Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reopening of Tower Gallery, 751 Tarpon Bay Road on Sanibel. The gallery originally opened 40 years ago at Bell Tower shopping center in south Fort Myers before late Sanibel artist Ikki Matsumoto moved it to a relocated beach cottage on Tarpon Bay Road in 1993. It currently represents 26 local artists in mediums from oil and pastels to ceramics and photography. Hurricane Ian spared the art, but the gallery needed deck railing and air conditioning replacement. The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
In late September, the Marco Island City Council heard a preliminary proposal from Earthwerks Land Improvement & Development Corp. for...
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