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Local business giving back
By CHR - | May 18, 2021
Community Housing and Resources hosts a Give Back Wednesday campaign at one of its supporter’s locations, with the location donating a percentage of its daily sales to CHR. The next one will take place on May 19 at the Sunshine Seafood Cafe and Wine Bar, at 11508 Andy Rosse Lane, Captiva. Businesses interested in participating in the #GBW campaign can contact CHR Executive Director Melissa Rice at 239-472-1189 or melissa.rice@sanibelchr.org.
CIHS to show film on history of mullet
By TIFFANY REPECKI / trepecki@breezenewspapers.com - | Mar 2, 2021
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“Open-Air Cinema 2” is set for March 8 at 7 p.m. in the parking lot of McCarthy s Marina.
The Captiva Island Historical Society is taking reservations for its next free, outdoor movie night.
The CIHS will host “Open-Air Cinema 2” on March 8 at 7 p.m. in the parking lot of the McCarthy’s Marina, with a rain date scheduled for March 15. The film is “Mullet: A Tale of Two Fish,” a WGCU-produced 57-minute documentary that captures the history of the state’s most under-appreciated fish.
CIHS commemorates opening of The Island Store
By CIHS - | Dec 23, 2020
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Captiva Island Historical Society Board President Tom Libonate speaks during a dedication ceremony held for The Island Store on Dec. 10.
On Dec. 10, the Captiva Island Historical Society commemorated the 105-year history of Captiva’s iconic The Island Store, as part of the Bailey family reopening ceremony.
CIHS Board President Tom Libonate opened the ceremony with remarks featuring highlights of the various roles the building has played in the island’s colorful history since it first appeared on the county tax role in 1915.
“Starting as Mrs. Miller’s boarding house, the building has been a beauty parlor, a dormitory for younger classmen of the Snyder School for Boys, a general store, a restaurant, hurricane shelter, architect’s office, polling precinct and rumored at one point to even feature a brothel,” he said.
Chamber celebrates reopening of The Island Store
By CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - | Dec 16, 2020
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Chamber representatives celebrated with The Island Store owners and staff on Dec. 10.
On Dec. 10, the Sanibel & Captiva Islands Chamber of Commerce celebrated the long-anticipated reopening of the historic Island Store on Captiva. The Bailey family, owners of Bailey’s General Store on Sanibel, reopened the store in October after purchasing it in 2018, then gutting and restoring it.
“The store was completely renovated to current safety and quality standards, while maintaining a historic look and feel of the store,” Calli Johnson, fourth-generation owner-operator, said. “We are excited to expand our fresh produce, with plans to add hot soup and sandwiches soon. Guests will notice the liquor store has moved from one side of the store to the other, and we now have the only beer cave on Captiva.”