Gulfshore Life

Made With Love

“I have an obsession with fire,” Kristin Purcell reveals while working inside her Estero home that has also morphed into the headquarters for her online boutique, HENRO. “There’s something about a fire, like a warm campfire surrounded by friends and family, that brings me back to basics.” HENRO—an e-retailer for…

Exciting Things For Kids To Do in SWFL in February

Get the kiddos out and about with these editor-favorite, family events across the region. From opportunities to decorate Valentine’s Day cards in Naples to the epic Edison Festival of Light parade in Fort Myers to the bounty of farm animals…

Raising Kind Kids

We teach our children skills to thrive in the world. We teach them how to tie their shoes, how to read and write, how to calculate numbers and, sometimes, even how to fight. One fundamental skill that’s very simple yet…

Best In Class

Cameron Middleton In Instagram videos, Cameron Middleton, a 7-year-old golfer from Bonita Springs, hits a golf ball through a slinky, down a staircase into a cup, knocking Mentos into a Coke bottle causing a soda eruption. A hole-in-one he sunk…

Miss Lexi’s Place: A Salon and Spa for Kids

Real beauty comes from within. And that comes through at Miss Lexi’s Place, Alexia Walulik’s salon and spa for kids ages 3 to 13, where haircuts and manicures come with self-esteem boosters. With a mission to help build confidence, Alexia…

Reading Corner

Dreaming of Fort Myers By Arcadia Publishing Illustrated by Lorrie Bennett The natural world inspires Lorrie Bennett, a Fort Myers fine artist, graphic designer and illustrator whose works joyfully depict animals and figurative scenes. In this board book, slated to…

Solstice Kids: Organic, Eco-Conscious Children’s Clothing

Many parents look for apparel crafted with safe, comfortable materials, free of harmful synthetics found in some mainstream brands. Enter: Southwest Florida-based Solstice Kids, which creates eco-conscious children’s clothing, handstitched from organic fabric that’s milled in the U.S.A. The sustainable,…

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