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

Sanibel, the quaint barrier island just west of Fort Myers Beach, appeared to have withstood the winds and surge from Hurricane Milton ... “I was here after Ian and there wasn’t even a sign ...

Slowly, but surely, Sanibel is ... pieces are the island's globally popular beaches, which have been damaged in various ways by hurricanes. First it was historic Hurricane Ian in 2022.

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

In this aerial view, boats sit atop one another in a marina near Fort Myers Beach on September 29, 2022 in San Carlos Island ... Sanibel Causeway bridge collapsed in places as Hurricane Ian ...

Chelle Koster Walton, Contributor, Travel Some people think of Sanibel and its ... accommodations on Captiva Island remain closed due to damage from Hurricane Ian in September 2022.

Marketing real-estate in areas ravaged by hurricanes, fires, floods and landslides can be tricky—especially when it comes to ...

but Hurricane Ian hit and caused the city to freeze all hires. But now City Manager Dan Souza says Sanibel is ready to move forward with a position he says will be key to the future of the island.

All three Sanibel ... winners, hurricane recovery remains the top priority. Starting with 2022’s Hurricane Ian, whose 155 mph winds pushed 12 feet of storm surge onto the barrier island city ...

Here's why the story he'll tell is important: In October 2022, the immense force and surge of water from Hurricane Ian hit Sanibel Island and Fort Myers with maximum force leaving a path of ...