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The Causeway Islands Park area on the Sanibel Causeway is now open with its first phase of amenities.

Causeway Islands Park reopens as first phase of project is completed

The Causeway Islands Park opened Thursday morning on the Sanibel Causeway with its first phase of amenities, the first time that visitors were able to enjoy the shoreline since the devastation of Hurricane Ian in September 2022.The park had been closed due to the essential rebuilding activities by the Florida Department of Transportation, which used the site during the critical process of rebuilding the Sanibel Causeway to make it more resilient.

Takeovers: New College of Florida could expand while other public universities lose land and space

Since the overhaul of New College of Florida in 2023, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration is now moving toward a potential expansion for the tiny public liberal arts college in Sarasota, by taking over educational and cultural facilities from other state universities.DeSantis aims to have the school take over the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, which is adjacent to the school but run by Florida State University.

Lee County Department of Transportation is urging motorists to use caution as the traffic patterns will change when crews enter the second phase of construction for the Buckingham and Gunnery roads roundabout around June 16.

Buckingham, Gunnery roads changes due for roundabout work

Lee County Department of Transportation crews are about to enter the second phase of construction for the Buckingham and Gunnery roads roundabout. LCDOT urges motorists to use caution as the traffic patterns change.

Advocate Pushes for Domestic Partnership Registries in Southwest Florida

A former Sarasota City commissioner is working his way down Southwest Florida pushing for cities and counties to pass domestic partnership registries.The…

Water samples with the highest levels of red tide in the water are marked with red or orange circles, while those testing negative for elevated levels are grey. There is only one sample with a "high" concentration of the red tide organism in Southwest Florida off Naples, a relative lack of positive water quality tests when compared to the last five months.

Water Quality Report

The red tide blooms plaguing Southwest Florida’s beaches for five months are drifting away to the north.

This aerial view shows Coquina Beach, Fla., with an algae bloom off shore.

Red Tide Blooms Persist Along Southwest Florida Coast

Florida wildlife officials say a red tide bloom persists along the southwest Florida coast and some fish kills have been reported. The Florida Fish and...

U21 Golf Croquet World Championship brings the world to Venice Florida

The sport of croquet deals in blobs, crushes, death rolls and ducks. And it is playing out once again at the Sarasota County Croquet Club in Venice via the Under 21 world championship.

The Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island area lead Southwest Florida in nonfarm employment for the year ending in February, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Jobs report shows growth north, some decline in Southwest Florida

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly report on jobs. The Sarasota area experienced growth year over year but the Cape Coral-Fort Myers area showed a slight decline.

This Sept. 25, 2022 satellite image released by NASA shows Hurricane Ian over Caribbean Sea moving near the Cayman Islands and closer to western Cuba. Forecasters say Hurricane Ian is nearing Cuba on a track to strike Florida in as a Category 4 as early as Wednesday, Sept. 28. (NASA Worldview, Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) via AP)

HURRICANE IAN: Preparations, plans, activities, cancellations; School districts widen closures

The approaching Hurricane Ian has prompted Southwest Florida communities, governments and businesses to make some adjustments in meetings, hours and activities.

The Baker Museum on the Artis Naples campus in Naples.

Southwest Florida's museums displaying 18 visual art exhibitions during March

Southwest Florida’s museums regularly curate traveling art exhibitions as well as artworks from their permanent collections. During the month of March, visitors will find 18 visual art exhibitions in museums from Sarasota to Naples.

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