The Native Landscapes & Garden Center's new Post-Hurricane Ian Replanting Guide offers tips for re-vegetating lawns and landscapes in Southwest Florida following Hurricane Ian, with a focus on storm-resilient native plants. “Since its founding, SCCF has advised islanders on best ...
Handbag Happy Hour returns Wednesday, Jan. 25, with more than 100 new and gently loved handbags, men’s accessories and pet items to be auctioned to benefit The Nature Park Education Foundation, the non-profit at The Shell Factory, which received major damage during Hurricane Ian. The event ...
Sanibel Causeway – Eliminating requirement for Reentry Passes By consensus, the Sanibel City Council supported the decision to end the requirement for reentry passes on Jan. 2. The police checkpoint that has been in place since the causeway reopened to traffic will be deactivated early ...
Lee County’s Lakes Regional Park, which has been used for recovery operations since Hurricane Ian made landfall, will reopen to the public soon after the New Year’s holiday weekend. The tentative reopening date for the public is Monday, Jan. 9, however park patrons should confirm ...
BRANDON, Fla. – The FEMA Helpline, 800-621-3362, will have modified hours for the upcoming holidays. The call center schedule is: Saturday, Dec. 24 and Sunday, Dec. 25 - CLOSED Monday, Dec. 26 – Open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Saturday, Dec. 31 and Sunday, Jan. 1 – CLOSED Monday, Jan. 2 ...
Lee Health has opened a new mobile health care clinic to help serve the Dunbar Community. The mobile clinic was established to provide services to Dunbar residents after Lee Health’s Lee Community Healthcare office was heavily damaged during Hurricane Ian. Located at 3637 Dr. Martin ...
North Fort Myers's best-known animal shelter is providing a temporary home for a Sanibel saver of animals of a different sort. The Animal Refuge Center has shared its facilities with the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife in the wake of Hurricane Ian's devastating damage to ...
Lee County Solid Waste requests residents in some areas to set all Hurricane Ian debris curbside by Tuesday, Jan. 3. This deadline allows county staff to better assess remaining needs for debris removal in these areas: • Briarcliff • Daniels Parkway corridor • Eagle Ridge • ...
The city of Sanibel shared the following during its Facebook Live update on Tuesday, Dec. 13: • City Manager Dana Souza reported that Jan. 2 is still the target date for reopening the Sanibel Causeway to those without city-issued hurricane re-entry passes. He added that part of the ...
Effective Jan. 3, the City Hall Permitting Counter will be open from 7:30 a.m. through 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The Permitting Counter will be closed to the public on Fridays. The city of Cape Coral will launch a virtual queue system the week of Jan. 3 to prevent visitors from ...
