BIG ARTS (Barrier Islands Group) recently celebrated the completion of their new performance arts center. With a state-of-the-art (no pun intended) facility on Dunlop Road adjacent to City Hall and the Sanibel Historical Village, the new hall boasts a larger, more comfortable stage for live...
Mardi Gras is upon on us once again! For those that can’t be in New Orleans or Mobile (Fact: the first American celebration of Mardi Gras was in Mobile, Alabama…15 years before the founding of New Orleans) can still party here on Sanibel Island.
Mudbugs,...
It’s been chilly in Southwest Florida recently (well, chilly for US). January and early February tends to have cooler weather, with brief periods when artic winds reach all the way down here. Nighttime temperatures dropped as low as the high 30s on Sanibel last month,...
Guest Blogger Matt Spaulding writes about a recent experience at a hidden gem of island restaurants…
Recently, my uncle Chip visited Sanibel and owns a condo on the bay side of the island. One of the things he loves most about it is its proximity...
It’s been a long wait, but the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum has finally reopened for the New Year after months of remodeling. Though there are still some finishing touches being made, but all visitors can now see new and various exhibits. And coming this March,...
