‘Lifestyle’ Archives
There’s an App for That – Navigation
SPEAKING OF TRAVEL Vickie Kelber vickieonmarco@gmail.com Last year, I wrote an article, “There’s an App for That” (http://tinyurl.com/6uy2skr) and with the now more than 600,000 Apps available for the iPhone/Android and iPad, there are sure to be some that are invaluable to travelers. In fact, there are so many that I am [...]
“Jammin’ with The Sheffield Crew”
MUSIC NOTES BY GATOR NATE Nate Augustus rubeejaw@aol.com Most music fits into categories. Genres, if you will. Rarely do you run across a band that defies their genre, spilling across to others and forming a style all their own. Over the last few tweeks, Music Notes has delved into the world of some great local, island style musicians. [...]
Marco Island Writers
By Joanne Tailele MARCO ISLAND WRITERS (MIW), formerly The Marco Writers Networking Group may have a shorter name, but our group is certainly not short on vision. Meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Fifth Third Bank on Elkcam Circle, we are approaching our one-year anniversary this June. From its first meeting with only two [...]
Hindsight and forethought
ART UNCOVERED Tara O’Neill I usually save my “year in review” for mid-summer, but as I am now exiting the role of gallery committee Chairperson at the Marco Island Center for the Arts, I am consumed with reflection. It’s been a full two years since I was hood-winked…that is to say, invited…to accept the position (what [...]
BIG BAD COFFEE
Q&A WITH THE FITNESS DIVA Crystal Manjarres Crystal@PinkIslandFitness.com I keep hearing conflicting information about coffee—is it good for me or not? It is definitely confusing—one minute the news is touting the benefits of coffee, and the next, it is calling it a poison. The opinion can literally change day-to-day, depending [...]
It’s about Class
SOUTHERN SKIES By Mike P. Usher eas-newsletter@earthlink.net Classes in Collier County will soon come to an end in a few days when school lets out for the summer, but stars also have classes which they are stuck in for most of their lives. Classes are assigned to stars based on a very detailed analysis of their light; once you know [...]
30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans
BOOK REMARKS Diane Bostick dianebostick@comcast.net Author: Karl Pillimer Ph.D Publisher: Hudson Street Press, 2011. Much to my surprise it seems that the author of 30 Lessons for Living, Dr. Karl Pillimer, considers those who have passed their 65th birthday the “Wisest Americans.” So it is nice to know that I qualify [...]
Food Disasters: So Sorry, Dave!
CHEF’S TABLE Chef Anne Feinman thechefsexpress@aol.com As I was preparing to write a Chef’s Table story today, my son John came into my office to share an event that occurred last night at our restaurant. So, first off, in writing for the world to see....we are so sorry, Dave Purcell! You can keep the t-shirt, too!....oops, John [...]
History abounds in St. Augustine
SPEAKING OF TRAVEL Vickie Kelber vickieonmarco@gmail.com Living here in Paradise, it’s easy to confine my sphere of in state travel to Marco and Naples with the occasional jaunt to Ft. Myers, or at least to Estero for shopping. With that in mind, I have been trying to make an effort to see more of what Florida has to [...]
WHEN AND WHAT TO EAT
Q&A WITH THE FITNESS DIVA Crystal Manjarres Crystal@PinkIslandFitness.com When should I eat- before or after exercise? When and what you eat prior to and after exercise depends largely upon what type of exercise you are doing, as well as your medical history. For instance, if you are a seventy-five year old woman with diabetes [...]
