World-Class Hibachi Dining Now on Sanibel!

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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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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

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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

The Good Life

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A dog’s life is a good life. A pair of Weimaraner dogs are “living the life” as they tool around Sanibel in the backseat of a chauffeured vintage Porsche.

Caught on camera while parked at Bailey’s Center, these two “royal” canines will soon be on their way in style, enjoying the pleasures of another Sanibel winter day.  » Read more

Calling All Red Sox Fans!

Boston Red Sox

Nick Cafardo

Spend an evening with Nick Cafardo, best known as a national baseball columnist for the Boston Globe, MLB Network insider and contributor for NESN’s Red Sox pre-game show.
Nick is sure to entertain with stories on the Boston Red Sox and the upcoming 2016 baseball season.

He’ll be speaking at The Sanibel Community on Thursday, March 10th, at 7pm.  » Read more

Red-shouldered Hawk

Red-shouldered Hawk

Typically a sign of tall woods and water, look skyward to see this bird
perched on tree branches or palm fronds. Recently our Grove’s coconut palm
tree was the perch for the hawk’s highly visible red “shoulders.” Adult
red-shouldered hawks have brownish heads, reddish chests, and pale bellies
with reddish bars. They search for prey while perched on the treetops or
soaring over woodlands. When they sight prey,  » Read more

Step Up to the Challenge!

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Registration is underway for the American Lung Association’s annual Fight For Air Climb scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 23 at The Oasis Tower One, 3000 Oasis Grand Boulevard near downtown Fort Myers.

During the unique endurance event, participants will climb 31 flights of stairs in the residential high rise to raise money for lung disease research, education and advocacy.

More than 300 people are expected to climb 535 steps up the high rise,  » Read more

“On The Water”

Whether in a secluded bay, lush estuary or the gentle Gulf of Mexico, some say that being “on the water” is the only way to relax and completely appreciate the remarkable backdrop Mother Nature provides for visitors to Southwest Florida.

Leave it to our friends at the The Beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel to give us a very special glimpse! Enjoy this video of two transplanted water guides who found that paddling the gorgeous waterways of SW FL has been the perfect way for them to slow down and just roll with the tide.  » Read more

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