Sanibel had much to celebrate Thursday: the smooth flow of early-morning traffic rising and dipping over its intact causeway, its still-standing lighthouse pulsing over calm Gulf waters, the crowd ...

The Sanibel Island Lighthouse went dark on Sept. 28, 2022 when Hurricane Ian damage the structure. Five months later, the light was turned back on.

SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla. – One of Southwest Florida’s most famous landmarks is shining bright again after it was badly damaged during Hurricane Ian. The Sanibel Island lighthouse lit up again for ...

It is seeing the beautiful island of Sanibel brown and dead and full of mountains of debris. It is knowing that this will take years to make better.” That’s tough, Monroe said.

Sanibel relit the Sanibel Lighthouse Tuesday morning, marking the end of a long road to recovery after Hurricane Ian rampaged across Southwest Florida and tore off one of the structure’s ...

The Sanibel Island lighthouse is seen after Hurricane Ian, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Wilfredo Lee AP One piece has returned: the missing leg.

Sanibel Island residents on Wednesday were crossing the causeway for the first time since Hurricane Ian damaged the only road onto the popular Gulf Coast destination.

Tall above the rubble, a historic landmark still stands on Florida's Sanibel Island. Somehow, the Sanibel Island Lighthouse managed to withstand Hurricane Ian's 150 mph winds and 8-to-15-foot ...

The Lighthouse Café plans to reopen at 1020 Periwinkle Way in the old Sanibel Fresh location late this year. Renovations to Wickie’s and The Magic Bus are going on now.

SANIBEL ISLAND, Florida – We biked, we kayaked, we strolled the beach. We searched for shells, peeled shrimp and consumed copious amounts of ice cream. In many ways, my family’s trip to ...

While the city of Sanibel is still in double digits, the actual island has millenniums’ worth of stories to tell. According to experts, the islands of Sanibel and Captiva were formed by the ...