Editor’s Note: We spoke with Susan Gammon, PT, the owner of The B-12 Store located at 241 S. Tamiami Trail in Nokomis. Please call 941-375-8342. Photo shows Susan, Kyan, Wilma, and Dave. Learn more at TheB12StoreNokomis.com. Susan, what is The B-12 Store?The B-12 Store is a wellness center with a spa-like atmosphere, where you’re greeted…
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Editor’s Note: We spoke with Sean Kidwell, the owner of All American Purification along with his wife April. Their store is at 1237 U.S Highway 41 Bypass South in Venice. The company has been helping locals since 1991 with water treatment and filtration services. Visit GetBetterWater.org and call 941-483-4426. Sean, please give a summary of…
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By Mary Lundeberg – Have you ever wondered how migrating birds traverse thousands of miles with near perfect timing and precision? If you walk along our beaches, you’ll spot sanderlings, ruddy turnstones, and black-bellied plovers visiting Florida from their nesting grounds in the Arctic tundra. Sanderlings are one of the most widespread shorebirds. These…
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Editor’s Note: We spoke with Julia Mercier, CPA, the owner of Mercier CPA Associates PA located at 508 N. Indiana Avenue in Englewood. Learn more at EnglewoodCPAs.com and call 941-474-9309. Julia, what are your primary services?We provide a full range of accounting, tax, and support services for individual and business clients. That includes preparing tax…
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Artist Raven Skye McDonough of Venice loves to experiment and try new things. It explains her natural affinity for mixed media and non-traditional collages. Many of her colorful and interesting creations involve hours of layering different patterned papers to celebrate nature, wildlife, pets, landscapes, seascapes, and the spirit and beauty of life. Raven was…
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Editor’s Note: We spoke with Christina Parker, MSN, NP, the owner of Restorative Medical Center located on Venice Island near Bayshore Hospital at 706 The Rialto (look for the blue roof). Please call 941-625-0304. Learn more at RestorativeMedicalCenter.com. Christina, please introduce Restorative Medical Center and what are your primary services?I launched Restorative Medical Center in…
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Editor’s Note: We spoke with Lata Coykendall to get an update about Englewood Community Beach Yoga offered 8:30am daily on Englewood Beach. Learn more at LovingLightYoga.com. Call 941-473-0135. Lata and Robert received our Englewood Spirit Award in 2019. Lata, what’s the latest with your yoga and healing center?All of our classes encourage you to find…
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Editor’s Note: We spoke with Andrea Brooker, the owner of ISR Venice and a Certified ISR Instructor. ISR is an acronym for Infant Swimming Resource. She teaches one-on-one survival swimming lessons for infants older than six months and children up to age 10. Call Andrea at 941-445-1851. What’s the brief history of Infant Swimming…
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Editor’s Note: We spoke with Dr. David Danielson, DPM at North Port & Englewood Podiatry about foot and ankle health issues. Visit NorthPortPodiatry.com or call 941-474-5577 in Englewood and 941-429-1702 in North Port. What is podiatry and what’s the scope of your practice?Podiatry focuses on preventative, conservative and surgical care of the lower extremity. We…
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By Randy Moore, Publisher – Each of us is the culmination of innumerable choices spanning a lifetime. That includes the choice to judge our experiences as good, bad, happy, and sad. Eventually, with the certainty of a final sunset, we learn to value those choices that matter most like the choice to be happy each…
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Editor’s Note: We spoke with Emily Rivera Jackson with Coldwell Banker Sunstar Realty in North Port. She’s been buying and selling homes in Florida and Ohio the past 23 years. Call or text Emily at 941-525-4319; visit her website at EmilyHoldstheKeys.com or EmilyRiveraJackson.com. Emily, what’s your brief history as a professional realtor?I’ve been selling real…
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Englewood resident Katie Sontowski is a full-time hospice nurse that enjoys spending time in nature taking photos of wildlife. Her enthusiasm for outdoor photography grew during the Covid pandemic. “Spending more time taking photos outdoors was a good option given the number of businesses that were closed, and the sense of boredom I was feeling…
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