Some consequential space https://t.co/RexYAdptaM

"Downright despicable" Alfie Oakes accuses Collier's election office of fraud, but chief Melissa Blazier says Oakes is "irresponsibly blaming" @CollierVotes "for his shortcomings...Do not be fooled," she says. "There is no fraud. There is no racketeering."

Both sides say there's more to the story. Follow-up on the way.

My life isn't ALL bugs and bunnies. @ByronDonalds, our hometown congressman is in New York for @realDonaldTrump's trial.

Better to ask permission or forgiveness? https://t.co/f17XYbn8ME

Oh, to have been a fly on the pummelo... What did @AlfieForAmerica and @VivekGRamaswamy chat about over their @Seed to Table lunch? https://t.co/jvcYBqcKkA

More than a year after Hurricane Ian’s devastation, “Financially, the @City_of_Sanibel is stable and healthy,” City Manager Dana Souza told a full house at the @SanCapChamber’s State of the Islands summit, thanks to grants, loans and other help from "our very good friends."

If the big cats are getting sick from the water, we might be at risk too: "When we see signs of wood storks not nesting and weird syndromes popping up in panther species, we really need to start paying attention" a state vet told collegue Chad Gillis.

For us, they're simply obnoxious, but for baby birds, sandspurs (well, their wounds) can be fatal. So @AudubonFL is using a new invention and volunteer help to head 'em off. And check out @AndrewWestphoto's great images of the process and its beneficiaries. https://t.co/x3otMCSxpw

#Florida sheriff quietly builds stockyard on riverfront preserve https://t.co/BF1iqIOQgV via @AmySWFL

Audubon sues #Florida city over walkway that nonprofit says harms shorebirds https://t.co/4TTxkZzaPl via @AmySWFL

Is the $560 million contract for the C-43 reservoir teetering on the brink? @SFWMD put @LaneConstruct on notice that default is the next step; Lane says the problem is 'district-caused actions." Meanwhile, the completion date keeps receding. https://t.co/umGrnRFTe0

🎂 Happy 154th birthday to the globe-trotting botanist David Fairchild! You can learn more about Fairchild's contribution to our palates in @AmySWFL's feature in our latest issue of FORUM Magazine. Become a Florida Humanities member to get your copy: https://t.co/Gl0tfmjAsq

Two #Florida enviro groups file notice of intent to sue @USFWS over its failure to protect the gopher tortoise, whose population is dropping rapidly. https://t.co/KD16iuE6Iv via @AmySWFL

Ian swamped Sanibel's Bailey’s, sweeping through like a drunken whale. Then looters grabbed pricey fishing gear, lottery tickets and the Dom Perignon. Now, a corps of friends and family are planning a salvage party to fund the rebuild and island nonprofits

One moment from a heartening talk @MaxChesnes had with @JaneGoodallInst "Indigenous people made a decision based on: “How will this affect future generations?” Now it’s: “How will it affect me, the next shareholders meeting, or my next political campaign?”

Worry over harmful algae blooms delays new Lake Okeechobee management plan (via @jenstaletovich)

Report: Surging population, rising seas could lead to more of Florida being paved over

From rangeland to RV resort -- Rural #Florida town grapples with changes brought by development https://t.co/hifhIE0uKa via @AmySWFL

Fort Myers Beach couple that wants African-themed "dream pool" and does missions work there asks Fort Myers Beach town council for a variance. https://t.co/uYUNbSqHkb