What's a "best beach towns" list without Sanibel Island being mentioned ... to eat and stay Two other Southwest Florida beach towns made the list. Naples was ranked No. 22. Captiva, right up ...

Southern Living's annual list of Best Beach Towns in the south and this Southwest Florida community, known as 'paradise' made the rankings.

The story eventually shifts to Florida, with Sanibel Island appearing in the film ... Dave Osborn is the regional features editor of the Naples Daily News and The News-Press.

Rick Guber submitted this photo he calls “Splasher” from a black and white series he is working on. It’s a tricolor heron ...

The Sanibel Causeway was significantly damaged during Hurricane Ian when the strong Category 4 storm hit SWFL on Sept. 28, ...

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 ...

A teen named Alex is being hailed as a hero after jumping into dangerous waters off the coast of Florida to help rescue crews ...

Southern Living ranked the top 50 beach towns in the south for 2025 and Sanibel was the top-ranked location in Florida.