ELIZABETH KELLAR

In a show about pole dancing, one would expect certain things to be revealed. But not necessarily the things you might think. The same was true on Sunday, when Victoria Watts and Karen Danni of Silver Shoe Productions, and their ...

John Tesar is a hard man to pin down — and with good reason. This acclaimed chef is poised between overseeing the opening of two Dallas eateries, the Cedars Social and the Commissary. Still, he’s finding the time to travel ...

Life has a curious way of imitating art. Ask Debra Saalfield. Eleven years ago, she auditioned for a part in the Naples Players’ production of “Ballroom.” To do so, she had to take eight weeks of ballroom dance classes — ...

Don Dunn knows a few things about slight-of-hand, economic and otherwise. He’s a respected author on financial schemes. His 1975 book on Boston swindler Charles Ponzi was reissued in paperback four years ago in the wake of the Bernie Madoff ...

The new East Naples restaurant, featuring Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, is a little different ... in the best possible way.

There are clothes that make you look fabulous. Then there are clothes that make you feel that way. Fashion Obsession at Miromar Design Center is an opportunity to discover both. As part of the third annual event, almost 20 designers ...

You don’t have to dance to enjoy this weekend’s Bayshore Festival of the Arts. But when you review the roster of this two-day festival, you may ultimately wish to dust off your flashiest footwear and prepare to cut the proverbial ...

Whenever Roger and Paula Weatherburn-Baker wish to recall the sights and sounds of their first year of marriage, they need only to look at what hangs on the walls of their home. And what hangs in their home is lovely.

Without Collier H.U.G.S., Robert Norcross knows he would be living a different life. He and the mother of his 5-year-old daughter, Riley, are separated. A year and a half ago, Riley was removed from her mother’s care and placed into ...

In a home, a kitchen can be a cozy, comforting place. In a restaurant, it can be chaotic. Of course, it’s rare that two such spaces should ever meet — except in the case of those who entertain often and ...

In planning a Friday night reception in advance of the grand reopening ceremony of the Naples Depot Museum on Saturday, organizers aimed to recreate this elegant bygone era.

A.R. Gurney's witty comedy about a couple and their pooch graces two stages at the same time this month.

Dr. James Levine admits he did not intend to write “The Blue Notebook.” But ultimately, it wasn’t so easy to forget the young girl he met on what Mumbai locals refer to as “the street of cages,” a congested city ...

No one is saying nutcrackers don’t deserve their notoriety. But take a gander at Kati Griffith’s collection of smokers, and you may feel your loyalties begin to wander.

The November 2010 trip fed 38,000 troops at four bases and included two Neapolitans: Kimberly Jo Van Heuvelen, global support manager for Outback Steakhouse International, who was not available for this interview; and Andrew Sansone, managing partner for Carrabba’s Italian ...

Old homes are frequently full of mysteries. However, they’re seldom the sorts of riddles that are worthy of a serious sleuth. Most old home mysteries involve puzzling plumbing or questionable caulking, and it’s a handyman — not a Hardy Boy ...

We would never think to disparage Santa Claus, but let’s be honest: Considering all those cookies he consumes on an average Christmas eve, good St. Nick is hardly a model of dietary perfection. So we’ll look elsewhere for advice on ...

Ritz-Carlton celebrates 25th year by making its traditional lobby gingerbread house a Victorian mansion

At 88, Bertha Diggs has had the kind of life that’s easy to envy. During World War II, she served as a mailperson in the U.S. Navy, an assignment that allowed her to see and savor many cities around the ...

When Mike Mansfield was a teenager, he worked on a road crew in his home state of Illinois. As part of that job, he was charged with killing the weeds that grew alongside the county highway. To do so, he ...

Brisk morning temperatures couldn’t stop an estimated 4,000 Collier County area residents from lacing up their athletic shoes and joining the Southwest Florida American Heart Association’s Start! Heart Walk on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Naples’ Cambier Park.

When interviewing for a new job, it’s advisable to ask about your benefits package. For example, will you receive profit sharing? A pension plan? Tuition reimbursement? Finally, will you be fabulous? If either Christina Thomas or Michelle Ploog nabs the ...

In 1960, legendary broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow presented the plight of Immokalee migrant workers in “Harvest of Shame.” This weekend, 21 houses of worship, interfaith groups and community organizations will visualize solutions to it through ”Harvesting Hope,” a free, ...

If you’re a nature lover, this weekend promises to be a snap. A shutter snap, that is. On Saturday and Sunday, the Florida Camera Club Council is holding its statewide convention, “The Nature of Photography,” at Edison State College in ...

Frank Langella has played a disgraced U.S. President and a diabolical White House chief-of-staff. He’s been a sultry, sophisticated Count Dracula and a mysterious, malevolent Clare Quilty. And, much to his own delight, he has stepped into the shoes — ...

When Anna Isaacs realized she weighed 200 pounds, she also realized she needed a change. For Isaacs, who is a network service technician at Physicians Regional Healthcare System and a single mom, getting in shape wasn’t only about looking better ...

You may know your doctor’s bedside manner. But can you also claim to know his song-and-dance routine? At 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, you’ll have a chance to do that very thing. That’s when the sixth annual Physician’s Talent Show returns ...

Some people thrive under pressure; others are thwarted. Then there are those who shine when confronting one sort of stress, but crumple when faced with a different kind. Several years ago, New York Times columnist and part-time Naples resident Paul ...

Ladies, if your regular workout routine has lost its luster, it may be time to give Mikal Mount’s new Bonita Springs exercise studio a spin. And not just a spin, but also a bump and grind.

If you’ve only been using extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar to dazzle up a boring bed of tossed greens or three-day old baguette, Marie Heiland has a suggestion. Next time, try pouring it on pancakes.

If you believe you know banyans — those twisting trees with hanging roots that grace so many Southwest Florida’ streets and yards — a new installation at the Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples could convince you otherwise. After all, what ...

For $15, you can enjoy a gourmet salad at one of Naples’ more trendy eateries. Or for the same amount of money, you can visit a Collier County co-op and fill a shopping bag full of organic fruits and vegetables. ...

Once, Naples author Jason R. Jones had a battered, plastic laundry basket filled with handwritten notes. Now he has a completed book of 445 pages. And he’s only getting started. “The Exodus of Spiders and Falcons” is the first of ...

Golf is a game with a long and rich history. It has rules and regulations. It has pageantry. And in Southwest Florida, it also has French maid costumes. That’s thanks to a group of local men who call themselves the ...

Adam Janowski is a pie guy. Truth be told, he’s also a cake and cookies guy. Still, it’s not his skills with those types of tasty treats that earned Janowski a pile of ribbons; it’s his proficiency with pies.

As part of a community outreach effort by the Florida Everblades Figure Skating Club, students from a Redlands Christian Migrant Association summer program in Immokalee are attending a learn to skate program at Germain Arena.

The Naples Zoo will unveil its newest residents this morning, but be forewarned. Giraffes are dangerously charming.

Love gone wrong is the subject of a new short film written and directed by Naples filmmaker Alan Kenny Rudolph. But “The Driskell Defense” isn’t a typical tale of thwarted romance. Instead, it tells the story of Lena Driskell, a ...

Author Kristie Cook’s new book features a pair of teenaged, supernatural soulmates, and if you enjoyed the popular “Twilight” saga, the Punta Gorda resident believes there’s a chance you’ll also like “Promise.” But unlike in the “Twilight” saga, don’t expect ...

Physical coordination doesn’t come easy at 5:30 a.m. At that hour, just brewing a pot of coffee can seem like an act of remarkable dexterity. And high kicks? Or jumping jacks? Sit-ups, push-ups or tossing a ball high in the ...

Fan devotion to sports is sometimes likened to a religion. Think Super Bowl Sunday. Think March Madness. But on Tuesday nights at Fleischmann Park in Naples, there’s a basketball game where faith and fitness truly share the court. That’s when ...

Edward Ferguson often meets people during their most difficult moments. As a member of the Collier County Sheriff’s Office crisis response team, the Naples resident is called upon to help families cope with the unexpected loss of a loved one. ...

Two years ago on Father’s Day, Sonny Grech received a card. In it was $6,200. The money was given to him by about 30 of his fellow Naples Rotary Club members with the intention that it be used for his ...

June 10, 1956 proved to be a momentous day in the life of Mary Jo Gallico. That was when her family moved into a house in Dayton, Ohio. But more importantly, that was the day a 5-and-a-half-year-old Gallico moved next ...

In the steamy, sticky days of summer, ice cream can offer a cool, creamy culinary reprieve. Unless you’re counting calories — then, the temptation just creates another kind of warm weather agony. That’s where Yogurbella, a Coconut Grove-born franchise, aims ...

Secrecy is what dogged Naples resident Lander Duncan growing up as a mixed race child in the pre-Civil Rights Era, and followed him into adulthood. His African-American father, a WWII veteran who agitated for civil rights upon his return from ...

Jan Elliott was on the tennis court when she had a stroke. That was eight years ago, when she was 65. She still remembers how her head ached. Simply put, it was “excruciating,” easily the most intense pain she’d ever ...

There are hundreds of golf course communities in Collier County. Boating-friendly neighborhoods dot the county’s coastlines and canals, too. And if you seek an enclave that caters exclusively to the more mature, it can easily be arranged.

This Father’s Day, Mary Shaughnessy will be in the company of her 94-year-old dad. She’s with him, in fact, every day.

In Southwest Florida, it sometimes seems as though a children’s birthday party can’t commence without a bounce house. But bounce house, you might be on notice