News Releases

The City of Sanibel is currently accepting applications for the Planning Commission.

The City of Sanibel Recreation Department would like to recognize the Members of the Month, Gil & Helen Gilinsky.

The City of Sanibel Recreation Department would like to recognize Volunteers of the Month David & Madelaine Rohn.

Food, Games, DJ, Dancing, Magician, Juggler, Ventriloquist, Midnight Balloon Drop and More

Sanibel Dog Licenses go on sale Monday, December 5, 2011 at the Sanibel Recreation Center, located at 3880 Sanibel-Captiva Road.

Please read this article for City of Sanibel permitted events happening this Thanksgiving weekend. Don't miss this TRAFFIC ALERT for FRIDAY & SATURDAY on Periwinkle Way between Casa Ybel Road and Tarpon Bay Road.

Body composition is an important component in determining one’s fitness level and overall health. Discover your body’s ratio of body fat to lean body mass.

Get your Sweat On Before you Get your Feast On!

Sanibel City Hall offices will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving on Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25, 2011 and will resume regular office hours on Monday, November 28, 2011.

The American Red Cross Compression Only CPR course will be held Saturday, November 26th from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. at the Sanibel Recreation Center.

Today, City Manager Judie Zimomra announced that Andrea Miller has been appointed to the position of the City of Sanibel Director of Recreation.

Please read this article for City of Sanibel permitted events happening this weekend. Don't miss this TRAFFIC ALERT for the Sanibel Causeway.

Please read this news release for the specific standards for Holiday Decorations, Lights and Displays of the Sanibel Code Chapter 106, Section 106-3.

Tonight, the City of Sanibel announced Lindgren Boulevard has reopened to traffic.

This Thanksgiving holiday, join us for a “Turkey Buster” weekend! The Recreation Center will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 24th.

Due to the positive response last year, the City of Sanibel Vegetation Committee is again offering guided native plant tours of City Hall grounds, which have been planted solely with native plants.

The complimentary Sanibel-Captiva Lions Club Diabetes, Glaucoma, Hearing and Blood Pressure Screenings will be performed from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, November 18th at the Sanibel Recreation Center.

The City of Sanibel salutes our City Employee Military Veterans for their service to our country and to our City.

Read this article for information on the Veteran’s Day Ceremony, Island Seniors’ Arts & Crafts Bazaar, Wines in the Wild, Sanibel Island Farmer’s Market Begins and Taste of the Islands’!

Film originally created for the Veteran’s Day assembly at the Sanibel School, earned 1st Place in the Documentary Category at the 2011 Lee County Film Festival, which featured over 350 films from more than 1,000 Lee County private and public school students.