January 2009

Features

46 Training with the Pros: Nancy Semon-Krauss spends a day with the fitness and tennis professionals at the Punta Gorda Club and their dedicated clients. She even gets a workout in herself!
52 Downtown Development: Lew Morrissey checks out all the new developments around Punta Gorda and meets with local experts who hope this new infrastructure will bring big bucks to Charlotte County.
64 Surviving the Financial Crisis READ THE ARTICLE: Michael Lissack, HARBOR STYLE’s financial guru, gives our readers his advice for surviving through our country’s current financial situation.
72 Get Out and Get Moving! READ THE ARTICLE: Renee LePere is doing away with all your excuses. Can’t afford to join a gym or hire a personal trainer? Charlotte County offers plenty of cheap, and often free, exercise in its great outdoors.
80 Tai Chi Qi Gong: Malcolm J. Brenner visits with Richard Curtis to learn about tai chi qi gong, a Chinese martial art focused on the movement of energy by meeting external forces with internal composure.

18 Kudos READ THE ARTICLE: HARBOR STYLE celebrates the people and organizations that make Charlotte County such a great place to live.
22 January Calendar: You’re invited! Don’t miss any of the must-go, must-do events around the harbor.
24 Freeze-frame: Our photographers snapped shots at events around town. This month we feature Boo Ball, Cattle Barons' Ball and ArtSensation
34 Creature Feature: Malcolm J. Brenner discovers that Coyote, his arch nemesis from his time in Navajo Nation, has followed him to Florida.
36 Harbor Health: Nancy Semon-Krauss tells you what you need to know to keep your skin safe from basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas and melanomas.
40 Harbor Fitness READ THE ARTICLE: Now introducing Harbor Fitness! Local tennis expert Jak Beardsworth discusses the importance of playing nice with others...especially your spouse.
86 Dining Out READ THE ARTICLE: Michael Stampar enjoys some Caribbean cuisine with a southern twist at Farlow's on the Water in Englewood