Reopening celebrations

“Congress Jewelers has always been a community leader when it comes to civic pride and generosity,” chamber President and Chief Executive Officer John Lai said. “We’re so happy to see them continue flourishing in a location where their wide client base from Sanibel to Naples can find them, and we look forward to their return to Sanibel ”

Marking the hurricane's five-month anniversary, Starbucks at the South Seas Island Resort on Captiva reopened its doors with a full menu and complimentary coffee and specialty drinks daylong

“Our Keeping Captiva Caffeinated slogan was simply a fun and playful twist on our opening,” resort Director of Sales and Marketing Verdell Ekberg said “All of us

From page 9 in the community have worked so hard in clean-up efforts and now recovery efforts of businesses and homes, we thought it may put a smile on someone ”

The resort suffered significant damage and is hoping to start reopening other facets in the fall

“Nothing like a jolt of caffeine to kick South Seas' recovery into high gear,” Lai s aid “O n th e s ame day o ur S anibel Lighthouse was relit, we applaud all signs o f m o v i n g f o r w a r d i n t h e r e c o v e r y process ”

Another example of the island-Bell Tower connection, the Tower Gallery opened at the Fort Myers shopping center 40 years ago. In 1993, the late Sanibel artist Ikki Matsumoto moved it to a relo-

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Today, the co-op gallery represents 26 local artists in mediums from oil and past e l s , t o c e r a m i c s a n d p h o t o g r a p h y .

Miraculously, the storm spared the artwork, but the structure needed deck railing and air conditioning replacement The artists cleaned and painted the interior in time for the 16th Annual Art From The Attic Sale on March 3-5

“ N o t h i n g b r i g h t e n s t h e r e c o v e r i n g retail landscape like the beautiful and diverse art at the Tower Gallery,” Lai said “It's another important piece of island history restored, and we salute the artists' efforts and community support.”

“Never have I seen a community come together so strong,” co-op artist Kelly Morrison said “We support our neighbors and cheer each other forward as we see businesses open ”

As part of its Read Across America kickoff, the Bell Tower celebrated its free library initiative on March 2 It will donate spare children's books collected for the drive to replenish the CECI's library i c k ' s S q u a r e i s a t 5 4 0 0 Plantation Road, Captiva

The Tower Gallery is at 751 Tarpon Bay Road, Sanibel