Beyond the Blades
Hertz Arena Gaining Fame As One Of The Nation’s Best Event Venues By Craig Handel In the nearly 25 years that Hertz Arena…
Read MoreEstero High School Graduates Give Hope for the Future
By D.K. Christi The Estero High School graduating Class of 2023 is entering a new world of artificial intelligence, regular space travel and societal…
Read More‘Concierge’ Cancer Care, Close to Home
New Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Cancer Clinic opening at Coconut Point By D. K. Christi Four years since her breast cancer diagnosis…
Read MoreReaching for the Stars
Estero High Pitcher Josh Winckowski makes the Big Leagues in Boston By Craig Handel A baseball pitcher is called many things — hurler,…
Read MoreClimbing Kilimanjaro
How to become an ambassador for the ‘Nation of Orphans’ By Laura J. Cummings “I quit!” Megan Garcia shouted, launching her useless, frozen…
Read MoreThe Evolution of Engage Estero
Estero Council of Community Leaders Refreshes Its Name To Reflect Mission By Cheryl Mandell More than a decade before Estero became the incorporated…
Read MoreThe Karl Smesko Coaching Tree of Success
FGCU Women’s Basketball Coach Inspires Many Mentees By Craig Handel After Kate Schrader Bruce finished an All-American basketball career at Florida Gulf Coast…
Read MoreCommunity Builders Say ‘Family’ is the Heart of it All
J. Pavich Real Estate Realty World Celebrates 25th Anniversary By Cheryl Mandell Life was good in the small Chicago suburb of Calumet City…
Read MoreGenerations Mingle to Make Music
By D. K. Christi Musical magic happens when young talent meets seasoned musicians, combining their shared enthusiasm for large group performance. Both the Bonita…
Read MoreEconomic Outlook: 2023
Brace for change as Estero development explodes By Laura J. Cummings, Cheryl Mandell and Hunter Dail As Estero’s development office worked nonstop to…
Read MoreHome Sales Stay Hot (If You Can Afford the Insurance)
By Cheryl Mandell Conventional wisdom might predict home-seekers would shy away from Southwest Florida after seeing the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Ian. Not so,…
Read MoreWill Our Waters Recover? Hurricane Ian Impacts Tourism
By Hunter Dail The physical and emotional toll mounted for Jake Voth as he and his crew from ISC Materials cleaned the sand along…
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