Contents
March/April 2005


coverFEATURES

Artists in Residence / By Barbara Linstrom-Arnold
Robert Rauschenberg and Darryl Pottorf reflect on their friendship, their careers, and the area's occasionally cruel weather.

Hanging Around / By Gretchen F. Coyle
Spanish explorers may have inspired its name, but Spanish moss provides a backdrop that is pure Florida.

Location, Location, Location / By Barbara Linstrom-Arnold
Women's clothiers and other big-name companies think Southwest Florida ought to be in pictures.


DEPARTMENTS


Guest Commentary
By D.T. Minich, Executive Director,
Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau


Coastal Commerce
Geez Leweez

Making Waves
Celebrating Southwest Floridians

Explorer
At the River's End
By Gretchen F. Coyle

Outdoors
Going Down Under
By Chelle Koster Walton

Profile
Donna Ferres -- From Horror to Healing
By Janina Birtolo

Special Section
Thinking Regionally
By Roger Williams

Getaways
The Big Chill
By Roberta Sotonoff

Across the Causeway
Hot Shots
By Greg Luberecki

Cultural Lee
Notes about Your Community

Cuisine
Desalinating Your Diet;
Hail to the Chef

Habitats
Home-Front Happenings
By Libby Boren McMillan

The Arts
Setting the Stage
By Janina Birtolo

Calendar
Where to Go and What to Do in Southwest Florida

Gulf Coast Grins
By Steve Madden

Island Journal
A Diary of Everyday Life in Paradise