Captiva, Florida Water Damage

Lover's Key Resort. Sounds romantic, doesn't it? Trust me it is! My husband and I had the pleasure of visiting this tropical oasis a few years back on a honeymoon excursion to southwest Florida.

Lee County Commissioner Bob Janes, a former mayor of the City of Sanibel, died Wednesday.

Fans often refer to them as jewels, and it's easy to see why. Orchids come in a staggering array of colors that range from the palest whites to shocking pinks, purples and some with exotic touches of black.

Lee Countya s unemployment numbers for January came in at 14.1 percent, up from December 2009a s revised rate of 13.4 percent.

With luxury home prices at an apparent bottom, Wall Streeters -- and others whose bonuses packages have already rebounded -- are re-emerging as buyers with the chance to score bargains and return the second-home market to its former glory.

Power has been restored to about 18,000 Lee County Energy Cooperative customers in Pine Island, Sanibel Island and Captiva, according to spokeswoman Karen Ryan.

SANIBEL ISLAND: Sanibel Police have issued a heavy traffic advisory for Saturday.

Southwest Florida tourism leaders are cheering the first-ever national travel promotion and communications program.

The U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating over Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection , a case of property owners' rights versus beach nourishment benefits.

Southwest Florida's tourism industry took no apparent cheer from a Florida legislator's remarks Monday that any bill permitting offshore oil drilling also would require that platforms be kept out of sight from shore.