Before we get to the dining options, we want to let you know that the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge will be open on Christmas Day with FREE ADMISSION for the motor trail!
First, the bad news. If you are arriving on Christmas Day,...
Just when things were (finally) starting to quiet down on the islands…we’re all getting excited again for Sundays (and not just because football’s back)!
The Sanibel Island Farmer’s Market is back for its 14th season from the beginning of October through the end of May...
It has been a stellar year for tourism on Sanibel and Captiva. Call it “revenge travel” or the “pent-up need for travel,” but Southwest Florida hospitality (hotels, motels, vacation rentals, restaurants) and retail shops had such an influx of travelers (some of them for the...
MERRY CHRISTMAS! (But, wait...it's barely September. What happened to the pumpkin spice?)
We said that because "It's Always Christmas at The Bubble Room," one of Captiva Island's legendary restaurants. From the first step inside it looks like Christmas from the 1920s to the 1940s exploded...
Last New Year’s Eve, the owners of the Paper Fig Kitchen premiered their fusion-style Mexican restaurant and “tequilaria” with the opening of 400 Rabbits, which seems to have become a hit with locals and visitors alike.
Earlier this month, 400 Rabbits hosted a special event...
Just a reminder than this coming Sunday (May 30) will be the last Sanibel Farmer’s Market of the season!
We can’t say enough great things about this place! Be sure to enjoy local fruits and vegetables, food truck specialties, other delicacies, and gifts. As we...
Not many people who don’t live here realize there are organizations like the American Legion established on Sanibel. Those of us who live towards the West end of the island or Captiva pass by it every single day. Sitting at the big “S” curve at...
It's been a long wait (partly due to COVID delays), but Sanibel's newest restaurant has finally arrived!
400 Rabbits sounds like that's what's on the menu, but it's not (we'll double-check the menu). Its a "Mexican Kitchen and Tequilaria" (yes, that's the correct spelling, according...
Like the Taste of the Islands, Sanibel and Captiva’s Luminary Festival has been reimagined for 2020.
As many recall, the islands celebrate the first weekend of December (Sanibel on Friday night, Captiva on Saturday night) with the official holiday lighting of Periwinkle Way (including luminary...
2020 is starting to look and feel like 1621:
The Pilgrims left for the New World to be away from the monarchy and religious persecution; many celebrities threatened to move to Canada or Australia if Donald Trump was re-elected.
Settlers survived a harsh winter and...
