Earlier this year, the owners of the Bailey’s Shopping Center decided to permanently close the islands’ only movie theater, Island Cinema (We should note that the BIG Arts center does show films on Monday nights from November to April, but these are mostly independent films...
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...
The Sanibel-Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce recently announced that the 2021 Luminary Festival will be celebrated in the traditional version, as approved by the City of Sanibel.
Last year, Luminary events were reimagined for the first full week in December to protect the public from...
Sanibel Island is renowned for its great shelling. It is considered to be in the top 3 shell collecting beaches in the world. The phrase "Sanibel Stoop" refers to the many people you will see all year long bent over collecting shells from the beach....
We missed out last year, but the Island Hopper Songwriter Fest will make its triumphant return to Southwest Florida next month (September 17 – 26).
Sponsored by iHeart Media (and its local affiliate Cat Country 107.1 FM), The Beaches of Fort Myers &...
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...
Let's face it...last Easter was terrible. The islands were shut down, the beach accesses were closed (they even fenced the Causeway islands), and it was spooky quiet. The boss often said, “You could shoot a cannon down Periwinkle Way and not hit anything.” Almost everything...
At least, that’s how we see it.
Since the beginning of 2021, Sanibel Holiday has booked literally hundreds of new reservations, most of which are for the winter and spring months. By the time you read this, that number will surely reach 1000! (And it...
One of the most popular activities on Sanibel (that’s NOT on the beach) is biking on the various trails (officially “Shared Use Paths”) on Sanibel Island, many of which are parallel to the streets of the city. They began in 1976 with a 2 ½...
We’ve talked about the wildlife on the islands and some of our tourists coming to watch our native and migrating birds. But some live on the island year-round and entertain shoppers every day of the week. For over 35 years, Jerry’s Plaza has been home...
