I'm Just Sayin'

As I was sayin’ — by that I refer to the chronicling of our car trip up Florida’s midsection to St. Augustine. It’s a trip worth taking, and the coming back south is as well. Full story »

Forget the Disney/Universal/Sea World megaplex. There’s another “Orlando” to enjoy. Forget the winding, sometimes sand-blown beach roads and highways and the Interstate corridors, those multi-lane racetracks too often slowed to parade pace by ramparts built with all the orange barrels east of the Mississippi. Full story »

A chunk of land on U.S. 41 in East Naples is transforming into a showplace for Southwest Florida and beyond. Since 2000, when generous benefactors gave millions of dollars to purchase the property, supporters and staff have been recruiting a group of skilled and dedicated experts who now are working to create the Naples Botanical Garden. Full story »

This column was intended to be a report on trends, fads and fashions in weddings these days, but it took a sharp turn into a local love story when I found out about the on and off romance saga of Dusty and J.B. Holmes. Full story »

A lot of spring cleaning in Collier County takes place in the fall. No, it’s not a mistake. During that time of the year, many people return to their Florida homes, which have been closed during summer and need to be cleaned up and aired out. Full story »

If you are an expert in buying and selling on eBay, you don’t need to read this report from an absolute eBay beginner: me. Or, you might enjoy reading of my stumbles and fumbles. Full story »

When my wife and I decided to visit historic St. Augustine, Fla., it seemed an easy enough endeavor. We would fly there from Naples or Fort Myers, stay a few days, see the sites and then fly or drive home to Marco. We thought flying would be easier and faster. Wrong! Full story »

It has been three score years since I was in elementary school, so when I try to recall what gadgets or gizmos we had to do work with back then, I am stumped. In grade school we were pretty much no-tech. Full story »

Let’s say you’re driving along any two-lane road in this part of Collier County one day and up ahead, you see some flashing lights and hear a siren.
There’s a lot of traffic, but it’s moving OK. Full story »

Valentine’s Day has a rich and racy history. It has spawned (oops, poor choice of words), um, it has inspired poets and proposals and propositions and some darn good dinners out too. Full story »

We have our share of teetotalers, alcoholics and everything in between that relates to using alcohol here in Southwest Florida. A survey about alcohol usage probably would show that 99 percent of people who drink are merely “social drinkers.” One percent would have no opinion or could not remember. Full story »

There’s danger lurking out there in Digital World and it threatens to change the social nature of an American institution — a shopping trip to the local super market. Full story »

You probably are only a few miles away from a place where some people spend most of their free time playing. And playing. And playing. It’s not a golf club or tennis club; it’s not a playground with swings and jungle gyms. Full story »

Florida's Lotto game is about to change. Lotto is the twice-weekly draw that can deliver millions to lucky people. Full story »

So to artists and those who love and support them, it may seem nothing out of the ordinary that the Art League of Marco Island, now almost 39 years old, has changed its name. Full story »