CapeStyle Magazine September 2017

The Only magazine for Cape Residents by Cape Residents September 2017

Check inside for awesome offers JUST for CapeStyle Readers !

Free

CapeStyleMag.com

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

Our Cover Artist Mark Herron

After moving to Cape Coral just a year ago last July, MR Herron has been up to his eyeballs in Cape Coral. A firm believer that we are the best kept secret in Florida, he’s been using his talents to promote our city any way he can. He’s a regular contributor to CapeStyle Magazine, creating memorable covers, charming cartoons, and of course, the infamous “Map-aPaloosa” of the South Cape business district. Most recently, he’s emerged (shhhh, don’t tell anyone) as The Cape Crusader, “On his quest for the Best Breakfast in Cape Coral.”

He created “The Furballs” calendar for The Cape Coral Animal Shelter, as well as posters and ads for their big upcoming Golf Tournament in November. He whipped-up three posters for Red, White & Boom. His “Snowbirds” books and greeting cards can be found in quaint shops around town, and his portrait of “Christina” hangs in the Big Blue Restaurant.

MR has developed several logos and ad campaigns for local businesses already. Local advertising agencies have also been tapping into his skills lately. He’s got more illustration styles than Carter’s got Little Liver Pills, so if you’re looking for a professional artist, with outside-the-box ideas, shoot him an email at mrherronstudios@comcast.net

or to checkout and purchase some of his works visit mycapescapes.com

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

3

Inside

TheWhere Coffee Issue you can get a cup

28

12

Feature 12 Lyn Lindberg

,,,,and The Stories He Could Tell!

22 Coffee in the Cape

It’s all about the beans and where to get a cup.

22 BEER

Departments

8 Remembering Southhampton

WINE

15 It’s your fault! Part 1

Why does your wine taste bad?

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 18 Heather Ellis Curves

4

Checkout our Shop & Play on the Cape section for special offers exclusively for CapeStyle Readers CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

FITNESS

20 Managing your health with Excercise

Need a reason to workout? Here are 7

YOUR MONEY

21 Unexpected Threats to a Well-Planned Retirement Getting a Divorce

FOODIE

28 My Quest for the BEST breakfast in the Cape

In every Issue 3 About our Cover Artist 6 Cape Kids with Style 7 Quick Reads 11 Hometown Hero 16 Shop & Play in the Cape 27 Community in Action 30 Calendar of Events

38%/,6+(56 .HYLQ 0F1DPDUD NHYLQ# VW\OH FRP 6XVDQ 0F1DPDUD VXVDQ# VW\OH FRP

$&&2817 (;(&87,9( 'HQLVH (PPDULQR GHQLVH# VW\OH FRP

$57 ,//8675$725 0DUN +HUURQ PDUN#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP

:5,7(56 &2175,%87256 7LP -DFREV WLP#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP 6DQGUD $SSDQHDO VDQGUDOHH# VW\OH FRP 6WHSKDQLH .DUDVHN VWHSDQLH#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP .HQ )UDQNOLQ NHQ#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP 5RVV 5HYDOHH URVV#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP -LP *ULI¿WKV MLP#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP 0LNH ³4´ 4XDLQWDQFH PLNHT#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP %UHQGDQ 6WDQOH\ EUHQGDQ#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP 0DU\ -DQH %DNHU 9X PDU\MDQH#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP (G 6NDUGD HG#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP 1DQF\ 6NDUGD QDQF\#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP &\G 1RWWHU F\G#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP 6KDQD 2YHUKXOVHU VKDQD#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP

A Financial Partner Who Understands Your Needs

3+272*5$3+(56 $OPD %UXII\ DOPD#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP &RUH\ '\H FRUH\#FDSHVW\OHPDJ FRP

&25325$7( 3UHVLGHQW .HYLQ 0F1DPDUD NHYLQ# VW\OH FRP 9LFH 3UHVLGHQW 6XVDQ 0F1DPDUD VXVDQ# VW\OH FRP 32 %R[ &DSH &RUDO )O

3URXG 0HPEHU RI WKHVH ORFDO RUJDQL]DWLRQV

7KH YLHZV DQG RSLQLRQV H[SUHVVHG LQ WKLV PDJD]LQH DQG DVVRFLDWHG GLJLWDO SODWIRUPV DUH WKRVH RI WKH FRQWULEXWRUV RU DXWKRUV DQG GR QRW QHFHVVDULO\ UHÀHFW RU UHSUHVHQW WKH YLHZV DQG RSLQLRQV KHOG E\ 0F1DPDUD ,QF 6W\OH 0HGLD *URXS RU LWV VXEVLGLDULHV $OWKRXJK WKH DXWKRUV DQG SXEOLVKHU KDYH PDGH HYHU\ H௺RUW WR HQVXUH WKDW WKH LQIRUPDWLRQ LQ WKLV SXEOLFDWLRQ ZDV FRUUHFW DW SUHVV WLPH WKH DXWKRU DQG SXEOLVKHU GR QRW DVVXPH DQG KHUHE\ GLVFODLP DQ\ OLDELOLW\ WR DQ\ SDUW\ IRU DQ\ ORVV GDPDJH RU GLVUXSWLRQ FDXVHG E\ HUURUV RU RPLVVLRQV ZKHWKHU VXFK HUURUV RU RPLVVLRQV UHVXOW IURP QHJOLJHQFH DFFLGHQW RU DQ\ RWKHU FDXVH $OO FRS\ULJKWV DQG WUDGHPDUNV DUH RZQHG E\ WKHLU UHVSHFWLYH RZQHUV FUHDWRUV

Women control most of the personal wealth in the United States and are responsible for the financial decisions of most households. On average, they also earn less, spend fewer years in the workforce and live longer than men.

At Baird, understanding women’s wealth management concerns comes naturally because some of our industry’s most successful women Financial Advisors are among Baird’s employee owners.

Discover a financial partner who understands your needs. Contact us today.

Rebecca A. Ross Vice President The Ross Group Private Wealth Management 239-541-9090 therossgroup-rwbaird.com rwbaird.com

&RS\ULJKW ‹ 6W\OH 0HGLD *URXS $OO ULJKWV UHVHUYHG 1R SDUW RI WKLV SXEOLFDWLRQ PD\ EH UHSURGXFHG GLVWULEXWHG RU WUDQVPLWWHG LQ DQ\ IRUP RU E\ DQ\ PHDQV LQFOXGLQJ SKRWRFRS\LQJ UHFRUGLQJ RU RWKHU HOHFWURQLF RU PHFKDQLFDO PHWKRGV ZLWKRXW WKH SULRU ZULWWHQ SHUPLVVLRQ RI WKH SXEOLVKHU H[FHSW LQ WKH FDVH RI EULHI TXRWDWLRQV HPERGLHG LQ FULWLFDO UHYLHZV DQG FHUWDLQ RWKHU QRQFRPPHUFLDO XVHV SHUPLWWHG E\ FRS\ULJKW ODZ

©2016 Robert W. Baird & Co. Member SIPC. MC-48538.

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

5

ACOSTA

Karleigh

Submitted by family friend Kathy Weber-Moldawsky

Karleigh Acosta is a senior at Mariner High School who leads

by example on the soccer field, in the classroom and in the

community. She is that rare student-athlete who possesses

athletic excellence, academic achievement, and a passion for helping others.

With proven tenacity on the soccer field, a 4.12 GPA, and a

host of Honors and AP courses, Karleigh will be enrolling at

Northwestern State University in the Fall of 2018 and will be

playing soccer for the Division I NW State Demons where she

will be majoring in Health and Exercise Science, with an eye

toward graduate school for Physical or Occupational Therapy.

With soccer as a passion, Karleigh has utilized her talents and

compassion for others, volunteering at soccer camps and clinics throughout SW Florida teaching young children skills,

sportsmanship, and sharing her genuine love for the sport.

In addition, she spends many weekends working as a referee

for the competitive teams in the area. Her own soccer resume

includes many elite soccer programs throughout the state of

Florida, including our local Cape Coral Cyclones program and

the Brandon-based West Florida Flames, a member of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) which included travel all

over the country, including North Carolina, Texas, Georgia,

and New Jersey, just to mention a few.

Karleigh spent the summer playing in several leagues, most

recently the first semi-professional women's soccer team

with the Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions. She is currently playing for the Florida West GPS soccer club, an affiliate of

Bayern Munich, a professional German soccer team, while continuing to train for her upcoming senior season at Mariner

High School.

Thank you Karleigh for being such an amazing young women.

6

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

You are definitely a Cape Kid with Style!

QUICK READS

By Tony Henkels

100 Deadly kills – Clint Emerson. This is a “how to” based on Navy Seals

“My Cape Scapes” Impressions of July 4th in beautiful Cape Coral.

2017 .

:

Cape Coral, F

L

O

R

I

D

A

training. You can skip this one unless you think you are going to vacation in Iran, be a victim of terrorism, or be kidnapped.

♥

18”X24”

The Seven Good Years – Etgar Keret. A Polish Jew, now living in Tel Aviv,

writes about events in the 1st seven years of his son’s life. It’s really 60

short stories about many different events, including his life. Very well

written with humor.

♥♥♥♥

Tough As They Come – Travis Mills/Marcus Brotherton. Story of one of 5 quadruple amputees to survive in the history of war injuries. Very

interesting details about his road to recovery. ♥ ♥♥♥♥

REDWHITE & BOOM! M A G A Z I N E © MRHERRON PO BOX 100874 CAPE CORAL, FL 33910

How to be Right – Greg Gutfeld. A sarcastic, witty book on how to counter

“progressives” with “conservative” views.

♥♥♥

The Wind in The Reeds – Wendell Pierce. 1st half is about author’s family

in New Orleans during segregation and it drags. The 2nd half makes up for

$20.00 Each

it as it covers recent times, including Hurricane Katrina and the years after

it.

♥♥♥

Woody – David Evanier. This Woody Allen biography is a tough read, with

many details about every movie he made or was in. It also covers his careers

in writing jokes for many big names, doing standup comedy, and his

personal life involving several women. Only recommended for serious

Woody fans.

♥♥

The Lion Sabray – Patrick Robinson. Author co-authored “Lone Survivor”

w/Mark Luttrell. Very well written about Mohammed Gulab, the Pashtun

warrior who protected Mark Luttrell from the Taliban until U.S. forces could rescue him.

♥♥♥♥

C A P E C O R A L , F L . J U LY 4 t h , 2 0 1 7

“Keep the memory!”

M A G A Z I N E

© MRHERRON PO BOX 100874 CAPE CORAL, FL 33910

“Home of the brave... land of the free!”

The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly – Matt McCarthy. Author writes

about his 1st year as an almost doctor in his 1 year internship at Columbia

Medical center. Very detailed account, including mistakes. Anyone in or

considering a medical career will like this story.

♥♥♥

Hunting Season – James Harkin. The story of kidnapping people for ransom

in the Middle East. Mostly about journalists with several other persons and

how the various governments and families tried to negotiate their release.

Ending is the murder of James Foley.

♥♥

I remember the day I ran all the way across the Cape Coral bridge..

Operation Thunderbolt – Saul David. A thriller with a LOT of details about the Israeli raid on the Entebbe Uganda airport to rescue the hostages being

held after hijacking an Air France plane. This happened on July 4th 1976. A very good read – hard to put down.

♥♥♥♥♥

Extreme Ownership – Jocko Willink/Leif Babin. Authors are ex- Navy SEALs,

Kid’s Fun Run, July 4th, 2017 M A G A Z I N E © MRHERRON PO BOX 100874 CAPE CORAL, FL 33910

Limited Editions by

using their war time experiences as SEALs, using extreme leadership (leader

MR Herron

managing) to advise business CEOs, CFOs & top managers how they

Available online:

taking full responsibility for everything that happens with people they are

should/could use extreme ownership procedures to improve their companies performance.

♥♥♥

Mycapescapes.com

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

7

Beer

g n i r e b m Reme n o t p m a Southh While walking through my local beer

is what you expect to see from a

at me. It read Southampton and had a

coriander and vanilla. The only thing

recognized the house as it opened up a

pull me in to Fall season.

store, I noticed a label that jumped out picture of a house on it. I instinctively flood of memories of Southampton.

During the summers, and occasionally in the winter, my friend Tom and his

wife Carol would invite me and my

bride to visit them in Southampton. At some point we would end up at the Southampton Publick House, either

late night drinks at the bar or Sunday

brunch, or sometimes both. The food

was always good and the atmosphere fantastic,

a

rustic

place

with

a

neighborhood pub appeal, perfect for me.

Those were some really good

times; maybe I can relive them drinking this Double White?

Their Double White Ale (aka Witbier) is

served year round and has won a few medals over the years.

Witbier and the smell is full of cloves,

missing is a fireplace; these aromas

Oooooo. This beer is delicious. It starts

off with your wheat and grains and then your taste buds are hit with a wave

of

bold

Everything nice!

citrus

and

spice.

Much more flavor

than I expected. It’s well balanced from

beginning to end and I think I found my

new favorite Witbier.

If you’re looking to venture out of your

comfort zone, getting ready for fall, or

just meeting some friends, go pick up some Southampton Double White and

make some memories of your own.

You’ll be glad you did.

Cheers

This Double

White is a unique take on Belgian White Beers. They created this double style to

add more than just alcohol to this

Belgian beer; they doubled up on all the flavors too. Its cloudy, pale gold color

Story By Cape Coral Resident & Beer Guy Brendan Stanley

Brendan & Scott are The Beer Critics at TheBeerCritic.com. They write articles and reviews for their website and are the hosts of TheBeerCriticTV on YouTube. Have a question, recommendation or a donation? Just contact us:

8

Visit: TheBeerCritic.com Like: Facebook.com/thebeercritic Subscribe: Youtube.com/thebeercritictv CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

SCOOTER’S COFFEE LOCALLY OWNED COFFEEHOUSE & DRIVE THRU:

1014 DEL PRADO BLVD. CAPE CORAL, FL

/scooterscoffee

/scooterscoffee

/scooterscoffee

Scooter’s Coffee

HOMEMADE PASTRIES • FRUIT SMOOTHIES • ESPRESSO DRINKS • BREAKFAST ALL DAY

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

9

10

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

Hometown Hero

ROSSREVALEE United States Marine Corps Ross Revalee is originally from Lafayette, IN, however he lived in California for 25 years after leaving the Marine Corps. He moved to Cape Coral last Christmas Eve.

He is the proud father of two amazing children, Michael (21) and Sarah (20.) Sarah followed her dad in to military service and is

currently serving in the US Navy in Norfolk, VA aboard the USS

Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. Ross also has a brother and two

sisters, along with his mother who still lives in Lafayette. Ross lost

his father in a car crash when he was 20 years old.

Ross served in the Marine Corps from 1977 to 1983. He spent most of his 6 years at MCAS El Toro in Irvine, CA. During that time, he was deployed to NAS Whidbey Island (WA,) NAS Fallon (NV) and

MCAS Yuma (AZ.) He also did three tours in Japan for a total of 2 years.

During his 2 years in Japan, Ross was able to visit mainland Japan

where he hiked and skied Mount Fuji. He also visited Okinawa, the Philippine Islands and Guam, along with Wake and Midway Islands.

The Marine Corps allowed Ross to do a lot that he would not have otherwise had the opportunity to do. He repelled out of helicopters

and off 250’ cliffs, zip lined with full combat gear, survived for two weeks in the jungle with just a canteen of water, repaired numerous

types of aircraft and, best of all, met people that are now friends for life.

Ross received several commendations and awards while in the Marines: Rifle Expert w/3rd award bar, Pistol Expert w/2nd award

bar, Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with star, Good Conduct

Medal w/star and Naval Unit Commendation for the most accident free flight hours of any squadron.

He also received a Group

Commendation for leading the repair of an MD80 aircraft that was

damaged and was due to be shipped from McDonnell Douglas Aircraft.

After serving his country, Ross became a software developer.

Ross now works as an ISSA CPT (Certified Personal Trainer) and an

ACE GFI (Group Fitness Instructor.) He trains out of his own facility

here in South Cape (next to The Monkey Bar) or will even come to

your home. His company is REVolutionize Your Body.

His favorite thing to do since moving here is to enjoy our Florida

sunshine on a quiet beach. As long as there is water and sand, he is

happy! Ross loves to kayak, surf and boat. He’s also enjoyed getting

involved volunteering for the monthly SCHEA trolleys in South Cape.

He was a volunteer at the Funky Fashion Show and looks forward to

getting even more involved in his new community. Ross would love

to get involved with the Special Olympics either as a trainer or as a

sponsor.

Interesting tidbit about Ross: many years ago, he studied to be a

Pastor. While he learned that it was not his calling, he enjoys helping people, and he always roots for the underdog. Getting in to personal

training was where he feels God lead him to be. He started out as a

150 pound skinny smoker at 48 years old, and is now a physically fit

190 pound man at 58.

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

11

Lyn Lindberg and The Stories He Could Tell!

Submitted by Dennis Rathbourn

12

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

T

o say that Lyn Lindberg has led an interesting and

Specialist with the Marine Air wings, he spent the next six

relatively new resident to Cape Coral, his lovely wife

Memphis, MCAS Yuma, AZ, MCAS El Toro, CA., Camp

eventful life would be an understatement. This

Karen and their four Shitzu dogs, have made themselves at home in the 2 years they have been here. They have been

busy exploring our beaches and watching those fascinating sunsets.

Lyn originally hails from Boston. As a kid, he sold newspapers

in and around Fenway Park. When I say “in,” I really mean

“IN” the stadium. Lyn was granted access to both the Home

and Visitors’ clubhouses during baseball season. When the Yankees came to town, Yogi Berra would even buy all of Lyn’s newspapers!

A career Air Force step-father led to Lyn living in Germany

and the U.K during his teenage years, even graduating from

High school in London, England in 1962. Lyn then joined the Marine Corps right after school, and, as a Crash Rescue

years in places like Paris Island, S.C., Camp Lejeune, S.C., NAS Pendleton, Iwakuni, Japan, Chu Lai, Vietnam, Quantico, Va.

He left active service as a Warrant Officer, WO1.

Lyn’s aviation experience and pilot’s license led to a job as a

co-pilot with the U.S. Air subsidiary Allegheny Airlines, but that wasn’t exciting enough for Lyn. So, in 1988, Lyn joined

the United States Information Agency as a photographer.

Photography had long been his biggest hobby. When the USIA

was disbanded in ’88, Lyn transferred to the State Department. In 2000, he was assigned to the White House where he photographed U.S. Presidents and heads of State,

along with lots of celebrities. When asked “who were some of the most interesting people you’ve photographed?” Lyn quickly replied, “The Clintons.”

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

13

Lyn also worked with the Voice of America as a TV producer for President Reagan’s pet project, World Net TV. VOA sent him

around the world, and in the process Lyn became fluent in Japanese, as well as proficient in four other languages, including

Arabic. He’s received too many Distinguished Service awards to count, met numerous music celebrities who performed live

for VOA broadcasts (Kenny Rogers, Roy Clark, Glen Campbell, Gloria Loring, Roy Orbison, to name a few) and still served at the pleasure of five U.S. Presidents: Ronald Reagan, George Bush #1, Bill Clinton, George Bush #2 and Barack Obama.

While

all this was going on, Lyn and Karen also ran one of Washington, D.C.’s most popular and successful wedding photography businesses for 25 years!

Lyn keeps busy these days as a volunteer with CERT (Community Emergency Response Team.) When a disaster strikes, like last year’s tornado, CERT personnel are first on the scene evaluating the situation so that Police and Fire Department energies

are directed to whom and what needs the most help. CERT volunteers are proficient in first aid, CPR, and are trained in

emergency procedures. Lyn is also a volunteer member of the National Weather Service’s SKY WATCH team. He completed

an 8 week course in detecting weather anomalies and reports back to NWS Headquarters in Tampa.

Lyn and Karen love to take pictures of those glorious

Southwest Florida sunrises and sunsets. While it may not be as exotic as the Dali Lama (yes, Lyn took his pictures

when he visited Washington, D.C.) or a head of state from,

say, Canada, or a Middle Eastern potentate, Lyn’s photos

of Southwest Florida can be seen if you’re lucky enough to be a friend on his Facebook page. Lyn says he loved his

job(s) and, why not? He’s met just about everybody that is somebody for the past 30 years, knows the White House inside and out (including scandals,) is retired, and now lives

in a gorgeous home on a canal in SW Cape Coral. And boy does he have stories to tell!

14

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

Wine

It’s Your Fault

Article by MaryJane Baker Vu, CSW

Part 1

Most wine drinkers have had the

is normally present in the wine in a

is ‘cork taint.’ A wine exhibiting the

excessive amount. This is similar to

muted, flat flavors is called ‘corked.’

disappointing experience of popping

certain quantity, but is occurring in an

wine to discover the contents had

having too much salt in a soup. A small

open an intensely anticipated bottle of

transformed into a putrid vinegary elixir. While that is an extreme example,

amount of salt is generally necessary in

making a soup and adds welcome flavor

characteristic moldy, musty odors and

This common affliction can be sourced

to a chemical compound, TCA, which is

created during the process of sanitizing

even the most casual drinkers have

in the right quantity; however, as the

the corks in a winery. Although it is

wine that just tastes ‘off’ or ‘not quite

the soup decreases until it is no longer

TCA invades a winery, it lives on the

likely endured the unpleasantness of a

right’ even if it was still drinkable or

amount of salt increases, the quality of

enjoyable. While the optimal amount of

associated with natural corks, once the wine-making

equipment

and

even

slightly enjoyable.

salt in the soup (or specific flavor in a

wines with screw-caps and synthetic

Although production practices today are

preferences of the person consuming it,

aromas of wet dog, soggy cardboard

technologically

advanced

and

wine) directly depends on the taste

a wine can be rightfully described as

methodical, winemakers’ attempts to

flawed if the majority of those drinking

problematic occurrences in the wines

of the offending aroma is detracting

tame mother nature and eliminate

have been met with limited success.

Check back with us in October for the

from the otherwise pleasing flavors of

delve into wine faults caused by

the wine.

around

In contrast, wines that are regarded as

a

stubborn

ten

percent,

regardless of the region or vintage.

Distasteful wines can be described in

two ways – those with flaws and those with faults.

Flawed wines are generally those with

minor faults. They contain a flavor that

and damp basement.

the wine agree that the overabundance

Surveys regularly report the estimated rate of defective wine bottles hovers

corks are vulnerable to its destructive

having faults are generally undrinkable.

A fault may be a severe iteration of a

second half of this article where we will bacteria, the wine production process

itself and environmental factors as well.

Until then, please remember, it’s not your fault!

flaw and/or it can arise from the

presence of mold or bacteria, missteps in

the

production

process

mishandling of the finished product.

or

One of the more infamous wine faults CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

15

QH )UHH 6HVVLRQ 6DQWD %DUEDUD %OYG ,Q )URQW RI %RZODQG

7523,&$/%5((=()813$5. &20 $GYDQFHG 5HJLVWUDWLRQ 5HTXLUHG ([SLUHV &RGH

WK ZL

[

16

VV JOD

U OD O G UHJX D L F Q SH WWHV D 6

LQJZR PD

P W U D

U H H ) DP WHPE U V 6HS N I F LUH R W S [ V ( 2ႇ

HU

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

EXCLUSIVE OF CAPESTYLE

%X\ % %X\ RQH GLQQHU HQWUpH %X\ RQH GLQQHU HQWUpH %X\ RQH GLQQHU HQWUp %X\ RQH GLQQHU HQWU %X\ RQH GLQQHU HQW %X\ RQH GLQQHU HQ %X\ RQH GLQQHU H %X\ RQH GLQQHU %X\ RQH GLQQHU %X\ RQH GLQQH %X\ RQH GLQQ %X\ RQH GLQ %X\ RQH GL %X\ RQH G %X\ RQH %X\ RQH %X\ RQ %X\ R %X\ X * *H *HW *HW *HW R *HW RQ *HW RQH *HW RQH *HW RQH K *HW RQH KD *HW RQH KDO *HW RQH KDOI *HW RQH KDOI *HW RQH KDOI R *HW RQH KDOI RII *HW RQH KDOI RI

'LQH LQ RQO\ Æ” 1RW YDOLG ZLWK RWKHU RIIHUV Æ” 1RW 9DOLG ZLWK IRU VSHFLDOV Æ” ([SLUHV 6HSWHPEHU

6XU 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH &RUDO )/ 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH &RUDO )/ 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH &RUDO )/ 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH &RUDO )/ 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH &RUDO )/ 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH &RUDO ) 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH &RUDO 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH &RUDO 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH &RUDO 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH &RUD 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH &RU 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH &R 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH & 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DS 6XUIVLGH %OYG &D 6XUIVLGH %OYG & 6XUIVLGH %OYG 6XUIVLGH %OYG 6XUIVLGH %OYG 6XUIVLGH %OY 6XUIVLGH %O 6XUIVLGH % 6XUIVLGH 6XUIVLGH 6XUIVLG 6XUIVL 6XUIV 6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH &RUDO )/ 6XUI 6X 6

6XUIVLGH %OYG &DSH &RUDO )/

3 3$ 3$5 3$5$ 3$5$' 3$5$', 3$5$',6 3$5$',6( 3$5$',6(' 3$5$',6('( 3$5$',6('(/ 3$5$',6('(/, 3$5$',6('(/,& 3$5$',6('(/,&& 3$5$',6('(/,&& 3$5$',6('(/,&& & 3$5$',6('(/,&& &2 3$5$',6('(/,&& &20

2 2SHQ 0RQ ) 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6DW 6XQ DP SP 2SHQ 0RQ 2SHQ 0RQ 2SHQ 0R 2SHQ 0 2SHQ 2SHQ 2SH 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6DW 6XQ DP S 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6DW 6XQ DP 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6DW 6XQ DP 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6DW 6XQ DP 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6DW 6XQ D 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6DW 6XQ 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6DW 6XQ 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6DW 6XQ 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6DW 6X 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6DW 6 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6DW 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6DW 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6D 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 6 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP SP 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP S 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP 2SHQ 0RQ )UL DP 2SHQ 0RQ )UL D 2SHQ 0RQ )UL 2SHQ 0RQ )UL 2SHQ 0RQ )UL 2SHQ 0RQ )U S

FERS JUST FOR E READERS

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

17

Business Spotlight LADIES:

Are you tired of going to a gym

training, cardio and flexibility stretching. The

belong? Or spending a ton of money for a

major muscle group with a Curves Coach in

where the people there look like they don’t weight loss program that didn’t work?

Frustrated and ready to call it quits? Heather

Ellis has the answer and it’s right here in Cape Coral.

20 years ago, Heather, a former Hilton Hotels

manager, was looking for a career change.

She

wanted

to

do

something

more

meaningful that could make a difference in people’s lives. On a trip to visit her snowbird

parents in Estero, she was reading an

the center of the circuit to advise, guide, and

motivate you throughout your workout. The

programs at Curves allow for continued

progression in strength and cardio gains

while incorporating functional movement,

balance training, dance movements, and

flexibility into their various classes. Monthly

one on one coaching sessions will keep you on track and excited about reaching your goals.

Entrepreneur Magazine article that showed

Heather says that strength training will work

She was intrigued, because she knew how

has ten benefits: weight management, a

Curves as the #1 fastest growing franchise.

no matter how old you are. Strength training

much strength training had made an impact

stronger body, fat reduction, improved

intimidated by it. Upon arriving home, she

stronger bones(a powerful tool against

on her life and how most women were

glucose utilization (less risk of diabetes),

found a bag with an Avon magazine and a

osteoporosis), can fight heart disease, reduce

this was a sign; the coincidence was too

athlete, great for all ages, and it can improve

Curves pen on her doorstep and she knew much to resist. In September 1999, Heather

opened the very first Curves in Lee County on Cape Coral Parkway and this month marks

her 18th anniversary at the 1426 Cape Coral Parkway East location.

What is Curves?

It is a fitness center

designed for women of all ages, shapes and

fitness levels and the opportunity to have Meal Plan, Fitness and Motivation all in one location. At Curves, ‘strong’ is about so much

more than building muscles. The Curves

program provides women with what they

need to feel great and build a healthier

future-strong bodies, strong balance and a

strong community where relationships and

bonds improve us overall mentally and

physically. Heather’s business model is like a

mantra of empowerment that says “every 30 minutes, another woman walks out our door stronger than when she walked in.”

Curves is not your traditional gym. It is a

facility

specially

designed

for

women

featuring a complete 30 minute workout that

18

Curves Circuit is designed to work every

is fun, fast, and safe, featuring strength CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

pain from arthritis, help you become a better your mental health by alleviating symptoms

of depression.

Heather is so sure that she can help the

women of Cape Coral, she will provide every

woman with a FREE WEEK GUEST PASS that’s good for 30 days!

You’ll find Heather at many Chamber of

Commerce events, as well as in Curves Team

5K walks all over Lee County. Heather and Curves members have been supporting local

charities by raising money, doing food drives,

buying Christmas gifts for families in need and helping Shoes of Hope for the Cape Coral Caring Center and Grace Methodist church.

She was also a proud sponsor at the Women’s Leadership Conference, held in

August. Heather enjoys beach time, jet

skiing, hiking, water sports and scuba diving in the Turks and Caicos.

Not bad for a girl from Punxsutawney,

Pennsylvania. That groundhog has nothing

on this dynamic entrepreneur. Heck, she probably gets up before he does every day!

Heather Ellis Submitted by Dennis Rathbourn

FINANCE YOUR FIXER UPPER LET US HELP CREATE YOUR DREAM HOME Renovation Purchase Loan - Buy your home and include all of the renovation costs rolled into one mortgage.

Refinance Renovation Loan - Allows you to roll the costs of the repairs or upgrades into refinancing your current mortgage.

GET STARTED TODAY! Call, click or visit a branch. achievacu.com/mortgages I 866.617.6373

Equal Housing Lender. Federally Insured by the NCUA.

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

19

Managing Your Health with Exercise Need a reason to work out? Here are 7 to start and there are many more.

Submitted by Ross Revalee

Owner, Revolutionize Your Body

What if you could be thinner, healthier and

live a longer life? Sound too good to be true?

According to research, and my experience,

exercise is the solution for a better quality of life.

Physical activity is an essential part of any

weight-loss program, to maximize your fat

loss while keeping valuable muscle mass. But

exercise has many other health and longevity benefits. It can help prevent or improve these conditions:

Heart Disease

Regular activity strengthens your heart

muscle; lowers blood pressure; increases

"good" cholesterol (HDLs) and lowers "bad" cholesterol (LDLs); enhances blood flow; and

helps your heart function more efficiently. All

of these benefits reduce the risk of heart disease and high blood pressure.

Stroke

In an analysis of 23 studies, researchers

found that being active reduces your risk of

having, and dying from, a stroke. According to a study published in the journal Stroke,

moderately active study participants had 20% less risk of stroke than less active

participants.

Type II Diabetes

This disease is increasing at alarming rates -

- by 62% since 1990 -- and 17 million

Americans now have it. Physical activity can

enhance weight loss and help prevent and/or

control this condition. Losing weight can increase insulin sensitivity, improve blood

sugar and cholesterol levels, and reduce

20

blood pressure -- all of which are very CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

important to the health of people with diabetes.

often

described

as

"euphoric"

and

is

accompanied by an energizing outlook.

Exercise can help you cope with stress and

Obesity

Overweight and obese conditions can be

prevented or treated with exercise, along

ward off depression and anxiety.

And these are just a few of the ways exercise

with a healthy diet. Activity helps to reduce

improves

improving your body's ability to burn

of cancer, improve immune function and

body fat and increase muscle mass, thus calories. The combination of reduced calories

and daily exercise is what's needed for

weight loss. Controlling obesity is critical, as

it is a major risk factor for many diseases.

Back Pain

your

health.

Studies

have

suggested it can also help with certain types more.

Putting It All Together: Exercise and a

Healthy Diet

Exercise alone produces modest weight loss;

when combined with a reduced-calorie diet,

Back pain can be managed or prevented with

the effects are much more impressive.

strengthening and flexibility. Having good

regularly and ate a healthy, modest-calorie

a fitness program that includes muscle posture and a strong abdomen (core) is the

body's best defense against back pain. Water fitness classes are extremely good for this type of pain.

Osteoporosis

Weight-bearing exercise (such as walking,

jogging, stair climbing, dancing or lifting weights) strengthens bone formation and

helps prevent osteoporosis or bone loss often seen in women after menopause. Combine a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D with

regular

weight-bearing

maximum results.

exercise

for

Psychological Benefits

Researchers found that people who exercised

diet lost weight and improved cardio-

respiratory fitness regardless of the length or intensity of their workouts.

It is never too late to reap the benefits of physical activity. Sedentary women 65 years

and older who began walking a mile a day cut their rates of death from all causes by 50%.

As a personal trainer, I recommend a

combination of aerobic exercise (the type

that makes you breathe harder, like walking

or jogging) for cardiovascular conditioning,

and strength training (like lifting weights or

calisthenics)

Improved self-esteem is one of the top

Strive

exercising, your body releases chemicals

nothing.

benefits of regular physical activity. While

called endorphins that can improve your

mood and the way you feel about yourself.

The feeling that follows a run or workout is

for

muscle

toning,

and

stretching to improve your range of motion. for

doing

all

three

types,

but

remember that any exercise is better than Contact REVolutionize Your Body if you have any questions or need assistance. Ross can be

reached at 765-477-7720

Your Money

Unexpected Threats to a Well-Planned Retirement

By Rebecca A. Ross

How to Stay On-Track When Unforeseen Challenges Arise

Part 3 - Getting a Divorce

It’s a scary feeling. You've planned carefully, saved appropriately, invested thoughtfully and are on track to retire.

Then you are met with a significant

and unexpected financial challenge.

How do you stay on track?

Many families rely on the crucial years

before retirement – a time when peak

earnings can be socked away to fund retirement

and

eliminate

any

meet your retirement goals.

complex decisions you will face. You

this month we look at Threat #3.

contributions on 401(k) and individual

Last month we looked at Threat #2, Threat No. 3: Getting a Divorce

Similar to the death of a spouse, a

late-life divorce can be even more devastating

from

a

financial

perspective. While no one expects to

divorce in their 50s, there is very little

applying for 50% of your ex-spouse’s

Social Security benefit if it is larger

than your own.

order to live within their means. As

expenses.

Following are five unexpected events

It’s important not to waste any time in

the framework of a financial plan in

getting back on track. Align yourself

of each, and offer steps to minimize

including an attorney and financial

the damage and get back on track to

married longer than 10 years, consider

down the middle while nearly doubling

interrupts your plans?

place. We’ll look at the potential impact

over age 50 to save more. If you were

The reality is that in most cases both

Divorce generally cuts assets right

that can all be made easier by having

retirement accounts that allow those

that can be done to prepare for it.

remaining debt. What happens when a

major life event or financial hardship

will want to take advantage of catch up

rewriting your financial plan and

with a team of experts you trust advisor who can help you traverse the

spouses will need to reduce expenses in difficult as it might be, you may find

that keeping the same home you’ve

had all these years may no longer be affordable, so be prepared to adjust to a new housing situation.

Watch for Threat #4 next month…..

Article provided by Rebecca Ross, Vice President and Financial Advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co., member SIPC. She has 32 years of financial services industry experience, and can be reached at 239-541-9090 or rross@rwbaird.com.

June 2017 2017 CapeStyle Magazine│September CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

21

Wandering

Coffee In The Cape Story and Pictures by Stephanie Karasek Check out more of her adventures at: www.thewaytowander.com

Did you know that coffee is the most popular beverage in the world? Or that over 2 billion cups are consumed every day worldwide, with 600 million of those in the USA?

How do you like your coffee? I like mine iced with a hint of hazelnut.

Other days require a hot shot of espresso. Fortunately, Cape Coral has plenty of choices when it comes to coffee. Here are a few of my favorites.......

Fun Fact Coffee sacks are usually made of hemp and weigh approximately 132 pounds when they are full of green coffee beans. It takes over 600,000 beans to fill a coffee sack.

22

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

The French Press Gather The French Press, located at 5789 Cape Harbour Drive,

is owned by Benjamin Voisin and Valeria Zanella and

Timothy and Meredith Hoffman, who also own Fathoms,

located next door. The atmosphere is warm and inviting,

the kind of place where everyone knows your name. The coffee shop serves organic coffee, roasted by Java D’oro, as well as breakfast sandwiches, gluten free crepes,

paninis, salads and sandwiches.

Fresh fruits and

vegetables are delivered every morning from local

growers.

The coffee shop partners with other

businesses, including Norman Love Chocolates which can be purchased onsite, Orange Tree Coffee, Gretechen Kish

Serrano, the creator of Paw Palettes Art Collection and

Kimberly Hill jewelry creations. The French Press also

Gather, the newest coffee shop to open in the Cape, is also owned by Benjamin Voisin and Valeria Zanella and Timothy and Meredith Hoffman, owners of the French Press.

Scheduled to open October 1st at Tarpon Point, it will be feature a full breakfast, lunch and dinner, including a variety of healthy options.

The organic coffee will be roasted by Java D’oro.

Sue McCormick, who helps run the French Press, is helping to create the vision at Gather.

Both the French Press and Gather offer a scenic waterfront location, perfect for water and boat lovers.

makes their amazingly delicious artisanal gelato using organic milk, as well as a water based sorbet.

Tony & Ada's

Fun Fact Coffee is only second to petroleum as a traded commodity.

Tony and Ada’s is located at 2110 Chiquita Blvd South, in the

heart of Fellowship Park at Cape Christian Fellowship. Tony and

Ada’s is named after an amazing couple who helped found Cape

Christian over 30 years ago. Their love of God and people created

a feeling of belonging that you can still feel today. The coffee

shop serves drinks, including cold and hot brew coffee, lattes,

mochas, cappuccinos, tea, smoothies and milkshakes. The menu also includes flatbreads, pizza, BBQ chicken, burgers and salads.

I indulged in one of the most amazing cinnamon rolls that I’ve

tasted in a long time. Tony and Ada’s is a perfect place for

families. Fellowship Park includes basketball courts, a splash pad and shaded play areas and is open 7 days a week.

CapeStyle Magazine│August 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

23

Besides the pleasant aroma, coffee is actually good for you.

1. Improves your mood and you are less likely to suffer from depression

2. Lowers risk of getting type 2 diabetes 3. Protects against cirrhosis and cancer of the liver

4. Coffee drinkers have less risk of heart disease

Fun Fact Cowboy Coffee originated from Cowboys using dirty socks out on the trail as coffee filters. They filled the sock with coffee beans, immersed the sock in boiling water then squeezed the coffee into cups.

Java D’oro

Java D’oro has been roasting gourmet coffee for SW Florida’s best coffee shops,

restaurants and cafés, as well as private residents who appreciate fresh coffee beans, for 20 years. The coffee roaster serves wholesale, retail and mail order

customers throughout the country and provides private label for distributors.

The owner, Tony Latassa, shares the most important coffee attribute, freshness.

“Two weeks after the coffee has been roasted, it has lost most of its properties

and can no longer be called gourmet. It becomes just another coffee on a supermarket shelf, no matter how good it was when it was roasted.” That is

why Java D’oro roasts to order and delivers the next day. Java D’oro is located at 905 SE 14th Pl.

24

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

Fun Fact Espresso Coffee has just one third of the caffeine content of a cup of regular coffee.

Scooters

Scooter’s, named after the co-founder’s daughter, began as a drive-

thru coffeehouse in Bellevue, Nebraska in 1998 and is now approaching 200 locations in 14 states.

Scooter’s coffee brand

promises “Amazing People, Amazing Drinks…Amazingly Fast!” Pat and Suzi Thomas opened the first Scooter’s coffee shop in Florida in

the summer of 2016. They are located at 1014 Del Prado Blvd S.

Scooters serves hot and cold brewed coffee. My favorite was the Guatemalan Cold Brew which was steeped for a minimum of 12

hours. They also serve specialty lattes, espresso, tea and smoothies.

Breakfast sandwiches and pastries are available as well.

For you dog lovers… bring your pup in for a treat. Scooters loves

dogs and partners with the Cape Coral Animal Shelter.

Fun Fact The name cappuccino comes from The drink's resemblance to the brown cowls worn by Capuchin monks

So, whether you like your coffee hot and black, cold

and sweet or something in between, there is more to the Cape than Starbucks!

CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

See the full story featuring additional coffee shops from around the Cape at: CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

25

OPENING SOON COMING TO TARPON POINT OCTOBER 2017

Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Full Bar & Craft Cocktails | Picnic Lunches for Boaters | European-Style Pastries | Organic Options & Coffee | Waterfront Views 5971 Silver King Blvd Suite 116 Cape Coral 33914 Tarpon Point From the team behind Fathoms and The French Press

y 3ULYDWH 7UDLQLQJ LQ RXU IDFLOLW\ y ,Q +RPH 3HUVRQDO 7UDLQLQJ y ,Q *\P 3HUVRQDO 7UDLQLQJ y :HE )LWQHVV 7UDLQLQJ y $TXDWLF ([FHUFLVH y *URXS )LWQHVV y 1XWULWLRQ

26

_ 5(92/87,21,=(<285%2'< &20

CapeStyle Magazineâ&#x201D;&#x201A;September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

Community In Action

9/11 FDNY Firefighter Grand Marshall of IAVF 2017

“Parade for Heroes” 9/11 FDNY Firefighter Grand Marshall of

Trifalger Middle School; plus, the Blue

He is married and has one son.

IAVF 2017 “Parade for Heroes”

Dirt Dixieland Band and the Guns and

Cape

horses, children would especially enjoy

is featured in the SW FL Military

firetruck, plus the Araba Shriners clown

Leonard St, Cape Coral).

Coral’s

Invest

in

America’s

Veterans Foundation (IAVF) is pleased to announce that the Grand Marshall for the third annual “Parade for Heroes” is

9/11 FDNY firefighter Dennis Stagliano.

The “Parade for Heroes” is Saturday,

September 9, 2017 on 47th Terrace S.E.

in the South Cape and starts at 10 am.

The parade -- which coincides with the

16th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks --features First Responder EMS, military and law enforcement.

Other participants in the parade include

Hoses bagpipes. In addition to the the

Cape

Coral

Fire

Department

float and their Flintstone miniature cars.

The “Parade for Heroes” Grand Marshall

Museum & Library 9/11 exhibit (4820

Among the

many items in the exhibit is the pictorial

9/11

FDNY

tribute

book

Grand Marshall Dennis Stagliano was

Brotherhood, on which the cover shows

in Manhattan and Staten Island.

be celebrating its 8th anniversary --

born in Manhattan, NY and was raised joined

Fire

Department

New

He

York

(FDNY) on June 1, 1983 and was

assigned to Engine 207 Super Pumper

Mr. Stagliano. The museum – which will

will hold a free “Open House” and lunch after the event.

Systems. After one year, he went to

Ralph Santillo, President of the Invest in

years until assigned to Ladder 79.

"the ‘Parade of Heroes’ honors those

Ladder 110 and remained there for 10

America's Veterans Foundation, said

who have sacrificed for us to enjoy the

the Whispering Pines Clydesdales; both

Dennis was a 9/1 1 First Responder and

freedoms we now have. We hope to

Democratic Party Clubs; plus, both the

Ground Zero, going to Rescue Engine

join us in saying thank you to those who

the

Cape

Coral

Republican

and

Cape Coral and Ft. Myers Corvette Clubs.

Music includes the marching

bands from the Ida S. Baker High

School, Mariner High School, and the

worked every day for three months at Company 5 and while there worked on Special Operations Tactical Services 2.

He retired from the FDNY in March

2005, and now lives at the Jersey Shore.

encourage others in the community to

serve us in the military as well as the brave service personnel who serve us on

the homefront."

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

27

reakfast is the most important meal of the day. But

B

Finding tough, rubbery bacon at this point is more than mere

fuel; but if you’re anything like me, you’ve got plenty

limp bacon to manic depression. The source of the underlying

so I suppose I should set some parameters on my quest to

pee-pee caught in your zipper. Whatever the cause, it’s often

FOODIE

it may not be why you think. Sure, our engines need

of “spare fuel.” Breakfast is all about mental health, comfort and tradition. Breakfast means many things to many people,

pain is often rooted in troubling childhood events. i.e. the loss

of a pet, never getting picked for red rover, or getting your

find the best. To me, the classic American breakfast means

suppressed and shuffled off to the subconscious—smoldering

depending on my geographic location. (When in Rome

something like THIS touches that sore spot on our hearts, and

two eggs over easy, crispy bacon and hash browns, or grits

on a level undetectable to your adult mind’s frontal lobe. Until

Georgia—it’s gotta be grits!) Toast and juice are optional. And

raw emotions come raging to the surface! Most civilized

don’t need my napkin folded into an origami bird of paradise,

expressions. Only a trained professional would recognize the

that’s it! Nothing fancy. I don’t need parsley as a garnish. I

people have learned to repress these overt outward

a cantaloupe ball carved into a lotus blossom, or espresso

subtle signs of a potential eruption—a twitching eye, the

aforementioned elements done right, and you’re my new best

jab directed at your no-account brother-in-law. But most of

with whipped cream and a cinnamon stick. Just give me the friend.

Some of my fondest childhood memories are of my dad taking me out for breakfast.

Dad always knew where to find great breakfast spots—where culinary artists created masterpieces on canvases of bone china and platters of melamine.

He always ordered the classic, and he

always ate it the same way. He’d gently

place the bacon atop the eggs. Then he’d slice

through

the

delicate

layers

white knuckles of a tightened fist, an out-of-the-blue verbal the time it just takes the wind from our sails, and the disappointed eater just lets it go.

My quest for the best BREAKFAST in the Cape

diagonally—one way, then the other. Any true

by The Cape Crusader

breakfast connoisseur knows correctly crisped

bacon will simply snap and crumble like old parchment when

near-effortless, egg-slicing pressure is applied. The result was a delightful heap and an efficient bite-size mixture.

That’s the way I do it to this very day! That is, unless the bacon ain’t right.

digress...

Never the less, a keen eye may still notice an

involuntarily

drooping

of

the

shoulders or a deep accompanying sigh as the poor soul accepts his

breakfast fate. Disenchantment has

become the norm, not realizing it’s

precisely why he grinds his teeth at

night and has lost the ability to smile.

“Living their lives in quiet desperation,” as

Henry David Thoreau so eloquently put it.

After he’d been served limp bacon, no doubt. But I

Facing the plate of your discontent, you muster what strength

you can and begin sawing, back and forth through the sugar-

cured leather belt, while musing that a civil suit might well

be justified, and winnable—had the buckle not been

I can tell if the chef behind the griddle knows his stuff as soon

removed. Your teeth have begun to clinch again. Fanciful

miraculously turned without any visible yoke damage, a thin,

gone, not to mention the pipe-dream of parchment-like

as the plate is placed before me. If the eggs have been

thoughts of a pleasant stroll down memory lane are long-

translucent milky-white veil covers the bright orange yoke,

crumble! Your egg whites are now mashed into mush under

browns will be toasty and free from excess grease. Good

vigorous exertion of cold steel upon the thick porcelain plate

reminiscent of the rising sun on a foggy morning. The hash

bacon, on the other hand, is a little trickier to detect with the

naked eye. A bacon rookie can easily be fooled by two nicely

the resilient strips and weight of heavy-handed cutlery. The sends a piercing squeal throughout the eatery. Heads turn.

Faces grimace. Loss of knife and/or fork control has been

bronzed strips elegantly reclining like a sizzling supermodel

reported and has been known to fling a hash brown clear

tells all.

lucky enough to avoid losing an eye from a flying tater, the

upon an egg/tater chaise lounge. But one touch of the fork

28

disappointment. It’s devastating! Psychologists have linked

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

across a table! Even if your breakfast companion has been

natural order of things, in your world at least, has been disrupted.

After the last bite has been consumed, and the last dab of egg yoke has been wiped from the corner of your mouth,

there still remains plenty of disdain upon your face. You slide out and rise from the irritatingly turquoise plastic booth

bench, and with one last show of contempt, toss your soiled napkin onto the yellow yoke and ketchup stained plate,

littered with used butter pads, empty jelly-shells, and wheat bread crusts.

Breakfast cooks—if you only knew how much the world needs you right now. If you only realized how important you are—what comfort you could bring to the table—what fragile

childhood memories hang in the balance; you’d never again

take your job lightly. You’d never consider serving an overcooked egg, soggy hash browns, or bacon the size of fried

baby foreskins; nor would you expect a starving man to

remain politely patient as your ill-timed meal is delivered in installments—by pack-mule! Why—we’d all be better off

staying home watching cartoons, wrapped around a bowl of

Cocoa-Puffs, than to suffer through such barbaric treatment!

Tip-calculations now race through your head, as you weigh

And yet I have endured these very indignations at the hands

emotional scales. Check firmly in hand, you aim yourself at

morning superheroes.

all aspects of your dining experience with both mental and the cashier and her Cheshire-cat smile, glibly oblivious to

your inner conflict. That meal didn’t warrant a 1% gratuity, but social mores and civilization in general demand more.

Of course, the server shouldn’t be penalized for the cook’s

shortcomings; but damn it, this is about justice! Right and

wrong! Even so, you surrender to societal pressure and begrudgingly scrawl a barely legible 15%.

Outside you’re calmer, having escaped without incident,

outburst, or arrest. The color begins to return to your face as

the cool, fresh air fills your tight chest. You pause momentarily to rest your weary bones upon the open car door

and bathe your face in the warm sunshine. Your squinted eyes

scan the horizon for a reason to go on, but then focus on the daisies randomly strewn amongst the green grass in front of

you. Your ears perk to the tune of a robin singing in a nearby tree. It’s nice. It reminds you of “The Magic Flute”. An index

finger unwittingly taps to the rhythm of the feathered

Mozart. Tilting your head back until your tense neck pops,

you notice the puffy white clouds floating in the azure skies

above have taken on the shapes of circus animals. There’s an

elephant! Oh!—and a panda! The innocent child within you

of insensitive, spatula wheedling hooligans masquerading as

Breakfast artists arise! Awake from your slumber! Don your

toques! Tie your aprons! Rekindle that fire in your belly and stir-up the passion that once drove you toward greatness.

Renew your kitchen vows, honor your solemn pledge and step

up your game! Because I’m coming. If you’re out there, I’ll find you—on my quest for the best breakfast in the Cape!

Have you found the BEST Breakfast in the Cape?

Tell the World at

CAPESTYLEMAG.COM/POLLS

is returning.

I’ve heard that after a woman gives birth, she forgets the pain

of labor. It’s like that after a bad breakfast, too. Optimism

abounds in a childlike heart, along with the hope that

tomorrow will be different. Contrary to personal history and

against all odds, you still hope against hope that somehow,

somewhere you’ll find that quaint diner, that tiny cafe, that

hole-in-the-wall, that will meet the simple expectations of your youth.

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

29

September

Every Saturday

Cape Coral Farmers Market

Where: Cape Harbour, 8 am – 1 pm.

Call 239-549-6900 for more information

Every Tuesday

Surfside Farmers Market

Where: Shops at Surfside, 2378 Surfside Blvd, 1 - 6 pm

Call 239-549-6900 for more information.

9th

Parade for Heroes

Pay tribute to our 9/11 heroes.

Show your support for our Military, Firefighters, EMS and Colors Guards while watching the floats go down SE 47th Terrace in Cape Coral.

Where: South Cape Coral on SE 47th Street 10 am – 2 pm SCHEA's 3rd Annual Putt and Brew 4 person teams, 3pm shotgun start, your four-person team will go to 9 different South Cape locations to test your putting skills on unique, custom made holes. 21+ event.

Where: 9 different locations in South Cape.

30

Things to do 12th

Primary Day

All eligible voters residing within the city limit of Cape Coral may vote. All candidate offices are elected citywide. The two highest vote getters move on to the Nov. 7th General Election.

Where: Visit www.lee.vote to find the location nearest you.

Polls are open 7 am – 7 pm

14th

Ladies Night Out Retail Therapy

Shop Cabi clothing and accessories, hand made jewelry, Motives cosmetics and more!

Bring a gently used purse for donation to ACT in Fort Myers.

Where: Imagine Wellness Spa 1404 Del Prado Blvd S, Suite 100, (239) 471-7029 5 – 8 pm

15th

Monthly Wine Tasting Party

Wine Smiles in the Mediterranean Isles.

Numerous wine producing powerhouse countries surround this exciting ocean and enterprising wine makers have been cultivating the lands for centuries.

Where: Waterside Wines, 5785 Cape Harbour Drive, 5:30-8:30 pm

16th

Pancake Breakfast & Car Wash

fundraiser for Cultural Park Theater, Photo opps with your favorite cast members!

Where: Applebee's, 2228 Del Prado Blvd S 8 – 10 am

21th

CapeStyle Networking

NOTE: NEW DAY! – FREE CapeStyle B2B Networking Event. Appetizers will be provided. Bring lots of business cards and join us. RSVP to events@CapeStyleMag.comEvent.

Where: Fathom’s, 5785 Cape Harbour Dr 5:30 – 7:30 pm

24th

Peace Day in the Park

10th annual event, live music, art, food, vendors, yoga, family & pet friendly. Workshops, games, pet adoptions, blood drive, food drive and more.

Where: Jaycee Park, 4125 SE 20th Place (239) 573-3128 10 am – 6 pm

For the MOST Comprehensive Calendar of Events in Cape Coral Go To: CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

Designer Screen Shades with PowerView® Motorization

$150 REBATE* on qualifying Hunter Douglas purchases with POWERVIEW® MOTORIZATION 7/1—9/11/17

Intelligent shades, smart savings.

PowerView Motorized Shades from Hunter Douglas move automatically to a schedule you set.** Ask for details.

Program your shades with the PowerView App**

Blind & Shutter Gallery 2950 Del Prado Blvd S M-F: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sat: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm 239-540-1131 www.capeblindandshutter.com

*Manufacturer’s mail-in rebate offer valid for qualifying purchases made 7/1/17—9/11/17 from participating dealers in the U.S. only. For certain rebate-eligible products, the purchase of multiple units of such product is required to receive a rebate. Rebate will be issued in the form of a prepaid reward card and mailed within 6 weeks of rebate claim receipt. Funds do not expire.

Subject to applicable law, a $2.00 monthly fee will be assessed against card balance 6 months after card issuance and each month thereafter. Additional limitations may apply. Ask participating dealer for details and rebate form. **The PowerView App is available on Apple® iOS and Android™ mobile devices, and requires the PowerView Hub for operation. ©2017 Hunter Douglas.

All rights reserved. All trademarks used herein are the property of Hunter Douglas or their respective owners. 17Q3NPDSSC1

CapeStyle Magazine│September 2017 CAPESTYLEMAG.COM

31

CAPESTYLEMAG.COM