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Five Home Improvements That Actually Add Value By Lisa Khorey, REALTOR® | Trusted Advisor for Southwest Florida Living Not every remodeling project increases the value of your home. If you’re considering selling in the next few years, knowing where to invest—and where to save—can make a meaningful difference. Whether you’re preparing to list this season […]

By the time this article is published, I’ll have returned from my annual fly-fishing trip. I started fly fishing in the 1990s, alternating between horseback-riding and fishing trips for several years. My late husband took up fly fishing after we married and quickly became more skilled than I was. This year, I may even add […]

Every community has those rare individuals whose presence quietly lifts everyone around them. For Estero, Lanell and Jim Shields have been exactly that, steady hands, generous hearts, and joyful partners in shaping the place we are proud to call home. As they prepare to leave Estero for a new chapter closer to their daughter in […]

From Allegra Goodman, an acclaimed writer of historical fiction, comes Isola, a stunning medieval thriller based on a true story of a young 16th century French noblewoman, who survived after being cast off on an uninhabited island off the coast of North America and lived to tell her story. After the untimely deaths of her […]

During the summer months in Southwest Florida full time residents and vacationers enjoy light traffic on the roads, restaurants reward us with numerous specials, and reservations are much easier to obtain. While the summer months of July and August are often associated with school vacations and sunny weather in the Northern Hemisphere, we tend to […]

On a warm summer morning, dust rises with each strike of a horse’s hoof as José Fonseca gallops across Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula to begin his day’s work. Looking at this vibrant man, you might assume he is in his seventies. In reality, José is 100 years old. In Loma Linda, California, 94-year-old Marion Westermeter […]

For this month’s recipe, I stuck to the “Season of Grilling” theme. A “Chimichurri” Sauce is the perfect accompaniment to anything grilled. Fish, chicken and especially beef. By origin this sauce originates from Argentina. It will remind you of “Pesto” but with Parsley or a “Gremolata” but wet with Vinegar and Oil. We used this […]

Many folks are enhancing the beauty of Grandezza by growing orchids outside on trees. You can see them blooming on the golf course and in most neighborhoods. These gorgeous flowers are quite remarkable and can survive indefinitely on trees during the summer months—often for decades! Southwest Florida’s summer provides high ambient humidity and warm temperatures, […]

We all love our dogs—they’re part of the Grandezza family! But no one enjoys stepping in or seeing dog waste left behind on sidewalks, lawns, or common areas. Please be a responsible pet owner and pick up after your dog every time. Dog waste is not only unpleasant, it can spread bacteria and harm our […]