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HAPPY NEW YEAR – ESTERO!!

Wow! 2013!! It time to unwrap that new calendar and to begin to enter all of the exciting and wonderful activities that you plan to enjoy this New Year!! There will certainly be those rounds of golf or tennis, art festivals by the dozens and the trips to the beach or out on the water. There’s always the fun of discovering a new restaurant or two that you have never tried before. And our communities swell to their peaks as our winter residents return en mass and our fellowship opportunities with friends, new and old, shape our lives. Ah yes! This is the “Estero Lifestyle” that we enjoy so much!

The fresh start of a New Year always brings with it a new hope and optimism for a better tomorrow. It gives us all a chance to make the needed corrections in our lives to fulfi ll our hopes and dreams, to fi nd peace, love and happiness for ourselves, our families and our friends and loved ones.

One of the many joys we have embraced in our SW Florida ‘lifestyle’ is the many opportunities we have to become involved in our community through our tireless support of the many philanthropic activities to help the many thousands who benefi t each year from our generosity. There are literally dozens and dozens of ways to enjoy sharing our success with those who need our help in some way. From special activities with the Red Sox and Twins, to many needs of the community supported thru golf tourneys and tennis matches, 5K runs, food and music festivals of every kind. We have the most fun ways to give back to our community of any place on Earth!!!

One such annual opportunity is the “Helping Kids with Cancer” Radiothon staged right here in Estero at the Miromar Outlets later this month. This month learn how Barbara’s Friends, the children’s cancer fund, began and its support of the new Golisano Children’s Hospital.

I have been personally involved with this organization, nearly three years as chairman, for the last 10 years. I hope each of you will fi nd it in your hearts to make a contribution this year to the greatest legacy we will ever know. The children of SW Florida need our help!!

Our cover story answers the question, “So, how are we doing here in SW Florida?” Read observations from a local business, economic and real estate perspective about the strength of our economy. You will be at the very least –encouraged.

One of the most surprising attributes of our area is that we have within our midst the local PBS broadcast locations, WGCU Public Media, which originates her on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). Ranking in the Top Five list of most watched television stations in our area, could you be missing out?? Wait till you read the extent of their programming. There is defi nitely more than ‘meets the eyes and ears’.

This month, as always, we have a complete calendar of events to help you plan your days and nights while enjoying the Estero ‘lifestyle’. One such plan should include a step back in time to the ‘Old Florida’ style of dining with a trip to this month’s

dining feature, Big Hickory Seafood Grille, a local favorite for more than four decades. You won’t want to miss the high quality food served in a “relaxed, natural setting”.

As we start our journey through 2013 together, I want to express my appreciation to all of our readers who have made us part of your ‘lifestyle’. Keep your thoughts, ideas and suggestions coming. And please remember that our outstanding advertising partners make it possible for you to receive Estero Lifestyle each month.

Finally, I have great hope for all of us in the months ahead as well. I hope that 2013 will be a little kinder and less barbaric than the fi nal months and days of this past year. For us, the promises of tomorrow look very bright. Stay positive, dream big and make the world a better place. Together we can make a difference.

I wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year fi lled love and good fortune.

So until next month, Enjoy the Lifestyle!

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STYLE 16 New Year, New You 20 Travel Style: The World’s Best Swinger’s Clubs

22 WELLNESS

COVER STORY 24 Estero Business Outlook 2013

HAPPENINGS 28 Helping Kids With Cancer 30 WGCU’s Rick Johnson

DINING REVIEW 36 Big Hickory Seafood Grill

40 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SCENE ON SITE 44 Empty Bowls and Pottery Sale at FGCU 46 Night at the Nest 48 Fourth Annual Glass Slipper Ball

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Noted designers BCBG MAX AZRIA GROUP – with a store at Sawgrass Mills – is set to announce their winter collection. Inspired by Rive Gauche and a sense of creativity and sophistication, this new collection will feature colors such as hot pink and turquoise; neon fl oral and paisley prints; cheetah in fuchsia and camel worn with white and a splash of black.

Key silhouettes include stylish and chic Bowie jackets, skinny relaxed printed pants, Rhianna trouser pants, halter tops and high-low tops. Fabrics for the winter season mix an array of textures and looks: crepes, ultra suedes, and silk blends.

Accessories to make this collection pop even more include gold and silver jewelry, clutches in colors such as fuchsia, oversized sunglasses, and colored and metallic shoes.

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In my 15 years experience in owning and operating my own gym, the Rolodex of reasons why people fail to achieve success seems to keep growing. It’s no wonder the fitness industry is a $65 billion business with a 95 percent failure rate. I’ve put together the top reasons in my experience why people continue to struggle with losing weight and

achieving better overall health…

1PEOPLE DON’T LIKE TO EXERCISEThis can’t be overstated. Sure, a fraction of the population

enjoys exercise, myself included. But even we don’t enjoy the actual work. It’s the payoff that we crave: looking and feeling better. I associate it with an actual job: You punch the clock, suffer through your work week, and collect your check on Friday.

So clients come up with all kinds of creative ways to cancel a session (that is, skipping out on work). My favorite: The women who come to the gym after doing their hair and tell me, “I will work out but I can’t sweat right now.”

2SETTING UNREALISTIC GOALSA common consultation question is, “What do you be-lieve to be your ideal weight?” A 170-pound middle-aged woman will answerme, “120 pounds.”

My next question is, “Have you ever weighed that in your adult life?” The answer…NO! Guess what? That’s an unrealistic goal. People spend years destroying the

shape of their bodies. Then they make one small two-times-a-week commitment to exercise, not even chang-ing their eating habits – and they expect drastic results within six weeks. When they don’t see it, they give up!

3DIETING INSTEAD OF CHANGING YOUR LIFESTYLEThe third reason is the dreaded diet! Being on a diet

implies that at some point you’ll go off a diet. Where will that leave you? The same place you started, looking for some quick fi x. I had a client that tried every other fad diet and then spent $100 on a patch to speed your metabolism. The last page of the instructions said, “This patch will only work if you exercise regularly and eat a sensible diet.” Really? If I could do that, I wouldn’t need this ridiculous patch.

4CONFRONTING YOUR PSYCHOLOGY I can put you on a food plan and train you – and you’ll

have temporary success. But what’s going on in your personal life is causing your destructive behavior. Let us fi gure that out before true success is achieved. I have a client who was 100 pounds overweight. He lost a good portion of it, in the proper way, but he didn’t begin to touch the reasons how he got to this weight in the fi rst place. It was no accident, people just aren’t that hungry. In fact, for many people, hunger is way down on the list of reasons to eat. He lost 80 pounds and slowly gained back 120. People generally do what they have always done unless they discover why they do it and make some real changes in their life!

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A recent survey of Lee County executives found most believe economic conditions will improve this year. The Executive Business Climate Survey, conducted by Florida Gulf Coast University’s Regional Economic Research Institute (RERI) in partnership with the Horizon Council, showed local executives feel optimistic, but there remains

uncertainty about the speed of economic recovery, said Dr. Gary Jackson, the Research Institute’s director.

The survey of more than 100 senior executives representing a broad range of industries set the Lee County Business Climate Index at 66, with anything above 50 indicating an improving economy. Seventy-three percent of executives expect economic conditions for their industry to improve in 2013, and a little more than half expect to increase employment and investments this year.

“I do see improvement,” Jackson said. “We are in recovery.”

However, those businesses which have survived the worst economic recession since the Great Depression are still in a cautious mode when it comes to expansion.

“Businesses, after we go through a recession like this, are very careful about hiring,” Jackson said. “There’s still some uncertainty out there in terms of health care regulation and issues in Europe. The ones who have survived are very careful about spending.”

To determine the pulse of the economic outlook in Estero, Estero Lifestyle Magazine asked some local executives to share how they feel about our regional economy heading into 2013.

ESTERO BUSINESS OUTLOOK 2013BY JEFF ZBAR

“Businesses, after we go through a

recession like this, are very careful about

hiring. There’s still some uncertainty out there in terms

of health care regulation and issues

in Europe. The ones who have survived

are very careful about spending.”

AL O’DONNELL/O’DONNELL LANDSCAPES

As a sector of the construction industry, local landscaping businesses have experienced lean times after the housing bubble burst. Al O’Donnell, owner of O’Donnell Landscapes, said

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2013 looks to be stronger compared to 2012, which he considered a “mediocre” year for commercial and residential development.

“My industry is tied directly to new construction, and suffers or thrives accordingly,” he said, noting several new developments coming online in Estero this year. “2013 looks to be improving from the past few years. We are bidding the type of landscape jobs in new and expanding communities that have not been seen in three years.”

The most recent Estero Development Report, produced by the Estero Council of Community Leaders, shows new housing starts, single family home sales and commercial permits increased slightly in 2012, while numbers remain weak when compared with pre-recession fi gures.

Year-to-date commercial permits issued in Estero as of October 2012 were 11.7 million, up 5 percent from 2011, yet far from the 152.47 million issued in 2007. New housing starts were at 273, up from 165 in 2011, with most of the new homes being built in Bella Terra, The Reserve of Estero and Belle Lago. As we head into 2013, an increasing number of homes are expected to be constructed in The Preserve at Corkscrew, which opened in 2012.

Large commercial projects for 2012 included a $2 million remodeling project at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort, clubhouse remodels at Spring Run and Shadow Wood country clubs and construction of a new Goodwill store on Corkscrew Road. Wal-Mart is expected to begin construction on a new store at the corner of US 41 and Estero Parkway this summer.

“This area is heavily structured as a resort and retirement destination,” O’Donnell noted. “That is our natural strength, and a great advantage. However, this strength is cyclical.

“This downturn has been tough. Development and construction industry fi rms have gone out of business or reduced to half or one-quarter in size to

try and hang on. Those of us still here will have a better outlook in 2013 and forward.”

DENIS NOAH AND DON THOMSON, HENDERSON FRANKLIN ATTORNEYSSpecializing in commercial real estate transactions, Managing Partner Denis Noah

fi nds reason to be “cautiously optimistic” about the local economy in 2013.“Our view is Southwest Florida has had its own problems, in some ways different

than the rest of the country, and we feel we are starting to come out of it,” he said. “A lot of times, we’re fi rst into recession and the fi rst out. A lot of that is because we do have a heavy tourism component to our economy and a residential component to our economy. At the same time, we’ve got the sunshine down here the northern states do not enjoy year round.”

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While the foreclosure industry has been strong in the last four years, Noah sees the number of distressed properties decreasing.

“The residential foreclosures are definitely trending down,” he said. “There was stated to be a large number of commercial foreclosures predicted, but I don’t thing it ever came to the level expected.”

While the looming “fiscal cliff” could scare of northern investors and temporarily slow the economy again, Noah says the natural resources of Southwest Florida will help our local economy pull through.

“In general, we just have to stay the course at this point,” he said.

Fellow attorney Don Thomson agrees. Specializing in business planning, Thomson is active on several economic councils in Lee County, focusing his practice in the Bonita Springs-Estero area.

“There seems to be a lot happening which seems to indicate things will be getting better in 2013,” he said, pointing to new ownership and renovations at The Promenade, new residential developments and a new child development center on Old 41 -- a success story for the newly formed Bonita Springs-Estero Economic Development Council.

“The new economic development council is just a great thing for the area because they’re letting residents and businesses who want to move here know that Bonita Springs, and all of the South Lee County area, is open for business,” Thomson said.

With the lingering recession came great opportunity to evaluate our region’s heavy reliance on tourism, hospitality and construction related industries, he noted. While those industries will remain important to economic recovery, local leaders are attempting to diversify the economy by courting high tech, scientifi c and medical businesses for a “research diamond” area including FGCU, the international airport and biotech company Algenol Biofuels.

The Southwest Florida Regional Education Summit in October brought local educators and business leaders to discuss ways to improve the ability and education of our local workforce.

It’s something on the minds of executives looking to grow their business. According to the RERI’s Business Climate Survey, “lack of qualifi ed employees” was a key factor limiting business expansion in Lee County.

JOHN PICONE/PICONE FINANCIAL PARTNERSAlthough the stock market has seen major fl uctuations throughout the

recession, as economic outlooks and moods tend to sway easily, fi nancial planner John Picone recommends taking the long-term approach to investing in 2013 and beyond.

“Constantly reacting to the ever changing current events is not a sound investment strategy,” he said.

Like other local executives, Picone sees reasons for optimism in the year ahead. He predicts more “slow growth” as the local economy continues to rebound.

“We have found over the last three decades it pays to be optimistic,” he said. “Many people underestimate the strength and size of our economy and the businesses that help create the U.S. economy. We seem to fi nd a way to bounce back from the economic downturns which are inevitable.”

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When Frank and Betty Haskell founded Barbara’s Friends, the Children’s

Hospital Cancer Fund in 1995 as a way to honor the memory of their daughter, they set a goal of raising $100,000 to help local kids with cancer.

Almost 18 years later, the fund has raised more than $13 million and is still going strong. The couple also founded the Boston Red Sox Children’s Hospital Celebrity Golf Classic, an annual event that has raised more than $6 million for the Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida.

“Our community is fortunate to have people like Frank and Betty Haskell who are passionate about helping kids with cancer,” said Jim Nathan, president of Lee Memorial Health System. “They are passionate and tireless, which is a formidable combination when raising money for a good cause. Fortunately for children diagnosed with cancer in Southwest Florida, they just won’t take no for an answer.”

On Jan. 18, Barbara’s Friends’ largest annual fundraiser will take place at Miromar Outlets. Broadcast live on Cat Country 107.1-FM, the 11th Annual “Helping Kids with Cancer” Radiothon runs from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 18.

While Barbara’s Friends enjoys support from numerous fundraisers each year, the Radiothon typically brings in $200,000 to $250,000. Barbara’s Friends currently is working toward a goal of raising $10 million for the new

Children’s Hospital to be built on the Health Park campus.The eight-story facility will have 148 to 160 beds (up

from 98 currently) and house a dedicated pharmacy, pediatric counseling center, medical resource library, several playrooms, and diagnostic suites with state-of-the-art equipment. The Children’s Hospital currently has

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5,000 inpatient admissions each year. Outpatient visits are expected to grow to 60,000 in 2013.

Fundraising efforts for the project have been given a huge boost by a pledge from philanthropist B. Thomas Golisano to match dollar-for-dollar all Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida Capital Campaign contributions up to $20 million.

When you add up the numbers, it’s about the same fi gure the Haskells have been a part of raising for the Children’s Hospital and its pediatric cancer operations through their tireless fundraising efforts over the last two decades.

Although everyone isn’t able to donate such a large fi gure, smaller donations add up, said Frank Haskell, sitting in a cozy corner of Cypress Cove on the day before his 60th

wedding anniversary. He and Betty recently moved to the upscale retirement community, which sits within walking distance of the hospital they’ve so generously supported.

At a certain time each afternoon, sunlight strikes the fountain outside their window just right, never failing to create a lovely rainbow and reminding them of their precious daughter, Barbara, who died at age 36 after a four-year battle with breast cancer. She was a huge “Wizard of Oz” fan, who particularly loved hearing Judy Garland sing, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

“The sun shines on that fountain and there’s the most beautiful rainbow you can ever imagine,” Frank said. “We just love that time of day because we know she’s with us.”

The Haskells designed the Barbara’s Friends logo as a rainbow with a heart at the end. The day the Barbara’s Friends Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Center was opened in November 1999, a huge rainbow arched above it.

“My wife and I just cried,” Frank recalled. “When

you lose a child of your own, it’s devastating. A lot of people never get over it. We decided we wanted to keep her memory alive and celebrate her life, and this has helped tremendously.”

As Barbara went through chemotherapy and radiation treatments, she often marveled at the bravery of the children who were enduring similar treatments. Thanks to the fund established in her memory, local children with cancer no longer need to travel to Miami or Tampa for quality care.

Under the direction of Dr. Emad Salman, the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Center now treats more than 100 children a week, giving them access to the same treatment protocols used by large pediatric cancer hospitals like St. Jude and allowing families to stay close to home.

“In establishing Barbara’s Friends, the Haskells have made a deep impact on the care provided through our pediatric oncology outpatient center, not only for children needing medical care, but also in providing support for their parents and siblings,” Nathan said.

On his 80th birthday, Frank, who is now 83, was honored by the Boston Red Sox during a home game at Fenway Park, standing in the same spot where baseball greats like Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio once stood.

“It was the biggest thrill of my life,” said Haskell, a former salesman who has run the control room for the Red Sox in Fort Myers for the last two decades. “I attended 360 ballgames. I didn’t miss a game for 20 years.”

While the largest donation ever received by Barbara’s Friends was $1 million from the Yawkey Foundation (in 2003, after Tom Yawkey sold the Red Sox), another donation equally stands out in Frank Haskell’s memory. He once received a donation of $2.50, “from a lady who sent the nicest note saying she wished she could send more.”

No matter how big the contribution, Haskell wants all donors to know 100 percent of donations stay in Southwest Florida and are use directly for the care and treatment of seriously ill children and fi nancial assistance for their families.

He encourages area residents to become Barbara’s Friends Guardian Angels, by pledging $25 a month or giving an annual donation of $300. Donations may be mailed to: Barbara’s Friends Capital Fund, P.O. Box 218, Fort Myers, FL 33902.

Pledges for Radiothon may be made by calling (866)609-KIDS (5437).

“In establishing Barbara’s Friends, the Haskells have made a deep impact on the care provided through our pediatric oncology outpatient center, not only for children needing medical care, but also in providing support for their parents and siblings.”


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This year, WGCU Public Media marks its 30th year of educating, entertaining, and enlightening Southwest Florida. While funding for public broadcasting continues to be debated in Washington and Tallahassee, WGCU General Manager Rick Johnson

says public media is an invaluable resource.“I believe with all my heart that public broadcasting makes a

positive difference in people’s lives,” he said. “People feel good about the time spent watching a show because you learned something.”

Americans and Southwest Floridians overwhelmingly agree. Federal funding for public television and radio amounts to about $1.35 per person, and most folks think that’s quite a bargain, Johnson said. A national poll by Hart Research Associates found Americans trust PBS more than any other media or government sources of information, and they overwhelmingly oppose elimination of funding.

“The fi rst time funding was threatened for public television was during the Nixon administration – it’s been on and off since then,” said Johnson, who has been in public broadcasting for most of his career and has weathered challenges for decades, including Gov. Rick Scott’s veto of state funding two years ago, a fi rst in Florida’s history that cost WGCU $522,000 (a portion of which has since been restored).

Support from the federal government accounts for about one-sixth of WGCU’s overall operating budget. “It’s not a huge part of our budget,” Johnson said, “but it’s a very important part.”

WGCU was fortunate to secure one of the last Department of Commerce grants before the program ended in December. Added to funds from other sources, the station was able to make $800,000 worth of upgrades to its equipment in 2011.

Johnson said he fi nds Southwest Florida to be extremely public broadcasting-friendly. “Our cumulative audience has continued to grow, making fundraising more effi cient,” he said. “It’s a very supportive community.”

WGCU has been chartered by Florida Gulf Coast University since 1996, having previously operated as WSFP and licensed under the University of South Florida. The public broadcasting station occupied the fi rst building on the FGCU campus, Johnson noted.

In the local market, WGCU typically makes the Top Five list of most watched television stations each week. While PBS Kids programming is popular during the day, it’s the Antiques Roadshow which consistently captures the No. 1 spot for ratings here. Other popular shows include Masterpiece’s “Downton Abbey” series and newsmagazine “Frontline” – Johnson’s “can’t live without” program – that produces thought-provoking documentaries.

WGCU also produces many of its own documentaries, highlighting local people and their roles in shaping the history and culture of Southwest Florida. One of the most signifi cant initiatives currently in production is “Makers: Women Who Make Southwest Florida,” inspired by the PBS national project “Makers: Women Who Make America.”

WGCU received more than 200 nominations and enlisted a team of community leaders to select 21 infl uential women from seven areas: Arts, Business, Education, Environment, Healthcare, Politics, and Social Justice. Video and audio portraits will air on WGCU TV, WGCU FM and online at wgcu.org. The effort culminates in February with a community premiere of a documentary showing how these 21 women have impacted our region.

While most local residents are familiar with WGCU’s primary channel (Comcast Channel 3) and its NPR radio station at 90.1 FM, Johnson wishes more people knew about the station’s three other channels and its newest radio platform.

After Johnson moved from Jacksonville in late 2008 to become general manager at WGCU, one of his fi rst tasks was successfully launching four-station TV service. The lesser known channels include WGCU World, with 24 hours of nonfi ction programming including documentaries, news, and “talking heads.” WGCU Create features “lifestyle” and “how-to” programming, while The Florida Channel is what Johnson calls “Florida C-SPAN.”

In August of last year, the station made another signifi cant change. It stopped broadcasting classical music on its HD-2 radio signal and switched to an eclectic mix of blues, rock, world, folk, and alternative country music known as XPoNential Radio.

While the move angered some listeners, it has brought in a younger demographic for WGCU, Johnson said. The new platform also will allow the station to showcase some of the local talent in our region, he added. Live streaming is available on wgcu.org.

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Come by land or sea to the Big Hickory Seafood Grille to experience a bit of Old Florida charm while enjoying quality fresh from the sea entrees. Herons and pelicans may be your dinner companions as you relax by the waters of Estero Bay in a place where time seems to slow from its modern frenetic pace.

Tucked between Bonita Beach and Fort Myers Beach, just south of the Big Hickory Pass Bridge, this waterfront gem is far removed from corporate dining options and well worth the drive for those seeking a more authentic Florida experience. Opened as a fi sh camp in 1969, Big Hickory has been a local favorite for decades, with most of its clientele coming by boat in the early days.

“We just want to create a nice feeling for people to come in and relax and enjoy a little bit of Old Florida,” said Lorna Shrigley, who purchased the Big Hickory Marina and its accompanying restaurant with husband Mike in 2008.

Our neighbors from The Meadows of Estero, the Shrigleys have made improvements every year since, advancing the restaurant’s reputation for high quality seafood in a relaxed, natural setting.

“It’s a very beautiful dining experience,” said Mike, pointing to the tiered al fresco dining area, ensuring every guest enjoys a lovely view of the water. The Shrigleys also have added a cozy side patio with attractive, fl ame-encased heaters for those breezy nights by the bay.

During lunch hours, guests may be fortunate enough to enjoy the company of Big

Hickory’s “mascot,” Emerald. He’s an elegant white heron with emerald green eyes. “He usually waits for our fi shing charter to come in,” Mike said.

Although the calm bay, the unpretentious building and the hammocks draped from the dining room ceiling beckon guests to “come on in and stay awhile,” the caliber of food would be fi t for any white linen establishment.

Just because the server is in shorts and a T-shirt, don’t make the mistake of thinking Big Hickory is only a place to get a good grouper sandwich. While the restaurant does serve outstanding seafood sandwiches (and amazing mahi tacos), the diverse and attractively plated dinner selections would surely please the most discriminating of palates.

We started with a trio of mouthwatering appetizers: conch fritters, fried a lovely golden brown and served with raspberry chipotle sauce; cooked-to-order tuna tataki served with ponzu sauce, sambal chili, wasabi and pickled ginger; and spicy krab rolls with a zippy mayo and teriyaki glaze. These egg roll-inspired creations offered a complex fl avor, throwing a subtle kick of heat at the end.

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course, immensely enjoying the calypso lobster salad, with its amply sized chunks of meat. A tomato crown stuffed with artichokes began the illusion of a lobster’s shape, completed with wafer “claws” jutting off the plate.

Our party also enjoyed three fabulous soups. While the lobster bisque was amazing and the seafood gumbo quite fl avorful (arriving topped with a mussel), it was the New England clam chowder, which really blew us away. Topped with bacon and chives, this creamy soup was hearty and comforting with a smooth, rich fl avor to rival any chowder served in the Northeastern states.

I would’ve been content to stop right there, leaving with a chowder-induced euphoria...but then I would have missed out on the amazing seafood yet to come. While landlubbers will be happy to know prime rib is served every Monday night, we had come for fi sh. Selecting an entree from Big Hickory’s “Signature Dishes” proved a daunting task.

Our party opted for diversity, providing plenty of options for sampling! One ordered the classic, fried seafood platter (Gulf grouper, jumbo shrimp, scallops and oysters), while another feasted on skewers of cusabi shrimp and scallops.

Our other dishes came infused with fruity sweetness. The apple mango grouper featured pan-seared fi sh served over Island Rice with a passion fruit drizzle, all topped with mango salsa. Flavors fuzed nicely with the sweet chutney packing a crunch from the apples.

Perhaps our favorite dish was the mahi mahi coco loco, featuring Key West mahi-mahi encrusted with coconut and panko bread crumbs. The sauce of sauteed pineapple, fi nished with coconut rum and pineapple beurre blanc, created a sweet and creamy topping for this piña colada inspired dish.

Although we probably shouldn’t have, we couldn’t resist fi nishing our meal on a sweet note. The rich and creamy, yet soft-fl avored Tiramisu and the lovely panna cotta (Italian pudding) adorned with mint sprig and berries were a perfect ending to our cozy evening by the bay.

Big Hickory also is home to an award-winning key lime pie, acclaimed for its rich and dense “fudge-like” texture and tanginess by food critic Jean Le Boeuf. The bayside establishment also has been voted “Bonita’s Best Waterfront Restaurant” and awarded honors for “best seafood” and “best grouper sandwich.”

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JAN 10ULTIMATE DOO-WOP SHOWNaples Philharmonic Center for the Arts(239) 597-1900 or www.thephil.org

JAN 11-FEB 16MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOTBig Arts Theater, 2000 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel (239) 395-0900 or www.bigarts.org

JAN 12WHOOPI GOLDBERGNaples Philharmonic Center for the Arts(239) 597-1900 or www.thephil.org

NEAPOLITAN OPRY CLUSTER PICKIN’Norris Community Center, 755 8th Ave. S., Naples(239) 213-3049 or www.naplesgov.com

JAN 12-13BONITA SPRINGS NATIONAL ART FESTIVALPromenade at Bonita Bay, Bonita Springs (239) 495-8989 or www.artcenterbonita.org

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JAN 15JOFFREY BALLETNaples Philharmonic Center for the Arts(239) 597-1900 or www.thephil.org

JAN 15-20MARY POPPINSBarbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall(239) 481-4849 or www.bbmannpah.com

JAN 17-MARCH 9DIXIE SWIM CLUBOff Broadway Palm Theatre(239) 278-4422 or www.broadwaypalm.com

JAN 18OFF THE WALLS! COCKTAIL RECEPTIONCenter for the Arts of Bonita Springs (Advanced tickets required)(239) 495-8989 or www.artcenterbonita.org

HELPING KIDS WITH CANCER RADIOTHONMiromar Outlets, Estero6am-6pmCat Country 107.1(239) 343-6950 or www.miromaroutlets.com

JAN 18-19MELISSA MANCHESTERNaples Philharmonic Center for the Arts(239) 597-1900 or www.thephil.org

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WEST COAST MUSCLE CAR CLUB CAR/TRUCK SHOWGermain Arena, Estero(239) 948-7825 or www.germainarena.com

HUNGER WALKMiromar Outlets, Fort Myers(239) 334-7007 or www.harrychapinfoodbank.org

JAN 20IMPROVISED SHAKESPEARE COMPANYNaples Philharmonic Center for the Arts(239) 597-1900 or www.thephil.org

JAN 21MLK JR. PARADE & CELEBRATIONCambier Park, Naples 11am-3pmwww.naplesgov.com

JAN 25LUKE BRYANGermain Arena, Estero(239) 948-7825 or www.germainarena.com

JAN 25-26GHOST WALK 2013Koreshan State Historic Site, Estero(239) 992-0311 or www.fl oridastateparks.org

JAN 26-27NAPLES INVITATIONAL ART FESTFleischmann Park, Naples(239) 992-4680 or www.naplesgov.com

JAN 27EVENING WITH ROBIN WILLIAMSBarbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall(239) 481-4849 or www.bbmannpah.com

LONESOME RIVER BANDNaples Philharmonic Center for the Arts(239) 597-1900 or www.thephil.org

JAN 28DISCOVERY CONCERT AT SHELL POINTVillage Church at Shell Point(239) 418-1500 or www.swfl so.org

JAN 29-FEB 1MUSIC OF BILLY JOELNaples Philharmonic Center for the Arts(239) 597-1900 or www.thephil.org

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WHAT DO HORESHOES AND CURSIVE HAVE IN COMMON?

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Your kids can’t tell time. Don’t believe me? Wait until you’re in a room with an analog clock and a teenager or twenty-something. Tell them they can’t look at their phones and then ask the time. Point to the analog clock dial if you have to. They can probably fi gure it out by counting out where the little and big hands are, but they can’t just glance at the clock and know the time like you and I can.

Your kids can’t read or write cursive handwriting, either. A few years ago, I left a note for my kids – and they ignored it. When I asked why, it turned out that they couldn’t read it. Seems they never learned script in school.

And it’s not going to change anytime soon. Did you know that 45 states are considering incorporating a national educational curriculum for 2014 that doesn’t include teaching cursive handwriting at all? Indiana, Illinois, and Hawaii are leaving it optional for their school districts to decide. Utah is still debating the issue. Only California, Georgia, and Massachusetts have legislated mandatory cursive writing instruction.

You know what else your kids can’t do? They can’t sew. Their idea of darning socks would be tossing ripped hose in the trash and saying “darn!” Except they probably don’t know what the word “darn” means.

Your kids can’t talk on the phone, either. Give a kid a phone without buttons to text on and they hardly know what to do with it.

It’s not like this hasn’t happened before, by the way. How many older people do you know who still shoe horses? How many still know how to can their own fruits and vegetables? How many can knit? How many can crochet? These, too, are activities that were once commonplace but have been superseded by the relentless march of technology.

Whether the loss of these skills is ultimately negative is a bigger conversation than we have time to discuss here. But it’s worth considering the unintended consequences of the cost of technology – especially if you’re in the business of selling goods or services to groups who are soon going to be comprised of these new consumers.

In a recent Smithsonian article, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne writes about these consequences:

“Paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould and biologist Richard Lewontin wrote a paper in 1979 claiming that some of our skills and abilities might be like spandrels — the architectural negative spaces above the curve of

the arches of buildings — details that weren’t originally designed as autonomous entities, but that came into being as a result of other, more practical elements around them.”

So let’s talk marketing and branding. How do you intend to sell products to these spandrels, these people who think differently than you and I? Not printing your headlines in a script typeface is an obvious answer but much more remedial than I’m thinking.

What if you were a watch manufacturer? How are you going to sell timepieces to people who can’t tell time or who are perfectly happy checking the time on the smartphone that never leaves their hands? How about if you were a pen maker? How are you going to sell a pen to someone who doesn’t know how to write?

These unintended consequences are outcome agnostic — they create both assets and liabilities. The trick is to try and spot them early and then look for the opportunities they provide. Whether it’s writing games for Facebook users, building charging stations for electric vehicle drivers or becoming a privacy and security consultant for Internet users, the spandrels that technological advances will continue to create are the future. Even if they can’t tell what time it is.

Bruce is a branding expert who makes his

clients’ brand experiences more valuable.

He’s worked with great organizations including

Discovery Channel, Baptist Health, MetCare,

and Miami. He’s spoken at MIT, Harvard, and

hundreds of conferences. He’s been on NPR and

CNN and featured in The New York Times and

Fast Company Magazine. He has published three

books on advertising including Building Brand

Value.

You can reach Bruce at [email protected]

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