Food + Beverage

Chocolate to Show Your Love

Make Your Own Valentine's Day Chocolate Dishes Article by Jessica Fitch | Photography by Provided Chocolate has been associated with love for nearly 700 years. It is a suspected aphrodisiac, an endorphin factory, and a gift of love. No matter how you spend your Valentine’s Day this year, you will likely end up with some of it in your grasp. Be it the day of or the day after on discount candy, chocolate is quite nearly unavoidable in February. Why settle for bunnies and boxes when you could...

January 2021

Auto + Marine

The Jaguar Land Rover Experience

A New Facility to Usher in 2021 Article by Aubrey Sewell | Photography by AMP Shots Media It’s time to celebrate the Grand Opening of Jaguar Land Rover’s new state of the art facility!  With the auto industry expanding and Jaguar Land Rover’s continuing to grow with more models, they needed a new place with the capacity to take on that growth.  The new facility features include 60,000 square feet under air, 31 service bays with three quick lube stations for faster service, 12 new car showrooms...

December 2020

Health + Wellness

New Year, Positive Habits

Positive Pandemic Habits to Carry Into the New Year Article by Aubrey Sewell 1. Tip Generously: The value of delivery services has risen as everyone is ordering more meals, groceries, and Amazon items.  Delivery employees are a new breed of essential workers that are stepping out into the world every day to encounter people and take risks with their own health.  Make sure to keep showing your appreciation for what they are doing by giving generously back to them. 2. Home Exercise: With the...

December 2020

Health + Wellness

New Beginnings

Every year, every day, every moment holds a new promise Article by Aubrey Sewell Sunrises are the dawn of a new day. They hold hope for all the good that lies in store. As you view these sunrises from right here in our community or experience a sunrise firsthand for yourself, we hope and pray that you find the promise in every moment and every day of the year ahead.  

December 2020

Food + Beverage

Savory Squash

Squash Recipes You Can't Help But Enjoy Article by Aubrey Sewell ROASTED SQUASH WITH GOAT CHEESE & POACHED CRANBERRIES INGREDIENTS 1 butternut squash, sliced crosswise into 6 rounds 1 tablespoon olive oil Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 c. fresh cranberries 1/2 c. pure maple syrup  2 tbsp. fresh orange juice 2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary 1 (4-ounce) log goat cheese, at room temperature 1/4 c. heavy cream 1/3 c. roasted and salted pepitas DIRECTIONS 1.     Preheat...

December 2020

Arts + Culture

2021's Bookshelf

Books to Inspire, Motivate, Help, and Shape You Article and Photography by Books shape us. Their words can bring about a plethora of responses. They can inspire and motivate us.  They can cause us to reflect upon ourselves and the world around us. They can challenge us and spur us to action. They can make us feel, help us heal, and change the way we live. The following selections address a wide range of topics to help shape us into the people we want, or may even need, to be as we strive to...

December 2020

Travel

Ocean Key Resort & Spa

Article by Sue Collins Located where Duval Street meets the Gulf of Mexico at Sunset Pier in Key West, this quiet hotel is adjacent to Mallory Square in historic Old Town Key West, providing guests a sanctuary, attentive service and a front row seat to the show that is the sunset.  The deck at the LIQUID Pool-Bar-Lounge faces west, affording OKR guests guaranteed seats (with food and full bar service) while tourists and locals line up on the boardwalk below at Sunset Pier to wait for the green...

December 2020

Food + Beverage

It's the Most Wonderful Time to Wine

The Winery at Hangar 41 Article by Aubrey Sewell | Photography by Mart Barnhart of AMP Shots Media Benjamin Franklin once said, “The discovery of a wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a constellation. The universe is too full of stars.” and discovering Hangar 41 is the beginning of discovering incredible wine right here in our community. It all started when Sandy & Zahorchak bought The Grape Escape in 2006, changing its business name to Time to Make Wine and its winery name to The...

December 2020

Shopping

Resolution Gift Guide

Products to Kick Off New Resolutions Article by Aubrey Sewell RELAXING MORE  1. Homedics White Noise Sound Machine, $20, amazon.com  2. The Daily Zen Journal: A Creative Companion for a Beginner’s Mind, $7, amazon.com  3. Do Good Hammock, $195, uncommongoods.com  4. One Year Subscription to the Calm App, $60, calm.com  5. Simpson Plush Marshmallow Slide On House Slipper $23, lyst.com  6. Casaluna Oversized Chunky Hand Knit Decorative Throw $79, target.com  7. Silent Ultrasonic...

December 2020

Health + Wellness

Seeing the magic of the holidays

The team at Frantz EyeCare shares memories of Christmases past Article by Bev Hollingshead | Photography by Provided The holidays offer us a time to slow down, reminisce and create new memories with loved ones. The busy doctors and staff at Frantz EyeCare here in Naples believes family comes first and agreed to share their personal stories of celebration and family. Happy holidays! Jonathan M. Frantz, MD, FACS Dr. Jonathan Frantz has been the chief surgeon and medical director of Frantz...

November 2020