Let’s Talk About 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!
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!
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!
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
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
(Coco) Nuts for Sanibel!
Just a smile for all of you beach nuts out there! » Read more
Sanibel Loves Spaghetti
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
Don’t Forget to Vote!
It’s campaign season and we’re asking for your vote!
Crown Bowman’s Beach a winner of the “Best East Coast Beaches in America” contest sponsored by USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice.
They’ve chosen 20 of their favorite beaches along the Gulf and Atlantic from Maine to Florida. Now we need your help! Please vote once per day until Monday, » Read more
Another Shell-tacular Success!
The love of shelling typically attracts up to 6,000 attendees over the course of three days every year who attend the Sanibel Shell Festival, and this year’s event held last weekend — for the 79th consecutive year — was no exception.
As our friends at “The Islander” explain:
“It actually started at the Island Inn as the first show. That was back in the day when people would come for extended stays and of course shelling was a big part of their adventure. » Read more
