Islands Night 2024 tickets availableFree tickets for the 31st annual Sam Bailey’s Islands Night at Hammond Stadium on Wednesday, April 17, are now available at the SanCap Chamber Visitor Center and locations throughout the islands, including Homerun Sponsor Bank of the Islands.Sanibel Captiva Community Bank weigh in as Triple Level Sponsor. The chamber is seeking [...]

Port Sanibel Marina, SanCap Chamber celebrate ribbon-cuttingA hub for all things boat- and watersports-related just off-island, Port Sanibel Marina officially celebrated its ongoing comeback this week with a SanCap Chamber ribbon-cutting at its new boat barn. The marina opened its docks and ramp to government agencies and their subcontractors immediately after Hurricane Ian passed, but [...]

The Florida tourism industry fared well in the 2024 state legislative session, thanks in part to competent representation,” Samantha Padgett, vice president of government relations and general counsel for the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA), told SanCap Chamber and FRLA members at the Tuesday, March 19, SanCap Chamber business luncheon at Sanibel Harbour Marriott [...]

City, chamber reveal 50th anniversary merch for purchaseAs the city of Sanibel approaches the November 2024 kickoff of its 13-month 50th anniversary celebration of incorporation, it, in partnership with SanCap Chamber, unveils an initial line of merchandise to commemorate the occasion.“I know residents have been anxiously awaiting purchasable mementos featuring the cool new logo for [...]

SanCap Chamber welcomes new beginnings with MacIntosh Books, John Grey Painting ribbon-cuttingsSanCap Chamber ribbon-cuttings last week celebrated the comeback of two longtime island businesses: MacIntosh Books + Paper at 1620 Periwinkle Way on March 12 and John Grey Painting at 695 Tarpon Bay Road on March 14.Macintosh Books originally opened in 1960 and has lived [...]

SanCap Chamber announces dates for Islands Night, annual meetingMark your calendars for two big dates for the SanCap Chamber this spring. Wednesday, April 17, brings the 31st annual Sam Bailey’s Islands Night to Hammond Stadium, and Wednesday, May 15, marks the chamber’s annual meeting.“Whereas last year, due to Hurricane Ian, we combined the two events [...]

SanCap Chamber ribbon-cuttings mark retail reopening, Shell Show kickoffSanCap Chamber ribbon-cuttings continue to celebrate and broadcast the islands’ emergence from the destruction Hurricane Ian wreaked in September 2022. Most recently, the chamber cheered the reopening of iconic Her Sports Closet shop at Periwinkle Place shopping center, 2075 Periwinkle Way, on Sanibel Island March 7; and [...]

Only 2-1/2 years after debuting its Living Gallery of Aquariums in March 2020, the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium lost about 80 percent of its marine life and everything but the ground level’s 11 structural aquarium tanks to Hurricane Ian. On March 4, along with the SanCap Chamber, it celebrated the complete restoration of [...]

While celebrating 20 years of operation on Sanibel Island, Zurbriggen Financial also recently shared the excitement of the post-hurricane rebuilding and reopening of its office at 695 Tarpon Bay Road with a SanCap Chamber ribbon-cutting.“Our entire office was destroyed from flooding, and everything from studs out had to be replaced and repaired,” said Rick Zurbriggen, [...]

Officially opened Feb. 9 and part of a foodie complex to come, The Magic Bus Ice Cream & Caffeine hosted a ribbon-cutting with the SanCap Chamber on Feb. 27 at 362 Periwinkle Way on Sanibel Island’s East End. Along with Wickies Lighthouse Restaurant, expected to open early March, The Magic Bus is a combined endeavor [...]