Deb Smith relocated to SWFL from Pennsylvania in 1992. She has an accounting background so she clearly understands the many facets of real estate transactions, including financial resources, quality of life factors as well as the emotional component. Purchasing or selling a home is one of the most significant investments people make and they deserve to be approached with the... Read More »
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USA Today has awarded the Readers Choice 2024 “10Best” Hiking Trail designation to Indigo Trail within the J.N.”Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel! The trail is an easy 4.4-mile loop best know for visiting migratory birds. Be on the lookout for a flamboyance of flamingoes! After Hurricane Ian, even elusive flamingoes have been spotted at “Ding”! This beautiful hiking trail... Read More »
As you enjoy the beautiful, barrier island beaches, the City of Sanibel asks you to protect our nesting shorebirds and endangered seaturtles. Nesting season for both shorebirds and seaturtles continue throughout the summer months. Please do your part to protect these wildlife species! Here is what you can do to help: For more information, please visit the Sanibel Captiva Conservation... Read More »
Monday, May 27, 2024. Please take time to “Honor and Remember”. Poppy for Remembrance photo: courtesy of Nicki Son Pearl Harbor & Normandy photos: K.Rice VIP Realty Sanibel & Captiva 1560 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. 239.472.5187 Read More »
One of the reasons Edison and Ford came to SWFL all those years ago was to fish off Punta Rassa. They were not the only ones who knew that our islands and this area are a fisherman’s paradise! No wonder there are so many tournaments throughout the year. Recently, VIP Vacation Rentals GM, Keith McMenamy, his son Tate and their... Read More »
Earlier this month, VIP Realtor Becky Mulka traveled to Washington DC with a SWFL team led by Bill Robinson, CEO of Sanibel & Captiva Island Association of Realtors (SCIAR). Becky is the SCIAR President-Elect. When the group met with Congressman Donalds, it was Becky who was asked to speak about her post-Hurricane Ian experiences as a Sanibel Island homeowner and... Read More »
Like visiting an old friend, it was great to have a meal at the Lighthouse Cafe’s new location, 1020 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel. I am a big fan of their pancakes and was delighted that “malted blueberry pancakes” were listed on the Daily Specials board. I splurged and added the Vermont maple syrup, too. It was well worth it. Just as... Read More »
Sanibel resident and Fort Myers Film Festival (FMFF) Program Committee Chair Leslie Cimino stopped in the VIP Realty Sanibel & Captiva office to share the FMFF schedule for Big Arts. For the first time in its 14-year history, FMFF is presenting films at the Christensen Performance Hall of Big Arts, 900 Dunlop Rd,, for three nights in May. If you... Read More »