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MY Shower Door Celebrates 20 Years in Southwest Florida
By Cheryl Mandell Family is at the center of everything for Bill Daubmann, owner of Florida’s renowned frameless glass enclosure company, MY Shower Door, which is celebrating its 20th…
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FGCU Basketball Schedules Are As Tough As Ever
By Craig Handel Indiana. Pittsburgh. Cincinnati. Minnesota. Florida Atlantic. Southern California. Kentucky. Duke. Florida Gulf Coast University’s women’s and men’s basketball teams haven’t been shy about playing some of…
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Can the Blades ‘Three-Peat’?
By Craig Handel In the 25-plus years that the Florida Everblades have been in Estero, they’ve been known for two things – championship-level hockey and community involvement. This season,…
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Music at the Mall
Southwest Florida Symphony offers ‘tiny concerts’ at Coconut Point By D. K. Christi Live, classical music has arrived at Coconut Point Mall. The Southwest Florida Symphony Artistic and…
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MY Shower Door Celebrates 20 Years in Southwest Florida
By Cheryl Mandell Family is at the center of everything for Bill Daubmann, owner of Florida’s renowned frameless glass enclosure company, MY Shower Door, which is celebrating its 20th…
Read More FGCU Basketball Schedules Are As Tough As Ever
By Craig Handel Indiana. Pittsburgh. Cincinnati. Minnesota. Florida Atlantic. Southern California. Kentucky. Duke. Florida Gulf Coast University’s women’s and men’s basketball teams haven’t been shy about playing some of…
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DINING
You Can Have It All at The Cheesecake Factory
| Dining Estero & SWFL
Quality and Quantity Reign Supreme at The Cheesecake Factory By Cheryl Mandell There was quite a buzz when locals found out The Cheesecake Factory was coming to town.…
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You’re Famiglia at Limoncello
| Dining Estero & SWFL
Spirited service and a taste of Old Southern Italy By Cheryl Mandell Stepping into Limoncello is like stepping back in time to the beautiful seaside Italian village of…
Trendsetting Meets Tradition at Bar Tulia
| Dining Estero & SWFL
Creative cocktails and cuisine pay homage to native Italy By Cheryl Mandell It’s easy to be impressed as you approach Bar Tulia. Ivy scales the soft white pergola from…
Casual Eats at Estero Crossing
| Dining Estero & SWFL
Explore a Trio of Tasty Lunch and Dinner Options! By Cheryl Mandell Estero Crossing is one of the newest plazas in Estero, located on Corkscrew Road just west…
What’s Cooking at University Village
| Dining Estero & SWFL
Three new casual eats to check out this summer! By Cheryl Mandell Ever since University Village opened in 2018, it has been a popular destination for FGCU students,…
Village News
VILLAGE NEWS
Village Connection -Keep Estero a Great Place to Live
Here’s how you can help the environment: Plant native or Florida-friendly plants – they require less maintenance and less water. Consult the Florida Friendly Plant Guide (https://ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/) Reduce the amount…
Village Connection-New Entertainment District Planned for Williams Road
| Village Connection
The Village began soliciting partners in February to develop an entertainment district on a 20-acre site owned by the Village on Williams Road. The objective of this public-private partnership process…
Village Connection- Landscaping to Beautify Corkscrew Road/I-75 Interchange
| Village Connection
Over the past few months, the Florida Department of Transportation’s contractor has been making much progress on the Corkscrew Road/I-75 interchange landscaping project. As the landscaping takes shape, residents will…
Village Connection- Capital Improvement Projects for the Coming Year
| Village Connection
The Village of Estero will continue to put a major emphasis on capital projects in the upcoming fiscal year 2023/2024 budget. Quality of life, beautification, bicycle/pedestrian safety, traffic improvements, park…
Publisher's Messages
Publisher's Messages
Celebrating Our Community’s Many Successes
| Publisher’s Messages
WOW! We have been enjoying the cooler, drier temperatures for a while now. And more of our seasonal friends continue to return from up north. As we head toward the…
Ahhhh, the Beginning of FALL…
| Publisher’s Messages
October — the crisp morning air, the smell of seasonal baking and the beautiful fall colors — for most of us this is just but a faint memory of someplace…
‘Passion, Partnerships & Performance’
| Publisher’s Messages
The 3 P’s of Dr. Aysegul Timur, President, FGCU For this month’s cover story, “Navigating the Presidential Path,” we had the pleasure of sitting down with the new president…
The Best of Times… Past, Present & Future!
| Publisher’s Messages
As I reflect on our lifestyle living in the “paradise” we call the Village of Estero, there have been so many positives that it is almost impossible to enumerate. Just…