This month marks the 15th year since owner and founder Marnie Sawicki opened the doors of Helping Paws Animal Sanctuary in St ...

Do you speak Spanish? Blanchy was raised on the other coast and his caregivers spoke Spanish to him. We never realized just ...

Pine Island Youth Baseball Spring Season registrations are going on now. The season is for T-ball ages 4-6, Rookies ages 7-9 ...

The Greater Pine Island Chamber of Commerce will present this year’s Stone Crab Fest from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., this Sunday, Jan ...

With the exception of Saturday, weather wasn’t the best for fishing over the week as it was often windy, cloudy, foggy and cold. Saturday was the one day winds were down allowing a few boats to head ...

Pine Islander Erin Lollar-Lambert said she would describe herself as an islander who has both a love and a passion for this community and the things that make Pine Island so special. “Those of us on ...

The St. James City Civic Association group had 16 players for mahjongg on Jan. 16, and welcome to Deborah and Linda who joined us. The top scorers were Toni Lindsay with 145 points, Peggy Finley and ...

The Pine Island Fly Fishers Club is starting up meetings for the season again. Anyone interested in fly fishing is welcome; beginners to experts. The next meeting is Jan. 20 at 5:30 p.m. for social ...

Bridge is played at 12:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Fishers of Men Lutheran Church, at 10360 Stringfellow Road, St. James City. Anyone wishing to play is welcome and does not need a partner. It ...

The Museum of the Islands is celebrating its 35th anniversary on Saturday, Feb. 8. Museum staff will be holding a raffle, and the goal is to have 35 prizes, one prize for each year. If any local ...

The 49th Annual Meeting of the Calusa Land Trust to be held Sunday, Jan. 19, beginning at 1 p.m. The location will be at the land trust’s Fritts Park on Beach Daisy Lane in Bokeelia, the entrance to ...