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For the third year in a row, a group of islanders organized a run in honor of Veterans Day. On Nov. 11, members of the Sanibel Fire and Rescue District and San
Rebecca Goldberg performs at 10 p.m. on Saturday at The High Dive. We're not going to say that nature is healing because that's pretty overstated these days, especially when talking about life after love or, like, life after 2020. However, the return of one of the most outrageously jam-packed music festivals in the city is a big deal. The Hamtramck Music Festival is back. Like, actually back and, for its eighth orbit around the sun, it's louder than ever. The massive festival takes place during three nights across 15 venues in a city hailed as "T...
Preparation urged with arrival of storm season By TIFFANY REPECKI / trepecki@breezenewspapers.com - | May 25, 2021 With early predictions pointing to above-average activity for the upcoming hurricane season, officials are encouraging the islands to be prepared and have a plan in place — as it only takes one storm. Hurricane season is recognized as June 1 through Nov. 30. Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorology Project, which has been predicting the season’s Atlantic basin hurricane activity for over 35 years, is forecasting 17 named storms for 2021, with eight of those reachin...
Sanibel fire, police and county EMS receive Phoenix Award By TIFFANY REPECKI / trepecki@breezenewspapers.com - | May 18, 2021 TIFFANY REPECKI On May 12, members of the Sanibel Fire and Rescue District, Sanibel Police Department and Lee County Emergency Medical Services were honored with the Phoenix Award. They are, from left, Sanibel police Lt. Elizabeth Buikema, Sanibel firefighter Joe Nygaard, Sanibel fire Capt. Tom Tracy, Lee County paramedic-firefighter Keith Lamb, Lee County EMT Breanne Rose Kelly, Sanibel firefighter Carl Johanson, Sanibel police officer James Serrago and Sanibel firef...
The latest episode of The Engineers Collective is out now. Joining NCE features editor Nadine Buddoo and reporter Catherine Kennedy are Tim Barrett, who is senior environmental specialist for the Port of San Diego’s environmental conservation department and Andrew Rella, global director of engineering for eco-engineering company ECOncrete. They explain how a blue economy model is allowing the Port of San Diego in the US to explore innovative infrastructure solutions, and discuss the challenges of existing coastal protection and impact of climate change. As part of the port's Blue Technol...