Featured Articles
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Estero Economic Outlook 2021
Tourism down, but real estate booming as we enter new year Just 31 years ago, Realtor Joe Pavich bought ...
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Best of 2020 Food and Feels… from European to Coastal Cuisine
Southwest Florida has no shortage of excellent cuisine! This year we were privileged to sample the menus of ...
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‘Quirky’ Everblades Goalie Cam Johnson overcomes personal obstacles, plays for love of the game
Cam Johnson isn’t your normal hockey player. “He’s happy-go-lucky, quirky,” Blades coach Brad Ralph said. “He keeps the mood light.” Cam Johnson greets fans The Florida Everblades goaltender has two cats: Puss Puss, 12, and Si, 7. And he once ...
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Miromar Oulets Shines as Top Attraction on TripAdvisor
Estero outlet mall remains popular during unprecedented times. Christmas came early for Miromar Outlets. In the midst of this summer’s COVID-19 shutdowns, Estero’s outlet mall received a gift, bestowed by TripAdvisor on behalf of thousands of happy shoppers: a ...
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Meet Joanne Ribble, candidate for Village Council District 1
Joanne Ribble has announced her candidacy for the Village of Estero Council, District 1. She is a 14-year resident of the Colony in Pelican Landing. Ribble is a graduate of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania and received a B.S. Degree in ...
Read More Meet Larry Fiesel: Candidate for Estero Village Council District 2
Larry Fiesel has announced he will run for the District 2 seat on the Village of Estero Council. To secure his place on the ballot, Fiesel filed petitions supporting his candidacy from hundreds of Estero residents with the Lee County ...
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DINING
Best of 2020 Food and Feels… from European to Coastal Cuisine
| Dining, Featured Articles
Southwest Florida has no shortage of excellent cuisine! This year we were privileged to sample the menus of restaurants from a variety of unique cultures ...
SPONSORED PARTNERS
Mykonos Kuzina offers warm welcome & delightful dishes
| Dining, Featured Articles
Mykonos Kuzina is marked by a friendly and down-to-earth ambience that few restaurants possess. The family-owned establishment welcomes guests with colorful décor, Mediterranean aromas and big smiles. The cuisine can ...
Cantina 109: Tex-Mex & Tequila with Top-notch Service
| Dining, Featured Articles
From the outside peering in, Cantina 109 might seem to be your average Mexican restaurant. But once you step inside, you’ll be transported to a new state of mind. Colorful ...
Casual Eats
| Dining, Featured Articles
As restaurants everywhere adjust to the “new normal,” we set out to find the best casual eateries in the area. Burntwood Tavern, Tommy Bahama Marlin ...
Set Sail for the world’s finest food & wine offerings
| Dining, Featured Articles
“Like Velcro, I put people together,” says General Manager and Co-founder of Sails Restaurant Velko Pavicevic. It’s not just an easy way to remember his ...
Village News
VILLAGE NEWS
Meet Joanne Ribble, candidate for Village Council District 1
Joanne Ribble has announced her candidacy for the Village of Estero Council, District 1. She is a 14-year resident of ...
Village of Estero Year in Review: 2020
| Business, Village Connection
As we close out 2020 and head into a new year, the Village of Estero ...
Three Village Council seats open for election
| People, Village Connection, Village Council, Village of Estero
The next Village of Estero regular election will be held on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, ...
Village of Estero Honors Veterans
| Featured Articles, Village Connection
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Village of Estero will not hold its annual ...
Publisher's Messages
Publisher's Messages
Historically Speaking…
| Publisher’s Messages
For many of Estero’s 35,000-plus residents who have migrated into our paradise, Estero seems the product of amazing growth and development from just the last 20 years. Most people are unaware that Estero has a truly profound history with great depth and significance, dating back more than 500 years! This issue is dedicated to celebrating the area’s uniquely rich history, ...
Welcome Fall! Time for a change in season…and a change in perspective!
| Publisher’s Messages
Now that we finally made it to the fall season, by the calendar anyway, I say that we all look forward to slightly cooler temperatures and lower humidity and begin to relax and enjoy the Estero lifestyle! Let’s start to venture out, masks and sanitizers in hand, and begin to support the many local businesses that are trying to hang ...
A ‘Double’ Anniversary Celebration!
| Publisher’s Messages
With this September 2020 issue, we are celebrating our 10th anniversary!! In September 2010, at the bottom of an economic recession, Lifestyle Media Group launched Estero Lifestyle Magazine and gave me the opportunity to serve as publisher and director of sales/marketing. Although the business community was hesitant at first, the overwhelming, positive response from Estero residents was the impetus needed ...
Missing the ‘Dog Days of Summer’ (Did I just say that??)
| Publisher’s Messages
Most of us will remember how we dreaded the “dog days of summer” — when it was hot and muggy, vacations were over, the kids were bored, and we were at wit’s end trying to decide how to cope until school resumed (usually after Labor Day). Fast-forward to 2020, where we have had incessant, record heat, no opportunity to even ...