February 21, 2023

Luminary Hotel Opens New Food & Beverage Option

Luminary Hotel & Co. in downtown Fort Myers has officially opened Chips Sports Pub with a Topgolf Swing Suite, adding yet another great food and beverage option to the hotel’s impressive roster...
February 5, 2023

Rising YouTube Star Izabel Billings Releases “Walking Thoughts”

Izabel Billings is a fresh talent on the music scene who is building a fan base on YouTube with her stream of cover songs. Izabel will be featured in the "Music Scene" column in the next print issue of Island Scene magazine...
January 6, 2023

Captiva Cruises Holds Ribbon Cutting For Reopening After Hurricane Ian

Captiva Cruises, a family owned and operated cruise excursion service, has reopened on Captiva Island with limited operations after temporary closure due to Hurricane Ian...
December 6, 2022

Rachel Pierce Returning to Sanibel Island With Art Gallery

One of the good pieces of news coming out of Sanibel Island recently is that Rachel Pierce is going forward with rebuilding her art gallery...
November 17, 2022

Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation Makes Sea Turtle Announcement

17 sea turtle nests washed out to sea during Hurricane Ian while one dormant green sea turtle nest was discovered. But despite these losses...
October 16, 2022

CROW Still Standing After Hurricane Ian

Hurricane Ian brought much uncertainty to southwest Florida and the Sanibel Island community, but one thing is clear – the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) is here to stay!...
September 23, 2022

CROW’s Taste of the Islands Features Sanibel & Captiva Restaurants

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) is excited to announce Taste of the Islands is back...
September 12, 2022

CROW Rehab Manager Breanna Frankel Earns Master of Science Degree

Breanna Frankel, Wildlife Rehabilitation Manager at the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) recently earned her Master of Science degree in Wildlife Ecology...
September 7, 2022

Sanibel Island’s Shell Museum Hosts Girl Scouts

Earlier this year, the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum launched a new collaboration with the Girl Scouts of Gulf Coast, and just last week 66 Girl Scouts...
September 4, 2022

Cafe Italia Moves to Sanibel Island

Cafe Italia has moved from its South Fort Myers location to Sanibel Island in the picturesque plaza at 751 Tarpon Bay Road. The area has long been the home of Tower Art Gallery...
September 4, 2022

“Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge To Launch “The Roost” on Sanibel Island

On Aug. 6, representatives from the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge and “Ding” Darling Wildlife Society-Friends of the Refuge (DDWS) broke ground on...
August 19, 2022

CROW Welcomes New Intern Alyssa Amundson To Sanibel Wildlife Clinic

Alyssa Amundson has joined the Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) as its newest Conservation Education and Marketing Intern. Her six-month internship began on June 1....
May 29, 2021

“Ding” Darling Artist in Residence

By Brian Johnson

Former NBC-2 News Anchor Rachel Pierce is the Artist in Residence at the refuge through “Ding” Darling Days in October, 2021. Pierce will be a regular presence on Wildlife Drive as she paints the natural scenery of the refuge...

March 12, 2021

Bunique Boutique Fashion Shoot!

Our most recent fashion shoot for Island Scene magazine took place at Sundial Beach Resort. Naomi Rothring wore outfits from Bunique Boutique, which offers the latest trends in tropical fashion. Stop in during your visit here. Bunique Boutique owner Sandra Williams provides the kind of personal touch that makes shopping a pleasure in a small hometown community like Sanibel. Her […]