Coastal Breeze News

Rio de Janeiro in January and February tends to be steamy… sorry, gentlemen, this refers to the weather, not the girls. More about them later. My splendid daughter invited me to escort her to Rio, since her husband works about 80 hours a week and prefers traveling to Europe anyway. I went out of my way and did her the favor of being her guest. The Norte Americana tourista should be well prepared for a different world.  January and February (Carnival time) are hotter and more humid than New Orleans, Houston, or Orlando – combined – in mid-summer. But, that’s ... Read More »

BOOK REMARKS Diane Bostick [email protected]   Author: Adriana Trigiani Publisher: Harpers, 2012 It is time for a “summer read.” When the weather gets this hot there is nothing to do but try to find a cool, shady place where one can curl up, cool drink in hand, with a nice long romance novel (I believe I made this exact suggestion last summer. Must be a good one and worth repeating). Throw in a little history and you can tell anyone who asks that you are reading an historical novel, which somehow makes it seem as though you have not totally given ... Read More »

By Natalie Strom [email protected] Marco Island’s newest apparel shop has arrived just in time for summer. Featuring the latest trends, straight from Miami, Sol y Arena offers hot styles at cool prices. “This shop is a gift from the heavens!” explains owner, Lidia Tanko. “I love working with clothes, fashion and accessories. I’ve done it all my life.” Thanks to the support of her husband, Andrew Tanko and daughter, Susan Lopez, Sol y Arena offers Latin-inspired clothing that the ladies, both born in Costa Rica, love. As a tour guide for many years in Costa Rica, Lidia brought clothing buyers ... Read More »

FOLLOW THE FISH  Capt. Pete Rapps  [email protected] So with all of this “following of the fish” that we have been doing, isn’t it about time we show you how to cook some of it up? Summer is here and at my home we love to use all sorts of fresh seasonal fruits and veggies to cook up a cool and fresh summer time meal. In this recipe I used Mangrove Snapper, however you can substitute it with just about any fresh local fish fillets. Some of our locally caught fish such as Grouper, Redfish, Trout, Tripletail, Sheepshead, Permit, and Pompano, would ... Read More »