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Bank of the Islands is proud to sponsor the 89th Sanibel Shell Show and Festival. The event will be held March 5-7, 2026, at the Sanibel Community House. Jointly hosted by the Sanibel Captiva Shell Club and the Sanibel Community Association (SCA), this longstanding “shellabration” is a favorite of islanders as well...

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Another beautiful day is in store across the Gulf Coast, as mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures will be the calling card for the day. Expect high temperatures to peak near 80 degrees later this afternoon. Overnight lows will settle down to the 50s, and...

Earlier this week, I read an editorial in the Daily Sun that stopped me in my tracks.

FGCU UPD held a safety walk in collaboration with the FGCU Student Government on Dec. 1. The walk uncovered lighting deficiencies around campus and tested the updated Code Blue Pole system. “A lot of what we were looking for had to do with student safety when walking at night, specifically...

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Charlotte County is displaying the artwork of local painter Helga Weichselbaum. A reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, in the church sanctuary, located at 1532 Forrest Nelson Blvd., Port Charlotte. The event is free and open to the public. Many of the...

PORT CHARLOTTE — Human rights advocate Myrna Charry said she must speak up for those who are silenced.

In the month of January, DAAS Co-Op Art Gallery & Gifts is starting the new year with an exciting new exhibition. Two artists, Juli Bobman and Bryan McGee, are sharing the spotlight as the first guest exhibitors of the year. An opening reception is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 2 from...

Traffic crossing the Sanibel Causeway has steadily increased since Hurricane Ian severely damaged the bridge and devastated the island in September 2022. This year’s vehicle count through November is up 5.6 percent compared to the same time last year, but traffic has not yet rebounded to pre-Ian levels, according to...

Arts for ACT Gallery will feature “Degrees of Abstraction,” the art of Donna Kollar in January. An opening reception will be held Friday, Jan. 2 from 5 to 9 p.m. in conjunction with the monthly Fort Myers Art Walk. This series of works by Kollar explores the interplay...

Sanibel Conservation Officer Rachel Rainbolt last week presented the city council with three options for wildlife-crossing signs and traffic-calming strategies for Legion Curve on Sanibel-Captiva Road, a continuation of last month’s presentation on the wildlife mortality report. Since 2022, the wildlife mortality...