Sanibel-Captiva Daily

Hospitality industry awards honor exceptional customer service in Lee County, “E” Awards

To increase public awareness of extraordinary customer service provided by hospitality employees throughout Lee County, seven workers were recognized by receiving the Elaine McLaughlin Outstanding Hospitality Service Awards at the 10th annual ceremony in Fort Myers today.

Visitors from across America, throughout Florida, along with visitors from Ireland, Norway, and Germany, submitted a record 371 nominations, giving high praise to those local employees who provided outstanding customer service. Sponsored by the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau (VCB) and The News-Press, the “E” Awards is a collaboration with various local businesses to encourage and support service excellence being provided by Lee County hospitality professionals.
Accommodations
Winner: Mr. Sylvester Jennings, South Seas Island Resort
Honorable Mention: Ms. Janeen Costello, Country Inn & Suites Sanibel Gateway
Mr. Bob Fodor, Beachview Cottages
Mr. Bill McAdams, South Seas Island Resort
Attractions
Winner: Ms. Maryann Brown, Edison & Ford Winter Estates
Honorable Mention: Mr. Manfred Dangel, Everglades Day Safari
Ms. Wendy Erler-Schnapp, Tarpon Bay Explorers
Mr. Tim Monahan, Tarpon Bay Explorers
Good Samaritan
Winner: Ms. Karen Barker, Sandalfoot Condominums
Retail
Winner: Mr. Marcos DeAraujo, Shiny Objects
Restaurants
Honorable Mention: Ms. Leslie Fellner, Traders Store & Cafe
Ms. Dominique Kuhn, Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa
Person of Distinction
Winner: Mr. Ernesto Anaya, Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa
Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce nominees
Mr. Pete Bukowick
Mr. Charlie Riley
Mr. Barry Solomon
Ms. Lisa Williams

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The Best of the Week from SanibelCaptivaDaily

As the weather becomes more tropical and the flowers are coming out, Sanibel & Captiva Islands are gorgeous this time of year. If you do not live here in paradise, you should definitely drive or boat over and enjoy all of the great things we have here. Below is a review of our post from last week.

• Aug 28 – Sanibel Shell Gas Station
• Aug 27 – Coolest Car in Sanibel, Sanibel Automobiles
• Aug 26 – Sanibel Day Spa, Pamper Yourself and Restore Balance to Your Body-Mind-Spirit
• Aug 25 – Best Fishing around, Osprey Photograph!
• Aug 24 – One of Captiva’s Favorite Artist, Robert Rauschenberg
• Aug 23 – Where all visitors must go! Tuttles Sea Horse Shell Shop
• Aug 22 – The Best of the Week from SanibelCaptivaDaily
• Aug 21 – Sanibel Island Grog Shop, Sanibel Liquor & Cigar Store
• Aug 19 – Sanibel & Captiva, City’s Hurricane Plan and Personal Hurricane Planning

Coolest Car in Sanibel, Sanibel Automobiles

Out of all the Sanibel Automobiles, the one above is the coolest! When I saw this jeep it just reminded me of one of my favorite movies, Jurassic Park. So, I had to take a picture! Send us a photo if you see anything this awesome!

One of Captiva’s Favorite Artist, Robert Rauschenberg

Iconoclastic, generous, inventive, impulsive, sensitive, gregarious, prodigious: these are just some of the words to describe Robert Rauschenberg and the art he has been making now for 50 years. From the age of 38, when he received the grand prize at the Venice Biennale in 1964, Rauschenberg has been a pivotal figure in the art of our time. 

Rauschenberg is also known as one of Captiva’s favorite artist. His well known studio is located on the Island and is still running and producing great work from all of the talented people who keep it going.

Click here to purchase Rauschenberg: Art and Life. This revised edition of the classic biography of the artist, first published in 1994, adds 36 new pages to cover the significant moments in the last ten years of his career, including his monumental career retrospective at the Guggenheim in 1997.

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Where all visitors must go! Tuttles Sea Horse Shell Shop

Sanibel Islands east end is home to the legendary Tuttles Sea Horse Shell Shop . Every visitor to Sanibel owes it to themselves to stop in and check out this place. Tuttles has been around for over 32 years and has the awesome selection to show it! Check out their silver selection, you’ll find more goodies than you even know about! Tuttles Sea Horse Shell Shop has something for everyone and something for every price!

Tuttle’s Sea Horse Shell Shop
362 Periwinkle Way
Sanibel FL 33957
(239) 472-0707
Toll Free: (866) 472-0707

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The Best of the Week from SanibelCaptivaDaily

As the weather becomes more tropical and the flowers are coming out, Sanibel & Captiva Islands are gorgeous this time of year. If you do not live here in paradise, you should definitely drive or boat over and enjoy all of the great things we have here. Below is a review of our post from last week.

• Aug 21 – Sanibel Island Grog Shop, Sanibel Liquor & Cigar Store
• Aug 19 – Sanibel & Captiva, City’s Hurricane Plan and Personal Hurricane Planning
• Aug 18 – Sanibel Captiva, Top 10 Beaches
• Aug 17 – The Official Sanibel Island & Captiva Island Chamber of Commerce After Hours Event at Sanibel Harbour Resort
• Aug 16 – The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel FL, Evelyn Spencer
• Aug 15 – Sanibel Island FL, The Monk Family
• Aug 14 – Sanibel & Captiva Nature
• Aug 13 – SCCF Sea Turtle Watch on Sanibel & Captiva
• Aug 12 – Special Savings at the Mucky Duck on Captiva Island

Sanibel Island Grog Shop, Sanibel Liquor & Cigar Store

Sanibel Island Grog Shop. Are you looking for a great selection of cigars and spirits? Sanibel Island Grog Shop is the place you must check out! Click below to see for yourself! A cigar is one of the best ways to relax; the Grog Shop staff can help you find what you are looking for. So, when you are in the mood for wine, spirits or cigars, check out the Sanibel Island Grog Shop. Click here to find out the weekly specials and save money!

2477 Periwinkle Way
Sanibel, FL 33957-3230
(239) 472-1682

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Sanibel Captiva, Top 10 Beaches

Every time I watch the Travel Channel or read a travel magazine about the top 10 beaches, Sanibel and Captiva are ALWAYS on that list! Sometimes, I forget how lucky we are to be living and vacationing on some of best beaches in the world! Yesterday I took my “lunch break” by the Sanibel Pier and did a little fishing and sun bathing. I have been living in Florida for 10 years and I am still blown away by the beauty of our beaches and water. Here are just a couple quick shots of what I was experiencing around 11am. Just amazing! 

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The Official Sanibel Island & Captiva Island Chamber of Commerce After Hours Event at Sanibel Harbour Resort

It was the Official Sanibel Island & Captiva Island Chamber of Commerce, After Hours event at Sanibel Harbour Resort yesterday. The evening went off great as chamber members and friends networked with each other. We were there taking photographs of the evening as people came out and represented their companies at the best business networking organization on Sanibel and Captiva. Click below to see all the pictures by photographer Max Soto.

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The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel FL, Evelyn Spencer

95 ½ Year Old Sanibel Resident Shines For Shells

The very first question of the interview yielded a response of robust laughter. It was a simple enough inquiry about where she and her husband lived before moving to Sanibel. “As a Navy wife for 32 years it might be easier to say where we didn’t live. We were in Hawaii at the beginning of World War II, then it was on to New Hampshire, California, and Key West to name a few.” In fact her husband, Gene, was stationed in Key West twice and they stopped at Sanibel on their way to his assignment on both occasions. The lure of the island paradise and intrigue with the tiny treasures dotting Sanibel’s pristine beaches convinced Gene and Evelyn Spencer that one day they would call Sanibel home.

When Gene retired from the Navy they bought a small house in New Hampshire and built their first of three Sanibel homes. Eventually the hassles of dual residency got to be too much so they sold their home in New Hampshire, and took up full-time residence on Sanibel.

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“Love That Dress” collection party,The PACE Center for Girls of Lee County

The Royal Shell Companies, Norman Love Confections and The Timbers Restaurant hosted Sanibel’s very first “Love That Dress” collection party benefiting The PACE Center for Girls of Lee County.

Admission was one gently used dress. The event was at Adventures in Paradise Outfitters store in Tahitian Gardens. This year’s “Love That Dress” debut was a huge success and a great amount of people came out to support the The PACE Center for Girls of Lee County.

“It has always been a part of the Royal Shell culture to give back to the community and this event is a wonderful opportunity for us to do that,” stated Randy Bacik of The Royal Shell Companies.

“Aligning ourselves as a sponsor in the company of Norman Love Confections and the Timbers Restaurant will most assuredly make this one of our finer events.”

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The Island Cinema, “Eat, Pray, Love”, Norman Love Confections

Starting this Friday, at The Island Cinemalocated on Sanibel, will be GIVING AWAY Norman Love Chocolate to the first 150 ticket holders to the movie “Eat Pray Love” starting Julia Roberts, James Franco, Javier Bardem, Viola Davis, Billy Crudup, Richard Jenkins.

Also, there will be Norman Love Chocolates at the Concessions counter along with the already large selection of treats! Click here to visit the Island Cinema’s website!

Island Cinema
535 Tarpon Bay Road
Sanibel, FL 33957

Royal Shell Hosts “Love That Dress” Collection Party on Sanibel

The Royal Shell Companies, Norman Love Confections and The Timbers Restaurant and are excited to host Sanibel’s very first “Love That Dress” collection party benefiting The PACE Center for Girls of Lee County. This “Girls Night Out” party will take place at Tahitian Gardens, 1975 Periwinkle Way on Tuesday, Aug. 10 from 5 -7 p.m.

“It has always been a part of the Royal Shell culture to give back to the community and this event is a wonderful opportunity for us to do that,” stated Randy Bacik of The Royal Shell Companies.

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What are you doing this weekend? The Island Cinema

Island Cinema will have two great movies over the Weekend.  Despicable Me and The Other Guys.  Island Cinema is located in Bailey’s Center at 535 Tarpon Bay Road next to the Grog Shop. Call the movie hotline at 239.472.1701 option 1 for show times or visit them online at www.islandcinema.com.

Island Cinema was completely remodeled and updated with state of the art sound system, they also serve the “Island’s” best popcorn and have a variety of tasty treats from Haribo Gummy Bears to Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream.  Get out of the heat or out of the rain this weekend and check out Island Cinema.

Go to our Coupon Page for more discounts

Free Small Popcorn with purchase of ticket.  Not valid with any other offer.  Expires 11/15/10

535 Tarpon Bay Road
Sanibel, FL 33957
239-472-1701 press 1

The Best Shopping on Sanibel Starts with Shop On Sanibel, Retail Centers

A little while ago, we did a high fashion photo shoot with some of the great shops that are all part of ShopOnSanibel.com. Not only did we take magnificent photographs of wonderful clothes and accessories but we also created a video to highlight the independently owned boutiques, restaurants and specialty service providers not found anywhere else in the world. Watch and enjoy, then visit ShopOnSanibel to learn more about some of Sanibel’s premier retail centers.

Royal Shell Vacations Sweepstakes, Beach Condo

Royal Shell Vacations, Sanibel and Captiva Islands largest vacation rentals company, has announced a new sweepstakes offer of 7 nights free in a two-bedroom beach condo on the grounds of Captiva Island’s popular South Seas Resort.

Entries can be made by signing up, free of charge, for Royal Shell’s e-newsletter, The Islands Telegraph. No purchase is necessary, but only one entry will be accepted per email address. Entrants may sign-up by visiting the Royal Shell Vacations web site, completing a sign-up form and submitting it to Royal Shell via the Internet.

The winner, which will be selected at random from the full list of people who have signed up for the e-newsletter, will be entitled to a 7-night stay (Saturday to Saturday) in a beach condo on Captiva, during January and February, 2010. The award is subject to availability at the time of booking, and must be used during this time or will be invalidated. Entries must be made no later than November 30, 2011, Eastern time. Entrants must be at least 25 years old and must supply proof of age. The winner will be notified by email at the email address provided.

Click below for more information!

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Sanibel Hero, Sandy Ramseth

It seemed like an average morning to Sandy Ramseth as she began to roller-blade down San Cap. It was nothing new for her to do a little exercising, she runs marathons, scuba dives and skydives. As she was a couple miles in, she heard a noise in the distance. Being a wildlife expert, she recognized the sound immediately! It was a baby panther! Knowing that these creatures are extremely endangered, she bolted over towards the cry in a blink of an eye.

She couldn’t see where the baby panther was, so she used her heightened sense of hearing to lead the rest of the way. All of a sudden, she located the helpless creature! It was in the middle of the road and it seemed to be hurt, it wasn’t moving much. Sandy then noticed a 16 wheel semi-truck barreling down the road! Before she could even think, she was racing toward the hurt animal with super human speed to get the majestic cat before disaster! Moving faster than the speed of sound, Sandy swooped in and grabbed the cat only milliseconds before the unthinkable happened.

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Courtney’s Restaurant on Sanibel is the place to go from Great food and Great Music

Courtney’s is one of the top restaurants on Sanibel Island! Chef Dale prepares award winning food and the bar keeps the drinks flowing! Gene Federico, who plays Thursdays and Fridays, was there getting people off their seats and dancing. Every time we are at Courtney’s Restaurant on Sanibel, we have great food and just recently, great music! Click below to see more photos from the other weekend!

Courtney’s on Sanibel

1231 Middle Gulf Drive • Sanibel, FL 33957 • Phone: 239-472-4646

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Milk and Cookies at the Sanibel Community House with the Sanibel Sea School

Yesterday, we caught up with the Sanibel Sea School as they enjoyed milk and cookies at the Sanibel Community House. The Sanibel Sea School held their Friday review while digging into some great treats and going over what they learned from the past week. While we were there, we even learned new things, like you are 200% more likely to be killed by a toaster oven than being eaten by a shark! The Sea School does awesome educational things around the area and the Community House is the perfect place to hold any type of gathering! Click below to see more photos!

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Courtney’s “Tiki Bar” Presents Gene Federico

PRESENTS GENE FEDERICO

SUNDAYS – 2:00 to 5:00

&

THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS

7:00 – 10:00

Since moving to Southwest Florida in 1995, Gene has been entertaining at many area restaurants and country clubs in Ft.Myers, Sanibel, and Naples. Gene’s repertoire is varied with dance and listening music: jazz standards, Caribbean & island, oldies, Latin, contemporary, disco, sing-a-longs, Italian, and comedy. Along with his “One Man Band” act, Gene is well known for his ability to stroll with his acoustic guitar and singing in both English & Italian, taking & fulfilling requests…..This unique ability not only provides a very “romantic” ambiance for any room, but creates an atmosphere where guests join in and sing along!

1231 Middle Gulf Dr. (at the end of Donax) 239-472-4646 Courtney’s on Sanibel

The Best of the Week from SanibelCaptivaDaily

As the weather becomes more tropical and the flowers are coming out, Sanibel & Captiva Islands are gorgeous this time of year. If you do not live here in paradise, you should definitely drive or boat over and enjoy all of the great things we have here. Below is a review of our post from last week.

• Jul 24 – Sanibel Dogs
• Jul 24 – Sanibel Dogs
• Jul 23 – Sanibel Sunrise
• Jul 22 – Happy Birthday Rusty Farst
• Jul 21 – Save Money by Eating Breakfast at Courtney’s On Sanibel
• Jul 20 – Official Sanibel & Captiva, Florida Chamber of Commerce, After Hours at Twilight Cafe
• Jul 19 – Sanibel and Captiva BP Oil Update, Our Beaches are Clean!
• Jul 19 – Royal Shell Hosts “Love That Dress” Collection Party on Sanibel
• Jul 18 – The Best of the Week from SanibelCaptivaDaily
• Jul 17 – 31st Annual Optimist Club’s Road Rally, Sanibel & Captiva
• Jul 16 – Sanibel Fishing with Venture Out, Sanibel Fish
• Jul 15 – Where to find great vacation deals on Sanibel, Sanibel Holiday
• Jul 14 – Royal Shell and SanibelCaptivaDaily.com
• Jul 14 – Twilight Cafe, Where Food Is Art, Sanibel Restaurant
• Jul 14 – How Do You Get In Shape? Sanibel Beach Retreats
• Jul 13 – Sanibel & Captiva Nature
• Jul 13 – Royal Shell Hosts “Love That Dress” Collection Party on Sanibel
• Jul 12 – Sanibel Helps Louisiana Oil Spill Clean Up, Animal Oil Spill Release on Sanibel

Happy Birthday Rusty Farst

Happy Birthday Rusty Farst, thank you for all your help! We enjoy working and collaborating with the you. Check out these photos, for once, neither one of us have our Nikon Cameras! Photo Credit: Maria Bedolla & Sandy Kostick.

Save Money by Eating Breakfast at Courtney’s On Sanibel

Courtney’s On Sanibel offers a breakfast deal that can’t be beat! 5 breakfast plates for $5.55! It is  called the “Island Five” Chef Dale prepares five Entrees for ONLY $5.55.

You can’t find a deal better than this anywhere on Sanibel or Captiva. I highly recommend you stop by Courtney’s On Sanibel at 1231 Middle Gulf Drive Sanibel, FL 33957 to experience the best food you’ll ever eat in the morning. Take a look at the menu and the pictures of the mouth watering food! Save money and eat your next breakfast at Courtney’s.

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Official Sanibel & Captiva, Florida Chamber of Commerce, After Hours at Twilight Cafe

Last night’s After Hours for the Official Sanibel & Captiva, Florida Chamber of Commerce was held at the amazing Twilight Cafe! Twilight Cafe, Chef Robert Parks and his staff did a fabulous job hosting the Chamber Function! With great food and a great atmosphere, chamber members had a wonderful time enjoying food and networking. Click below to see more pictures from photographer, Max Soto of the nights events. If you are interested in joining the chamber, click here.

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Royal Shell Hosts “Love That Dress” Collection Party on Sanibel

The Best of the Week from SanibelCaptivaDaily

As the weather becomes more tropical and the flowers are coming out, Sanibel & Captiva Islands are gorgeous this time of year. If you do not live here in paradise, you should definitely drive or boat over and enjoy all of the great things we have here. Below is a review of our post from last week.

• Jul 17 – 31st Annual Optimist Club’s Road Rally, Sanibel & Captiva
• Jul 16 – Sanibel Fishing with Venture Out, Sanibel Fish
• Jul 15 – Where to find great vacation deals on Sanibel, Sanibel Holiday
• Jul 14 – Royal Shell and SanibelCaptivaDaily.com
• Jul 14 – Twilight Cafe, Where Food Is Art, Sanibel Restaurant
• Jul 14 – How Do You Get In Shape? Sanibel Beach Retreats
• Jul 13 – Sanibel & Captiva Nature
• Jul 13 – Royal Shell Hosts “Love That Dress” Collection Party on Sanibel
• Jul 12 – Sanibel Helps Louisiana Oil Spill Clean Up, Animal Oil Spill Release on Sanibel
• Jul 11 – Cool People on Sanibel
• Jul 10 – Sanibel Dogs

31st Annual Optimist Club’s Road Rally, Sanibel & Captiva

The results of the 31st Annual Road Rally are in.  This year’s 4th of July weekend celebration Optimist Club Road Rally was a terrific success with 34 cars/teams scouring the island for over 100 answers to clever questions prepared by co-chairmen Richard McCurry and Randy Carson. First Place winners: Team “Three Chimps and a Gimp” composed of Linda and Tom Uhler and Carol and Peter Zell.  The first place prize is 3 days/2 nights at Tween Waters Inn on Captiva Island

Second Place winners: Team “Driving Miss Crazy” comprised Roy Gibson, Edgar Burton, Wendy Harriman, and Valerie and Marti Calhoun.  Their prize is 3 days/2 nights at Shalimar on Sanibel Island.
Third Place winners: Team “Dosinia Dynamos” who are Joel, Tracy, Seth and Whitney Lehrer plus Leroy and Teresa Gardner.  The third place prize is 2 pitchers of beer every month for a year at the Lazy Flamingo.

Click below for all of the places!

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Sanibel Fishing with Venture Out, Sanibel Fish

If you are like we are, you are looking to do some great Fishing from Sanibel. Well, you should call up the boys from Venture Out in Cape Coral. We went out with another group of fishing for Sanibel Fish and it was a great time! We caught some small fish and a couple of SHARKS! It was more than a great time! Venture Out were great captains and we had fun time on the Clean waters of Southwest Fl. Take a look below for more pictures!

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Royal Shell and SanibelCaptivaDaily.com

Today, our photographer Max Soto, took a  great picture of Randy and Kim Bacik (Royal Shell) & Sandy Kostick (SanibelCaptivaDaily.com). It was fun to snap a quick shot of these island business people while the weather was so great outside. Sanibel and Captiva is one of the nicest places to be in the world. Right now, our weather is wonderful and it is a great time to vacation or buy Real Estate! Click here to learn more about Royal Shell.

Twilight Cafe, Where Food Is Art, Sanibel Restaurant

Working for the SanibelCaptivaDaily, we get to meet a lot of  people and hear all about their vacations. One thing that is always repeated is Sushi and Jazz at Twilight Cafe on Wednesdays. This doesn’t shock us much because Chef Robert Parks is known for running some of the best restaurants around and making sure all of his clients are happy. Ryan Johnson from Texas told us “One of my all time favorite Sanibel restaurants is Twilight Cafe, they have great prices and great food! Plus their Jazz is always perfect for our Wednesday nights with wonderful sushi.”

Thanks for talking to us Ryan and send us pictures of your vacation! If you haven’t eaten at Twilight Cafe, you need to! Stop by tonight for a great time with live music and great drinks!

Twilight Café .(239) 472-8818• 2761 West Gulf Drive Sanibel Island, Florida 33957.

Sanibel & Captiva Nature

Sanibel and Captiva Islands are known for many things, nature is one of them! There are not many places in the world that have such a preserved ecosystem like what is here in Southwest Florida! Here is a GREAT photo taken by Jennifer Valiquette of a Gopher Tortoise. Sign up for our email list and send us your own pictures so we can help show the world what a great place Sanibel and Captiva is for the animals and people!

Royal Shell Hosts “Love That Dress” Collection Party on Sanibel

The Royal Shell Companies, Norman Love Confections and The Timbers Restaurant and are excited to host Sanibel’s very first “Love That Dress” collection party benefitting The PACE Center for Girls of Lee County. This “Girls Night Out” party will take place at Tahitian Gardens, 1975 Periwinkle Way on Tuesday, Aug. 10 from 5 -7 p.m.

“It has always been a part of the Royal Shell culture to give back to the community and this event is a wonderful opportunity for us to do that,” stated Randy Bacik of The Royal Shell Companies.

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The Best of the Week from SanibelCaptivaDaily

As the weather becomes more tropical and the flowers are coming out, Sanibel & Captiva Islands are gorgeous this time of year. If you do not live here in paradise, you should definitely drive or boat over and enjoy all of the great things we have here. Below is a review of our post from last week.

• Jul 11 – Cool People on Sanibel
• Jul 10 – Sanibel Dogs
• Jul 09 – Sanibel and Captiva Accommodations, Royal Shell Vacations, Sanibel & Captiva Vacation Rentals
• Jul 08 – The Best Place to Shop on Captiva is The Captiva Island Store
• Jul 07 – Terry Waldorf’s Sanibel Photography, Best Nature Photography
• Jul 07 – Janet Vince, Art on Captiva
• Jul 06 – 2010 Sanibel’s 4th of July Parade
• Jul 05 – The Sanibel-Captiva Optimist Club 31st Annual 4th of July Road Rally, Sanibel Florida
• Jul 05 – Sanibel 4th of July Fireworks
• Jul 05 – Sanibel 4th of July Fireworks
• Jul 04 – 4th Round of photos from the Sanibel 4th of July Parade
• Jul 04 – 3rd Round of photos from the Sanibel 4th of July Parade
• Jul 04 – 4th of July Fireworks from Cottages to Castles
• Jul 04 – 2 Round of photos from the Sanibel 4th of July Parade
• Jul 03 – Sanibel 4th of July Parade

Cool People on Sanibel

The other day we were having a quick bit to eat at Traders and ran into our good friend Celia and had to snap a picture! Welcome back from WI!

2010 Sanibel’s 4th of July Parade

The SanibelCaptivaDaily.com covered Sanibel ’s 4th of July Parade  on Sanibel Island. Enjoy this  montage of  high energy of still shots captured by “Max Danger Soto”. This is the 2010 Sanibel’s 4th of July Parade. Photo/Video Credit: Max Danger Soto ( we love you Max!!! Thank you for all you do! ) Rock On . COM!!!!! We live in the best place ever! USA!!!!!

The Sanibel-Captiva Optimist Club 31st Annual 4th of July Road Rally, Sanibel Florida

The tradition continued for the   The Sanibel-Captiva Optimist Club 31st annual 4th of July Road Rally! Participants  meet at Timbers for check in and started the rally there! For those of you who don’t know about this annual island event, the Road Rally is a scavenger hunt for Answers to clever questions…it is not a race! Everyone was in a good mood and was ready and eager for their challenge. Winners will be announced later this week after all of the scores have been counted. Click below for photos of the event!

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Sanibel 4th of July Fireworks

Here are more great photos of the great fireworks off of Sanibel! Thank you very much to the Kirkland Family for sending us their 4th of July pictures! They were on the boat watching the amazing firework display from the water! Click below to see more pictures! Thank you very much Salli and Billy Kirkland for the awesome pictures from your 4th of July!

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Sanibel 4th of July Fireworks

Everyone was in a great mood celebrating 4th of July. No rain or thunder could stop people from having a wonderful time on this great National Holiday! A special thanks to Cottages to Castles for raising the money for the Sanibel Fireworks! More pictures to come. Stay tuned.  Sign up for our EBook.

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4th Round of photos from the Sanibel 4th of July Parade

Here is the 4th round of photos from the Sanibel 4th of July Parade. Our photographer Brandon Durazzo was out taking pictures of the Parade and all of the festivities that yesterday had to offer! Click below to see more photos and stay tuned from more pictures coming soon!

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3rd Round of photos from the Sanibel 4th of July Parade

Heather Silbar from the Island Cow was one of our Sanibel Captiva Daily photographers yesterday at the Sanibel 4th of July Parade. This is the 3rd round of photos from our great photographers who covered this fun event! Heather was not only there to watch the parade but she was on one of the floats too! Click below to see more of her photos! Keep posted for more photos!

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4th of July Fireworks from Cottages to Castles

Thank you Cottages to Castles for raising the money for the Sanibel Fireworks! Thank Sharon and Judy for Michie for making the Fireworks possible! See you all tonight on the Causeway for the show at the Sanibel & Captiva Chamber bus.

2 Round of photos from the Sanibel 4th of July Parade

It was the second round of photos from the Sanibel 4th of July Parade. Lisa Schuman from Island Grooming did a wonderful job of capturing the parade! Stay tuned for even MORE photos in a couple of hours!

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Sanibel 4th of July Parade

Today was the Sanibel 4th of July Parade! Tons of people came out to enjoy of of the Island’s most popular event! The parade went great with over 50 parade members driving down the street! Below is the first of a whole series of photographs taken at today’s events! More to come tonight! Photo Credit Lisa of Island Grooming!

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Live Feed of Sanibel’s 4th of July Parade at The Community House

The Community House will be showing the Sanibel’s 4th of July parade live! Local filmmaker Rusty Farst and Gene Rogers of Attic Chat Productions will be shooting the entire parade and be screening it live for everyone to see at the Sanibel Community House! This is the first time ever a live show of the 4th of July celebration will be streamed as it is happening! 3 Cameras will be shooting from the street, next to the judges, and an eye in the sky from the high lift bucket and will be edited live! Besides screening live inside The Community House, they will be re-showing the parade right after to let you see it again with commentary from Star Evette Zurbriggen.

“I am proud to be working along-side techie guru Gene Rogers of Attic Chat Productions for The Community House. Dvd’s of the entire parade should be available. Sanibel’s 4th of July parade will be documented forever with this ‘on the centerline’ view brought to you by The Community House.” Rusty Farst.

Sidewalk Sales, Island Shopping by ShopOnSanibel.com

Celebrate the 4th with wonderful deals at the Sidewalk Sales from ShopOnSanibel.com! Enjoy Island Shopping at it’s finest from July 3rd to the 5th at Tahitian, The Village & Olde Sanibel Shoppes.

Opening day of Twilight: Eclipse at the Island Cinema on Sanibel

It was the opening day of the extremely popular movie Twilight: Eclipse. Fans waited outside of the Island Cinema for the sold-out 9 o’clock show. We at the SanibelCaptivaDaily.com, were there to capture the amount of people waiting for the show. Some extreme fans of the Twilight series waited over an hour, just so they could get their favorite seats! Click below to see how packed the Island Cinema was. Be sure to buy your tickets before the show if you are planning on watching this great movie this week!

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Twilight: Eclipse coming to Island Cinema on Sanibel

Twilight: Eclipse coming to Island Cinema today!  Tickets are available now, show times for the 5 shows today will be 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 9:00.  Thursday and Friday they will have 4 shows 1:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 9:00.  Saturday after the parade stop by Bailey’s Center and have some fun at the Backyard Barbeque and then stop in and cool off for a movie.  Saturday the 3rd show times will be 3:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.  Before Sunday the July 4th Fireworks there will be two early shows so you still have time to catch the Fireworks  show times will be at 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.  Don’t forget about the record breaking Toy Story 3 still showing at the Island Cinema.

Check www.islandcinema.com for a full schedule and movie information.  Island Cinema is your place! The Sanibel Island Cinema is extremely nice, new comfortable stadium seating, new audio equipment and high quality projectors.  Take a break from heat or get out of the rain and stop in and try the Island’s best popcorn!

THE 31ST ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY ROAD RALLY Sanibel Island & Captiva Island

THE ROAD RALLY ROLLS
THE 31ST ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY ROAD RALLY
TO BE HELD JULY 3RD FOLLOWING THE PARADE

It’s Road Rally Time!  SO…GET IT IN GEAR !  Put on your driving gloves, your cool sunglasses and your thinking caps!  The Sanibel-Captiva Optimist Club is pleased to invite all residents and visitors to participate in the annual island tradition Road Rally beginning at noon on July 3rd.

For those of you who don’t know about this annual island event, the Road Rally is a scavenger hunt for Answers to clever questions…it is not a race! The entrance fee per car is $35.00.  We provide you with detailed directions and fun questions — you find the answers along the way.  The route takes 2-1/4 hours or so.  This year we begin and finish our “tour of the island” at the Timbers Restaurant, 703 Tarpon Bay Road, in the parking lot at 12 noon.

You may pre-register and request a preferred start time. We will get as close as we can to your request.  All entrants will be able to see the parade first!  Entry forms will be available from The Sanibel Café, Bailey’s General Store, American Legion Post 123 and the Sanibel Grill/Timbers Restaurant.

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Sanibel & Captiva Independence Day Weekend Activities

Cool Drinks on the Beach at Courtney’s Tiki Bar

Of the best places around to get cool drinks right on the Beach is Courtney’s Tiki Bar. The Tiki bar is right next to the pool and right on one of the beautiful Sanibel Beaches! We saw Randy and Jessica chilling out the other day like most locals do at Courtney’s, enjoying the sun and water!