Month: March 2016

Easter on the Island

Easter Weekend Church Services

Chapel by the Sea
Maundy Thursday(includes Holy Communion) 4:00pm
Good Friday 12:00pm
Easter Sunday 11:00am
https://www.captivachapel.com/

Saint Isabel Catholic Church
Holy Thursday 5:00pm
Good Friday 3:00pm
Holy Saturday 8:00pm
Easter Sunday 7:00am 9:00am 11:00am
https://www.saintisabel.org/

Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ
Good Friday 1:00pm
Easter Sunday 7:45am 9:00am 11:00am
https://www.sanibelucc.org/

Sanibel Community Church
Easter Sunday 6:30am (on the causeway next to bridge closest to Fort Myers)
At Sanibel Community Church Periwinkle Way 8:00am 9:00am 11:00am
https://sanibelchurch.com/

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Let’s Talk About Pythons

Burmese pythons

The invasion of exotic Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades has created monumental problems for native fauna.

Ian Bartoszek, a biologist with the Conservancy of Southwest Florida, has extensive experience in the collection and identification of amphibians and reptiles across the Greater Everglades ecosystem.

He will be speaking as part of the 2016 Ding Darling Lecture Series. His two “Pythons in Paradise: Collaborative Burmese Python Research in SW Florida” presentations begin at 10 a.m.  » Read more

Kiwanis Books are Back!

Diner's Delight coupon booklets

The ever-popular Diner’s Delight coupon booklets — better known as the “Kiwanis Books” — are here!

A key fundraising vehicle for an assortment of Sanibel-Captiva Kiwanis Club scholarship programs, the Diner’s Delight coupon books feature promotional offers for close to two dozen favorite island eateries, valid May 1 – December 16, 2016.

This year’s participants include:

1. Beach Piez
2. Blue Giraffe
3.  » Read more

Pickleball is Here!

Pickleball court

Be the first to try out our new pickleball court!  Freshly painted lines now outline a smaller pickleball court within our larger tennis court.  Two sports. One court!

Pickleball, invented in 1965, was named after “Pickles,” a dog belonging to one of the game’s co-founders who used to steal the ball while they were playing and run away with it.

Pickleball combines elements from badminton,  » Read more

World-Class Hibachi Dining Now on Sanibel!

Shima Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 1

Shima Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 2

Shima Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar 3

Get ready to try some world-class hibachi and world class sushi, perfectly orchestrated to delight your senses, as Sanibel Island welcomes Shima Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar, at the Sundial Beach Resort and Spa.

The upscale restaurant with a casual flair allows diners the opportunity to sit down at one of four hibachi grill top tables and experience true hibachi cooking from engaging and skillful hibachi chefs.  » Read more

Changing Things Up a Bit

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hollies-2

For the past 30 years, island residents and guests have found The Sanibel Island Bookshop the perfect place to be stranded. For 16 of those years, the shop has been owned and operated by Hollie Smith.

Hollie incorporated an assortment of special touches over the years, as she not only has a love for books, but for fashion and jewelry, as well. She was so successful with the little boutique she featured in the back corner of her bookstore that she ended up expanding that side of the business to a Fort Myers location,  » Read more

Sanibel Loves Spaghetti

Kiwanis Spaghetti dinner 4

Kiwanis spaghetti dinner 5

Kiwanis spaghetti dinner 6

It was another awesome night for spaghetti lovers on Sanibel. Over 1,200 residents and vacationers nixed eating-in and stood patiently in line for their turn at the annual all-you-can-eat Kiwanis spaghetti dinner.

Diners were treated to an awesome homemade Italian feast of pasta and meatballs served with the Kiwanis’s famous zesty marinara sauce; salad, toasted garlic bread, and soda or wine,  » Read more

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