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PDA Gallery Sets a New Standard for Design in Naples
The Naples collectible design gallery specializes in postmodern design, with a focus on first-runs and out-of-production pieces you won't find anywhere else.
Delicious Finds
Our Team Picks their Favorite New Restaurants for 2024
From Naples to Fort Myers, these four restaurants offer top-notch dining experience, with innovative food and drink menus to boot.
Local Escape
Charlotte Harbor’s New Ultraluxe Staycation is for SWFL Sunset Lovers
Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor is the premiere spot for sunset views, lounging by the pool, golfing on green fairways, indulging in gelato...
Culinary Debuts
Raising the Bar on Latin Food in Naples
Unidos, in the Naples Design District, blends Latin America ingredients, techniques and traditions from across Latin America, along with unparalleled hospitality for...
Drinks
Meet the Bartender Shaking Things Up in Naples
His reverence for the classics and innovation makes Edgar Sierra our editor-in-chief's favorite new bartender in town.
Enduring Icon
Inside Andre’s Steakhouse—An Enduring Slice of 1990s Naples
Stories of dancing on tables, bigwig power lunches and unforgettable steaks surround this Naples insiders' classic.
Delicious Finds
Food-Loving Designer Dwayne Bergmann Dishes on His Favorite Lee County Restaurants
When he's not designing multimillion-dollar manses in SWFL, Gulfshore Life advisory board member Dwayne Bergmann is often out checking out one great...
Artist to Know
Revered SWFL Artist Mally Khorasantchi’s New Series Collages Life’s Cycles and Seasons
In her new series, the lauded abstract artist draws from her new home on the Imperial River in Bonita Springs, her love...
Artist to Know
Fort Myers artist Marcus Jansen guides us through a tour of an iconic expressionist artist
Marcus reflects on the late artist's legacy at Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at FSW spring exhibit Purvis Young: Honey in the Sky.
Art
This New Textile Triptych at The Baker Museum pays tribute to Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
As a fitting tribute to the sanctuary's 70th anniversary in 2024, The Baker acquired New York-based artist Tamara Kostianovsky's work, which delightfully...
Theater
Behind the Curtain with The Naples Players
The community theater exemplifies what's possible when art lovers unite. Meet the hearts and minds that extend the theater's reach far beyond...
Arts + Culture
SWFL’s Most Dazzling Concert Series
The international Candlelit Concert series makes its debut in Fort Myers, presenting a fresh take on classical music. The chamber concerts recreate...
Raising the Bar
Wine Bars Pop Up Across SWFL, Encouraging Us to Slow Down and Dine
Diners in Southwest Florida bond over aperitivo.
Culinary Debuts
Naples’ New Mediterranean Gem is in East Naples
After wooing Neapolitans with her Hotel Escalante and Veranda E, Mary Brandt debuts the transportive The MED restaurant in the Bayshore Arts...
High Pointe
The Birth of Southwest Florida’s first professional ballet company
Meet the talented couple behind Florida Gulfshore Ballet and their quest to create the first professional company in the region.
Chef to Know
Meet the Chef Behind Paul Fleming’s New PJK Neighborhood Chinese
At 27, Kayla is on her third executive chef gig in Naples—her latest at Paul Fleming's new modern Asian-American restaurant.
Designer to Know
Stylish Handbags Made of Everglades Python Skins
Marco Island resident Annie Diamantidis uses ethically sourced Everglades python skin for fierce minaudières.