January/February 2004

FEATURES

FGCU’s International Appeal / By Julie Clay
Florida Gulf Coast University’s influence reaches far beyond Southwest Florida. Its programs touch students and businesses throughout the world.

Roadway to Controversy / By Jill Tyrer
The Sanibel Causeway has been an object of conflict since its beginning and still arouses strong emotions and opinions.

Visit Old Florida / By Dan Millot
Take a short trip to Chokoloskee Island and Everglades City for a good look at Southwest Florida’s history and its early settlers.


DEPARTMENTS

Masthead

Editorial

Gulf Coast Grins

Making Waves
Celebrating Islanders

Coastal Commerce
Top Stitch Upholstery
By Debbie Hanson

The Arts
Live Theater in Collier and Lee
By Janina Birtolo

Explorer
Micanopy and Alachua County
By Gretchen F. Coyle

Profile
Deborah La Gorce of BIG ARTS, By Jill Tyrer

Habitats
Captiva’s Mermaid House, By Libby Boren McMillan

Outdoors
Options for Ecotourists, By William Ernest Waites

Across the Causeway
The New Newton Park, By Trudi Edelman

Getaways
Sailing the Caribbean, By Lynne Howard Frazer

Special Section
Building and Wetlands, By Barbara Linstrom-Arnold

Cuisine
Cooking with Chef Tell, Also, an Elegy to Beer

Finds
2004 Calendars, By Julie Clay

Calendar
Where to Go and What to Do in Southwest Florida

Island Journal
A Diary of Everyday Life in Paradise