Tag: Sanibel

Lee commission approves dune construction, Sanibel funds

The Lee Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday, March 3 to approve two measures in support of projects restoring popular coastal destinations damaged by Hurricane Ian in September 2022. ...

Tony Lapi tells of Lindberghs, ‘Tween Waters

Hotelier stories of old inn on Captiva begin benefit series for Ding The 21st annual “Ding” Darling Winter Lecture Series opens Thursday, Jan. 22, with Tony Lapi, longtime innkeeper at the...

Lee County vote increases Captiva building height in the name of ‘resilience’

September 14, 2023
Garland Pollard
Featured News

The issue of how tall buildings could be on Captiva was unclear. Ruane asked the County Attorney’s staff whether any building could be higher than 45 feet “base flood,” and possibly reach 75...

Profile: Ozzie Lessinger

June 14, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Ozzie Lessinger learned to fish before he could walk. His father, an avid fisherman, put 6-month-old Ozzie in a backpack carrier and placed a fishing pole in his hand and taught him...