News
001p1_xlg.jpg playing, dining, living... WHY IT'S BETTER ON THE WATER

    When Jill and Glenn Jones lived in Texas, they were only 20 miles from the Gulf but never bought a boat. Then they moved to Southwest Florida, and five months later they were boaters. "Here there are protected harbors, channels, rivers and places to go," said Jill Jones, 32, of Cape Coral. Full Story
002p1_xlg.jpg Liveaboards love having a different view of the water

    Like people who work the nightshift, liveaboards see the world from an unusual vantage point. They fall asleep to gentle rocking and the soothing sound of waves lapping at their domicile, and their version of yardwork entails scrubbing oxidation off the hull instead of mowing the lawn. Full Story
Business
030p1_xlg.jpg Diverse services help marinas stay afloat in turbulent economic and political seas

    The traditional image of the American dream has a happy family, a house with a white picket fence, two cars in the driveway and Fido in the back yard. For many in Southwest Florida, the ideal image also includes a boat — even though that element is being threatened by economic and political turbulence. Full Story
031p1_xlg.jpg City dock is a cutting-edge location for a ship-shape salon

    Rumours Hair Design, a salon in downtown Fort Myers for 24 years, is moving to a two-story, canary yellow boat docked at the City of Fort Myers Yacht Basin. Owner Marcia Schwalm envisioned moving her salon to the marina five years ago, when renovations began in the space Rumours occupied in the Earnhardt Building. Full Story
A&E
052p1_xlg.jpg FANTASMAGORICAL: CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG

    The cast has yet to arrive in town, but the star of the show's already on stage in the spotlights, the center of everyone's attention. She faces forward, then glides 90 degrees to show her profile, practically preening like a fashion model. Full Story
053p1_lg.jpg Critic's Choice
Elaine Newton's fans love being lectured

    Summer's typically a time for light reading Full Story
Real Estate
090p1_xlg.jpg Waterfront living in style and luxury
Estate in Gulf Harbour on sale for $15.9 million

    Al Hoffman's house on the Caloosahatchee River is arguably as grand and stately as its older neighbors just up the river, The Edison & Ford Winter Estates. Inspired by Old World Spanish architecture, Mr. Hoffman and his wife had the 13,233-square-foot, single-family home built to their specifications in 1998 and called it Casa de Suenos, house of dreams. Full Story
091p1_xlg.jpg VIP Realty offering developer closeout on Marbella homes

    VIP Realty Group, Inc. of Fort Myers is offering the lowest prices yet available on 23 developer closeout homes at Marbella at Cypress, announced VIP Sales Manager Robin Driskill. The community contains coach homes ranging in size from 1,378 to 1,958 square feet and feature two or three bedrooms, and three or two baths. Homes are priced from $129,900 to $205,000. Full Story
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