Daniel Billheimer adopted a mangrove the day he reopened his restaurant, The Lighthouse Cafe of Sanibel Island, in a new space. Hurricane Ian tore through the original building his family had ...

Rising: Surviving the Surge is a gripping exploration of Hurricane Ian, the 2022 storm that forever changed Southwest Florida. As survivors tried to rise from the wreckage, the storms kept coming.

Three Sanibel and Captiva Island restaurants reopened after Hurricane Ian closures. Keylime Bistro, Blue Giraffe, and the Lazy Flamingo are now open.

On Sept. 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian destroyed portions of the causeway; the mainland approach was heavily damaged. Sanibel and Captiva were cut off from the mainland.

On Sept. 28, 2022, Hurricane Ian destroyed portions of the causeway; the mainland approach was heavily damaged. Sanibel and Captiva were cut off from the mainland.

After being upended by Hurricane Ian, life on Sanibel Island is back to normal. And yet, housing inventory is piling up.

Beaches opened along the Sanibel Causeway on Thursday for the first time since Hurricane Ian devastated the region.

The beaches on the Sanibel Causeway have officially reopened, marking the first time visitors can access these beaches since Hurricane Ian in 2022.

Finding food at a popular travel spot: Sanibel Island Food writer Holly Ebel says the restaurants are slowly coming back at this island near where the Twins hold spring training.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dan Billheimer, owner of the Lighthouse Café in Sanibel, Florida, about reuniting with an artifact from his restaurant that had disappeared after Hurricane Ian in 2022.