True Sense of Peace
Scenes from Sanibel #43
I prefer living in color.
– David Hockney
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Today’s Guest Photographer: Karola Janssen » Read more
Kicking off the 2019 Season!
BIG ARTS’ upcoming season will feature 17 main stage performances that run the gamut – peppered in amongst art exhibits, a film series, lecture programs and more – and tickets are now on sale.
The 2019 Schein Hall series will run from January through March, kicking off on Jan. 5 with Beginnings, a Chicago tribute band that has performed at Disney’s EPCOT Center and Las Vegas casinos since 2002. » Read more
Hands Along The Water
Hundreds of people – family, friends, strangers – took to the Sanibel Causeway Islands to lock hands and stand together united in drawing attention to ongoing water quality issues.
The Hands Along The Water event took place recently on Island B, organized in unison with similar events across the state.
The mission was to bring communities together and unite them in solidarity, putting differences aside to come together for one cause — » Read more
Our Very Own Fenway VIP
On his recent vacation to New England, Andy was invited to go along with a friend to an exclusive event for Boston Red Sox season ticketholders at Fenway Park.
Can you tell it was his version of heaven?
Photos include Andy by the “Green Monster” scoreboard, by the right field foul “Pesky Pole” and in the regal BoSox dugout itself. » Read more
Mangrove Tree Crab
Article and photo by Kyle Sweet, superintendent of The Sanctuary Golf Club
The Mangrove Tree Crab can be found all along the barrier islands of Southwest Florida and may at first glance look like a spider climbing along our native Red, Black and White Mangroves. As crabs go, they are very small, only being an average of an inch across. Their coloration greatly varies from olive green to brown and have very sharp tips on the ends of their legs that allow them to efficiently climb all throughout the trees. » Read more
Jimmy’s Right
Find Your Pawradise
Pet lover alert! Find Your Pawradise may soon become one of your favorite online retailers!
The company is the concept of Liza Clouse and Trasi Sharp, owners of Over Easy Cafe and Island Paws on Sanibel Island. Both Clouse and Sharp are avid dog lovers and owners of three lovable pups.
“We’ve been working on our concept for close to a year,” » Read more
Red Tide Update
Photo taken outside of Ocean’s Reach on Weds, Aug 16, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.
We’ve received numerous phone calls and emails inquiring about the red tide bloom that reached Sanibel Island near the end of July. This photo was taken mid-afternoon yesterday, showing “Day-10-and-Counting” of a clean beach outside of Ocean’s Reach. The red tide air irritants have dissipated, and there’s just a hint of fish odor, » Read more