When Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida on Sept. 28, 2022, it was the costliest tropical storm to hit the state and the third costliest in the United States, behind only Katrina in 2005 and Harvey in 2017. According to Lee County’s “Ian Progress Report” as of July 27, initial ...
Just as government operations, residents and businesses on the islands were hit hard by Hurricane Ian and face rebuilding, so were non-profit organizations that help to provide for those in the community. F.I.S.H. of Sanibel-Captiva, the only social services agency on Sanibel-Captiva, and ...
One of, if not the, largest festival each year in Southwest Florida had to be put off for the second time in three years, as damage from Hurricane Ian resulted in the cancellation of Oktoberfest in 2022. Put on each year by the German-American Social Club of Cape Coral over two weekends in ...
Third generation Pine Islander Jimmy Williamson said the priority for Williamson Bros. Marine Construction during the aftermath of Hurricane Ian was to get fuel to the island residents. In the midst of this, they were also able to give fuel to the Pine Island Water Association. “We gave ...
When Hurricane Ian ravaged Pine Island, Matlacha Pine Island Fire Control District Chief Ben Mickuleit said islanders themselves, through their own selfless and tireless commitment to Pine Island, became instrumental in helping efforts in the midst of the chaos. “I think that the ...
One year after Hurricane Ian left Fort Myers Beach looking like a war-torn village with 16 dead and hundreds of homes destroyed, the island remains almost unrecognizable. Sometimes referred to as Lee County’s playground, the island has been working nonstop to recover from utter ...
