The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel will present the second annual Restaurant Week from Oct. 11-20. The event highlights local producers and sellers of the county’s sustainable food. More than 40 restaurants throughout Lee County will prepare three-course Prix Fixe menus for lunch and dinner. Also available are chef-curated hydroponic farm tours, wine tastings tours and cooking demonstrations. Information,... Read More »
Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 21 for international coastal clean up day. If you are on Sanibel, go to SCCF between 9:00 and noon and pick up your trash bags and assigned area. Lunch and snacks will be provided by Baileys on the Nature Center porch. This is a great way to help remove coastal trash that can harm our... Read More »
Roberta took this picture in our front yard this morning. Great photo! Read More »
The third annual Captiva Triathlon will be held September 14 and 15 and is a fun event for the whole family at South Seas Resort. However, if you haven’t yet entered, it’s too late. Both the Saturday kids race and Sunday adult competition are sold out with waiting lists. This means that all proceeds will once again go to CCMI (Community Cooperative... Read More »
September is historically our slowest time of the year. The Sanibel Historical Museum has closed for the rest of the summer. Now we hear that The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum will be closed September 21-October 4. They will use the time to reconfigure the lobby and museum store, as well as upgrade some of the windows and entry doors to hurricane code. ... Read More »
With the collapse of the resort near Orlando yesterday, sinkholes are once again in the news. This is a common phenomenon in many parts of Florida. They often form when rainwater dissolves limestone in the ground, leaving cavities beneath the surface. Luckily southwest Florida is not overly prone to sinkholes. The pressure from the water in various aquifers in our area helps... Read More »
As of June 22, 2013 there have been 122 closed house sales with an average selling price of $968,126 which is up over 17% from 2012. There were an additional 31 homes under contract. On the condo side of the market there have been 86 closed sales with an average selling price of $530,657 which is down 4% from last... Read More »
It’s a sad week with the passing of one of Sanibel’s founding fathers. Francis Bailey died Saturday at the age of 92. Since his return to Sanibel in 1948, he has been an active and giving member of our community. Come out and celebrate his life this Sunday, June 16 at 11AM at the Bailey Homestead on Periwinkle. Read More »
Turtle nesting season runs through the summer months May through October and it has gotten off to a slow start this year. Here are the numbers as of May 17, 2013: Sanibel East End – 1 nest Sanibel West End – 6 nests Captiva – 4 nests For the same time frame in 2012, the numbers were Sanibel East End –... Read More »
David was excellent – always felt he was available and had our interests in mind – hard worker – trustworthy – always kept us informed. Read More »
