Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut in the prestigious season-opening 54th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 26.

Patrick, who will compete full time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series with JR Motorsports in 2012, announced on Friday afternoon that her limited Sprint Cup Series schedule with Stewart-Haas Racing will kick off with “The Great American Race.”

“Each year, the Daytona 500 produces unforgettable moments that forever change the lives of fans and drivers,” Day…

The practice of “Happy Law” may sound like an oxymoron, but not for one unique Sarasota attorney.

Kevin Pillion founded and manages, Co-Executor PLC, a law firm with a heart that focuses on wills, trusts and elder care planning in Southwest Florida.

A tall and slender man with red hair and smiling Irish eyes, Kevin’s casual demeanor is engaging. He’s always ready with a funny quip and a good cup of hot Irish tea. That down-to-earth attitude is especially refreshing when p…

CrossFit Gulf Coast is the only training center in Sarasota that is both a Certified Underground Strength gym and a licensed, affiliated CrossFit gym. The owner, Frank DiMeo, is a fitness advocate, experienced trainer, author and speaker. Frank has over 25 years of martial arts experience, 10 years in strength & conditioning. CrossFit is defined as constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity using elements of weight training, sprinting, and gymnastics. It is the fastest gr…

The always enchanting fashion designer, Sue Wong, showcased her “Lady or Vamp” Spring 2012 Collection at the provocative destination, Voyeur, on Thursday, October 13, 2011. Guests, who included fashion editors, stylists and celebrities, from members of the casts of The Vampire Diaries, Twilight and The Hunger Games to Leeza Gibbons, enjoyed a night of dancing and cocktails amongst the enthralling and provocative ambiance of the nightclub’s self-proclaimed “live art and erotica.”

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Ann Taylor announces that world-renowned actress Demi Moore will return as the face of their Holiday 2011 campaign. Shot by famed fashion photographer Norman Jean Roy in studio in Los Angeles, the campaign is inspired by a Nordic winter wonderland and features Moore in the middle of a magical snow-filled scene capturing the joy, warmth and romance of the Holiday season.

Debuting in December magazines, the ads feature Moore wearing some of her favorite looks from the Holiday coll…

Tyler Offerman, a Florida Gulf Coast University environmental studies student has quite a remarkable story. Apart from being a die-hard advocate for environmental sustainability and awareness, Offerman serves as a guide for students, faculty and the community. His dedication to his local community and his undying love for mankind makes Tyler Offerman both an outstanding student and humanitarian.

His story is one that leaves much room for wonderment. Offerman contributes much of his s…

When walking down the brick-lined roads of downtown Fort Myers, a few things come to sight: small boutique shops featuring locally designed jewelry, mom and papa cafes and the outlandish glass designed featured at Starbucks this month! Who is to thank for the beautiful art work? No other than David Acevedo and Xavier Brignoni, owners of Daas Gallery and part founders of the well known Art Walk, which is one of the most exciting events to be featured in downtown Fort Myers.

David Acevedo …

From electronic, dance, hip hop & R&B music has an exploding popularity with people around the world. Covering from New York to Florida Darryl Jones been preparing and developing recording artist for over thirty years, and as I sat awaiting his arrival I couldn’t help but notice his many talents as a photographer and makeup artist hanging from the walls, and the artist passing by introducing themselves to me; along with the sound of their music coming from the recording studio inside. It wa…

takes on the “Food Forest” at Florida Gulf Coast University

Amanda Adams along with over sixty other student supports have been in the process of creating and marketing a revolutionary concept-a food forest, designed to produce what is needed to supply families. The FGCU Food Forest is a botanical collection of tropical and subtropical edible species that grow well in South Florida. It also includes non-edible native species, which harbor a full array of native fauna and help to maintain …

William G. Davey, M.S., better known as Bill, is a staple of the fitness scene in Fort Myers. As a partner in The Omni Club, one of Fort Myers most well known gyms, people rely on him to stay healthy and fit. Bill’s focus on fitness started long before The Omni Club was around though. In fact, he was Mr. America in 1997!

A body building show put on by the Amateur Athletic Union, the Mr. America competition is drug-tested and has been in existence since the early 1950s. Having been participa…