Archive for the ‘Sanibel Island News’ Category

House GOP candidates fill coffers

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

The four leading Republican candidates running in the 14th Congressional District have collectively raised more than $300,000 in their quest to succeed Connie Mack IV, federal records show.

Sanibel School No. 1 in state

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

A look at the top ranked schools in Lee and Collier counties, according to the state's new school rankings.

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Monday, January 30th, 2012

Three area politicians are heading to Tallahassee to fight proposed legislation that could have affects on lawn maintenance for homeowners all over Florida.

Social scene: Sanibel & Captiva Islands Association of Realtors banquet

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Cape Coral had quite a season last year in boys soccer, losing only one match on the way to winning... The milky winter sun is just clearing the wall of red mangroves next to Stan's Idle Hour as Stan's... The Sanibel & Captiva Islands Association of Realtors held its Installation and Awards Banquet.

Lovegrove leaves River District to focus on Matlacha gallery and gardens

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Flamboyant artist Leoma Lovegrove describes herself as "event driven." Driven is more like it.

Crazy for cookie jars

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Lauren Book is on her way back to Tallahassee, where she will make her way to the steps of the Old... Fort Myers resident Karen Neubert sits with some of the about 1,100 cookie jars she has collected over the years in her McGregor Boulevard home in Fort Myers.

House committee passes fertilizer bill

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

A state bill that would give landscapers more leeway with fertilizing has some Southwest Floridians concerned about the future of the area's water quality.

Tennis: Duo to pair up again

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia, in September 1945, Caps played on the European circuit, was an assistant coach at Baylor and has traveled the world as the top teaching assistant with Van der Meer Tennis University.

Hands off our fertilizer laws, Lee protesters say

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Katie Parrish, Sierra Club spokeswoman, addresses a group of people opposed to a bill that would exempt landscapers from local fertilizer ordinances.

Coast Guard evacuates man from cruise ship off Sanibel

Monday, January 23rd, 2012

The Coast Guard said a 37 year-old man was suffering heart attack symptoms on the Jewel of the Seas, as it sailed about 25 miles west of Sanibel Island around 3am Sunday.