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Chamber presents event sponsors

The SanCap Chamber announced that Sanibel Captiva Community Bank is the presenting sponsor and Michael Saunders & Company and Sarah Ashton — Ashton Kirchner Group are gold sponsors for its 39th annual Luminary Stroll on Dec. 5 on Sanibel and Dec. 6 on Captiva. A final highlight for the ...

Bank of the Islands serving as sponsor

Bank of the Islands is the presenting sponsor for the Captiva Civic Association's (CCA) 2025-26 Art Show Series at the Captiva Civic Center, 11550 Chapin Lane, Captiva. It will include opening receptions from 5 to 7 p.m. on: Nov. 20 for “Tide and Time” by Shane Antalick and Lafe James; Jan. ...

CHR presents event sponsors

Community Housing & Resources (CHR) announced that Florida Trust Wealth Management and Sanibel Captiva Community Bank are sponsors for its Winter Wonderland Festival of Trees on Nov. 22 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at The Community House, at 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. It will feature music, live ...

Local Sports & Recreation

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Refuge provides update on wildlife

The J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge reported that white pelicans were recently spotted again. Also, an American Alligator — Florida's state reptile — was seen relaxing in the sunshine on the edge of the water. Half standing and half floating, its feet touched the bottom and ...

Tickets to open for Go Wild for ‘Ding’

The “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) will host Go Wild for “Ding” — The Legacy on Feb. 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Community House, at 2173 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. Registration will open on Nov. 14. The fundraiser will introduce the 2026 theme, ...

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Participants sought for mollusk count

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium will hold a Live Mollusk Count on Nov. 7 from 7:45 to 9:45 a.m. on Sanibel. Participants will walk the beach at the lowest tide to observe and document sightings of living mollusks. The data collected will be used to benchmark local ...

Letters to the Editor

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Honor not just his name, but his soul

To the editor: I wrote the following letter to the Rauschenberg Foundation board on Oct. 28: Captiva is a place defined not by what has been built, but by what has been protected. The legacy of Robert Rauschenberg stands at the heart of that truth. His 22 acres on Captiva are more than land ...

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Preserving Paradise wraps up with Everglades trip

For the last Preserving Paradise session of 2025, program participants joined the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) and partners Captains for Clean Water, the SanCap Chamber and The Everglades Foundation to venture into America's Everglades. Through an airboat tour and ...

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www.captivasanibel.com

  • 2340 Periwinkle Way P.O. Box 809
  • Sanibel Island, FL 33957
  • Phone: 239-472-1587