In the days following Hurricane Ian's wrath on the region six months ago, Pine Island and Matlacha went nearly silent. Completely cut off from the mainland due to the Matlacha Bridge collapsing ...

Brothers who run a free music program on Pine Island lost all their instruments to Hurricane Ian, but continued teaching. Fox ...

Mickuleit, who responded to Hurricane Ian alongside his firefighters, has spent the entirety of his 19-year career with the Pine Island / Matlacha Fire station. He told The News-Press/Naples Daily ...

Heartbreak for the Pine Island and Matlacha communities as Hurricane Ian’s storm surge pummeled the area. Tuesday, not only are we looking back, but we’re also looking forward to what’s ...

Matlacha, also cut off from the mainland, is a smaller island sitting between the mainland and Pine Island. Sattani is a property manager for several vacation rentals on the island. He stayed ...

At Pine Island Center, Reid Freeman was looking forward to getting his Street Eatz & Ale running again. “As soon as the power is back, I’ll be open,” he said. Rebuilding Matlacha picking up ...

Generators and gas. Mops, buckets and tarps. Food and water. These are Just some of the items being stockpiled and placed in ...

At the Board of County Commissioners meeting last Tuesday, May 20, Public Safety Director Benjamin Abes told commissioners the lease for property near Station 1, located at the corner of Stringfellow ...

He told her he was fine but the island was “a disaster.” Hurricane Ian destroyed much of Matlacha, a charming fishing and artists’ community off Pine Island in southwest Florida. The photo ...

In July of 2016, Duong Ton opened Island Pho & Grill along Pine Island Road in Matlacha and spent the next six years introducing Vietnamese food to the community. Then Hurricane Ian came along.