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Fast and Furious: 2025 BMW X6 M Competition

2 days ago | naplesillustrated.com | Howard Walker

If you thought the term “muscle car” best described some seventies big-block Chevy or tire-fryin’ Dodge Charger, you might want to think again. Fast forward to well, today, and “muscle car” perfectly describes the 2025 blunt instrument BMW X6 M Competition I’ve been driving. Or better still, make that “muscle” SUV. Look at the thing. Those bulging fenders were surely modeled from Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s massive, gym-honed guns.
Looking Ahead to Naples International Dance Festival

1 week ago | naplesillustrated.com | Abigail Duffy

The first-ever Naples International Dance Festival, which took place earlier this year, was an historic moment for the community. The three-day dance and wellness event, featuring more than 40 artists, was a celebration of the power and beauty of the arts. “We could not have asked for a more spectacular celebration of dance for our community’s first international dance festival,” says Elysia Dawn, CEO for United Arts Collier (UAC), who directed the event.
Looking Back on the First Naples International Dance Festival

1 week ago | naplesillustrated.com | Abigail Duffy

The first-ever Naples International Dance Festival, which took place earlier this year, was an historic moment for the community. The three-day dance and wellness event, featuring more than 40 artists, was a celebration of the power and beauty of the arts. “We could not have asked for a more spectacular celebration of dance for our community’s first international dance festival,” says Elysia Dawn, CEO for United Arts Collier (UAC), who directed the event.
Young Chefs Can Get Cooking at Sur La Table

1 week ago | naplesillustrated.com | Abigail Duffy

The summer months have arrived. Parents are trying to fill their kids’ days with fun and educational activities. Budding chefs can make such gastronomic delights as basil pesto sauce, steamed dumplings, and banana-stuffed lumpia at a 2025 Sur La Table Kids & Teens Summer Series class.
Inside Daria Abbaei and Peter Sakaris' Naples Nuptials

1 week ago | naplesillustrated.com | Abigail Duffy

Romantic movies often include a scene in which two characters who eventually become a couple first encounter one another in a quirky or memorable way. Daria Abbaei and Peter Sakaris tell a meet-cute tale to rival any fictitious love story. “We were invited to the wedding of mutual friends with the suggestion we attend as each other’s plus-one,” Peter recounts.
Red Mist: Ferrari's Miami Racing Days

1 week ago | naplesillustrated.com | Howard Walker

It’s good to be a Ferrari owner. No, it’s really good. And not just because you get to drive one of the most iconic, most exciting, most intoxicating sports cars on the planet. You also get perks. Lots of perks. Like being invited to take part in such VIP, top-shelf, red carpet customer events as the recent Ferrari Racing Days spectacular in Miami. This four-day extravaganza was a celebration of all things rosso red with more Prancing Horses than the Kentucky Derby.
The Golden Years at Naples Therapeutic Riding Center

2 weeks ago | naplesillustrated.com | Abigail Duffy

Every year, 12 horses provide thousands of hours of service at Naples Therapeutic Riding Center (NTRC), helping improve the lives of children and adults suffering from physical, social, and mental disorders and disabilities. Delta, a 25-year-old American Paint Horse and former barrel racer in Florida, joined the NTRC herd in 2022.
Meet the Naples Mixologists Raising the Bar

2 weeks ago | naplesillustrated.com | Abigail Duffy

Barry LarkinBeverage director/owner, Seventh South Craft Food + DrinkNI: How long have you been tending bar? Larkin:Since 1996, when I was 18. My early days of bartending were “slinging and ringing,” as they say. I was introduced to the art of craft cocktails when I worked at D’Amico’s The Continental. What is the key to running a great bar? Consistency. Guests expect to get the same-tasting drink from any one of our bartenders, so we must be able to pour that same exact drink every time.
Hot Wheels: 2025 Subaru WRX tS

3 weeks ago | naplesillustrated.com | Howard Walker

Driving should be fun, right? Sling-shotting away from the stoplight. A tsunami of power when you pull out to pass. The feeling of running on invisible rails as you rocket round a tight freeway on-ramp. Of course, any serious sports machine, from Porsche to Ferrari, from Lamborghini to Lotus, will check all those boxes. But at a price. Looking for sportscar fun on a budget, with the bonus of four doors?
Culinary Camaraderie at La Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs

3 weeks ago | naplesillustrated.com | Abigail Duffy

Lovers of culinary excellence, a beautifully set table, and great conversation find all that and more as members of the Naples Bailliage, or Chapter, of the international gastronomic organization, La Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs. The Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, (historically French for Royal Guild of Goose Roasters), claims more than 21,000 members spanning over 75 countries. Florida has 15 chapters, including those in Naples and Bonita Springs.