ...

Fifteen employees from the ‘Tween Waters Inn & Marina on Captiva partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry ...

As Mother Nature showed this week, the Southwest Florida rainy season is officially upon us. According to the National ...