Captiva News

Just west of Fort Myers, Florida are two of the most beautiful islands you will ever see that are truly a slice of tropical heaven.

Sanibel Island is a tropical vacation destination for honeymooners and couples looking for a low-key getaway near the ocean.

The islands of Sanibel and Captiva are a perfect destination for a tropical vacation off the Florida shore.

Gasparilla and other islands within Lee County are beginning to see a new face wearing the uniform of a Lee County Sheriff's captain.

Re: 'Sign laws creating advertising adversity,' June 21. I was outraged to say the least, when I read this article.

The beaches of Sanibel have been ranked among the 20 best beaches in America by Men's Journal magazine.

As red grouper and porkfish fish ignored them Saturday, a team of divers did a little stratified random transect work 53 feet down in the clear, warm water of the Gulf of Mexico.

LEE COUNTY: This week's One Tank Trip is close to home. Useppa Island is in Lee County, but it's an exclusive club that few people get to experience.

Tiffany Peterson clutched the ribbon cut Wednesday to mark the opening of her new home.

Swallowtail kite - They're back! Swallowtail kites - one of the most striking signs of Southwest Florida summer .

Businesses on Sanibel and Captiva islands pay more than $550,000 a year in bridge tolls for their workers.

LEE COUNTY: Talks of toll price changes across Lee County are raising concerns. County leaders are talking about eliminating dozens of local discount programs to help make it easier for drivers who pre-pay. But while most drivers will pay less at the tolls, about 17 percent of drivers will pay more.

Sea turtles are loving most of Lee County's beaches this year. A little more than a month into the sea turtle nesting season, several beaches are seeing more nests than in the previous two years.

The battle to keep local waterways healthy is being fought not only in Lee County, but in the hallowed halls of Washington, D.C. Rae Ann Wessel, policy director for the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, lobbied on four issues directly tied to county waters during a recent trip to the nation's Capitol.

Sounds like a monster movie - Invasion of the Syringodium. But the white stuff washing up on Southwest Florida beaches, identified by scientists as blades of bleached-out Syringodium filiforme , is completely harmless.

While sustaining the smallest drop percentage-wise in the county, Boca Grande experienced a loss in taxable valuation of $46.2 million, according to preliminary numbers released last week by Lee County Property Appraiser Ken Wilkinson.

Readers of flguide.com will notice significant improvements in the Web site, which has grown to be the definitive online source for tourism-related news about Southwest Florida.

Seaweed and other debris made its way onto the shore of Clam Pass Beach Park on Monday.

Fritz Neal doesn't look like a Dumpster diver. And he wasn't, until he retired. Neal didn't need money - and he had an embarrassing richness of time.

Val is back - a good sign for the Caloosahatchee River as Southwest Florida heads into the rainy season.