By Laura J. Cummings You’ve heard “it takes a village,” but Estero Rotarian Sally Smith has singlehandedly led the charge to transform a village in a mountainous region of rural Guatemala. Before meeting Smith, the women of Santa Eulalia, Guatemala, had to walk a considerable distance down to the river to fetch drinking water, then…

By D.K. Christi Hayden Fuller is an active fourth grader who enjoys riding dirt bikes, painting and doing karate — oh, and he’s also an inventor. Recognized for creating a life-saving pod for temporary living in the aftermath of a storm, Fuller took top honors at the Thomas A. Edison Festival of Light Regional Inventors…

By Laura J. Cummings It’s not often a locally owned restaurant is able to open a second location in under one year. That’s how good Naples Coastal Kitchen is. About 11 months after Stuart Bell and his business partners opened the original restaurant, they celebrated the opening of an even larger location at Gulf Coast…

By Scott Graison                I lie on my back, with my eyes closed. I am perfectly relaxed in a state of tranquility. I find my mind taken to worlds I’ve never before experienced. I float in clouds. I envision Native Americans up close. I visualize grand fields of never-ending grass. I drift in shallow, calm waters…

By Meg Daradanova On a sunny Sunday morning, Estero Community Park is teeming with activity. A couple hundred people have shown up for the inaugural One Small Step Walk to benefit the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research. Volunteers are handling sign-up, silent auction tables, entertainment and refreshments. Amanda Tokarski, a resident of Estero and the event’s…