Arts + Culture

Forged by Life in Goodland

The Life and Art of Marziano Gizzi Article and Photography by PCCL Staff In Goodland, where weathered wood, working boats, and old Florida character still hold their ground, artist Marziano Gizzi, who goes by "Gizzi", has built a life, and an art practice, defined by instinct, grit, and imagination. His sculptures are not born from trend forecasts or tidy commissions. They begin with what he sees, what a piece of metal suggests, and what movement or memory asks to become. “I don’t do that,”...

Sports + Recreation

A New Ritual: FC Naples Match Day

Bringing a High Level of Soccer to SWFL, Raising Visibility for Sports, Tourism, and Investing in the Community Article by PCCL Staff | Photography by Sarah Passey Photography On any given evening in Naples, the energy feels a little different lately. There’s a hum—subtle but undeniable—coming from the pitch. It’s the sound of a region stepping onto a bigger stage, led by FC Naples, a club that is quickly redefining what high-level soccer looks like in Southwest Florida. For years, the...

Food + Beverage

Aufieri & Martinez: Playing With Fire

The Argentine Asado Experience Redefining Steak in Naples Article by PCCL Staff | Photography by Joan Heredia In a city known for polished steakhouses and coastal elegance, Aufieri & Martinez offers something deeper - an experience rooted not just in flavor, but in fire, ritual, and time. It’s not simply dinner. It’s asado. Asado is a traditional South American social event and culinary technique involving barbecuing various meats—typically beef, pork, and chorizo—slow-cooked over open flames...

Education

A Sister's Promise

How New Naples Resident, Denise Brown, has Turned Tragedy into Advocacy Article by Jennifer Wideberg | Photography by Brown Family & Eve Shakti Chen From the Editor: A Legacy of Courage In this month’s Ladies Issue, we turn our lens toward a neighbor whose name is etched in history, but whose heart is firmly planted in our future.  Denise Brown  has spent thirty years transforming a private tragedy into a public shield for others. As she prepares to release her most personal work yet, For...