Archive for May, 2024

Share the Shore!

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 »


Memorial Day 2024

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Memorial Day 2024

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 »


VIP Vacation Rentals GM, Keith McMenamy, Hooks a Big One!

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 »


Get to Know VIP Realtor and SCIAR President-Elect, Becky Mulka

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 »


Sanibel’s Lighthouse Cafe has the “World’s Best Breakfast”!

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 »


Fort Myers Film Festival Comes to Big Arts!

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 »


Get to Know VIP Realtor and Resident Historian, Deb Gleason

Congratulations, Deb, for being acknowledged as an “Island Insider” in last week’s Santiva Chronicle! Deb is definitely the “go to” person to answer any question about the history of Sanibel and Captiva. Her love of the island comes through clearly when you chat with her about growing up on Sanibel. Besides being a successful VIP Realtor, Deb is a volunteer... Read More »


VIP Realty Sanibel & Captiva wishes you a Happy Mother’s Day!

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Get to Know the VIP Top Producers, April, 2024!

VIP Realty Sanibel & Captiva is proud to recognize Becky Mulka as the TOP SALES agent in April, 2024! Becky is originally from Michigan. She went to college and met her husband in SWFL. They made thier home on Sanibel with their beautiful daughter, who attends high school in Fort Myers. Becky’s decade of hospitality experience and business knowledge, plus... Read More »