Ding Darling Wildlife Society has a group of volunteers called Friends of the Refuge who are involved in a worthy endeavor. Each Friday when the Refuge is closed, they go in and cut and pull all the monofilament fishing lines and lures caught in the mangroves. They use kayaks to get up close to the mangroves. Fishing line is deadly to the... Read More »
Compliments of Roberta. Read More »
The number of permits issued by the city of Sanibel for building single family homes was at a 5 year high last year. This coincides with the number of lot sales being way up for 2010. This just reinforces the fact that Sanibel is a desirable and popular place to invest and live in. Read More »
I have a great new listing in the gated community of Butterknife here on Sanibel. Fantastic 3 bedroom contemporary home with separate master suite, office, family room with wet bar, breakfast nook, orchid atrium, heated pool and spa, and only a short walk to the beach access. Call me today for all the details. Read More »
For the first month of the new year there were 9 closed condo sales, 16 contingent or pending with 288 active listings. For residential there were 10 closed sales, 45 contingent or pending, and 274 active listings. Lots were not as busy with only 1 closed sale, 2 contingent and 114 active listings. It looks promising with season just coming... Read More »
Congrats to Matt Asen for winning our local Dancing with the Stars competition and to all nine who competed. They raised over $133,000 to help restore the Sanibel Community House. Read More »
There will be a formal presentation of the J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge Alternative Transportation Study at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 26th at the Sanibel Community House. At this meeting the project team will present the proposed changes to the public. This proposal, which the public helped generate last year, includes non-motorized transport in and near the Refuge and motorized shuttles connecting the Refuge to... Read More »
The Corner Grill has finally opened on the corner of Tarpon Bay Road and Periwinkle. It has been totally remodeled inside and out and looks great. They have a very extensive menu with good prices. My lunch was good, but the service was slow, although the place was packed. Hopefully, service will improve once they iron out the new opening kinks. Read More »
I recently saw some pictures of Luc Century’s new etched mural he has done for FGCU. It’s 30 x 10 feet etched in porcelain tiles and is called Water Symphony. Looks stunning from the pictures. Check it out next time you’re out near the university. It’s in the entryway of the new School of Music. Read More »
I just read that over 250 people did the Polar Bear plunge into the Gulf on New Years Day on Sanibel. It was a sunny day, but that had to have been one cold swim in 60 degree waters! Read More »
