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Amy Bennett Williams
Amy Bennett Williams has been writing about the people and places of
Southwest Florida for well over a decade. Her commentaries often extol
the beauty found in the commonplace objects and places – and are
delivered with a touch of tenderness. Amy Bennett Williams started at
the News-Press in 1988 as an obituary-writing clerk/reporter. She left
to edit Gulfshore Life Magazine for five years, was named Florida
Magazine Association’s Editor of the Year in 1997 and returned to the
News-Press in 1998. She lives in Buckingham with her husband, Roger,
and two sons, D.P and Nash.
List Of Shows
09-01-2010
News Press essayist Amy Bennett Williams reflects on the Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium's 40 years in Fort Myers. The Nature Center and its surrounding trails provide a range of opportunities for close encounters with indigenous wildlife, and can help form a sense of place for Southwest Florida residents.
08-18-2010
News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams and her husband Roger are coming up on their 10th wedding anniversary. They may mark the occasion by returning to Matlacha – the narrow sliver of land where they first said “I do.”
08-11-2010
News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams enjoys relaxing with a nice glass of wine. And she enjoys Southwest Florida sunsets. Combining the two? Priceless.
08-04-2010
Left brown after a cold winter, warmth and summer rains have restored Southwest Florida to shades of green. News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams has these thoughts on green.
07-28-2010
There’s an old saying that after living in Florida for ten years you get a little sand in your shoes and become a Floridian. But News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams says she got sand in her shoes a lot sooner than most.
07-21-2010
News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams loves the country life: vegetable gardens, hens, ducks and associated accouterments. As for her family…their enthusiasm for the rural bower ebbs and flows.
07-07-2010
Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Or are some interpretations of beauty universally shared? News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams ponders the question.
06-30-2010
School’s out for summer and News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams baked some cookies. The connection? Here’s the story...
06-23-2010
A number of years ago News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams decided to take down her wind chimes – they were in the way – and didn’t even chime that often. But then, she had a change of heart.
06-16-2010
News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams has been compiling her annual
“best of Southwest Florida” list. And…at least on her list…all the
best things in life can be enjoyed for free.
06-09-2010
Hot weather means cold drink and lots of ice-cubes. Who invented the technique for manufacturing this commodity? A Floridian of course. News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams has the story.
06-02-2010
An old ad for a New York City phone book featured the tome being retrieved from under a toddler where it was being used as a booster seat. What else are they good for now days? Here’s News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams.
05-26-2010
News Press essayist Amy Bennett Williams loves and cares for all kinds of animals, but recently her menagerie has undergone an unplanned expansion.
05-19-2010
News Press essayist Amy Bennett has been doing what many of us have lately – charting the progress of the massive oil spill in the Gulf.
05-12-2010
News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams has a keen appreciation for all things Southwest Florida – with one notable exception.
05-05-2010
News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams recently paid a trip to a museum – no ancient history here – but rather a peek into life as it was in the Ten Thousand Islands a couple generations ago.
04-21-2010
News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams recently said farewell to an old friend. She has this remembrance.
04-14-2010
In addition to writing essays for public radio, News Press writer Amy Bennett Williams is also a WGCU listener, and Monday morning’s historical vignettes from Vernon Peeples “Vernon Views” were a favorite. Peeples recently retired from the weekly broadcast. Williams has this appreciation…
04-07-2010
News Press Essayist Amy Bennett Williams is coddling her old kitty these days, and recalling his glorious past.
03-24-2010
Ever wonder if the grass is truly greener on the other side of the fence? News Press essayist Amy Bennett Williams shares her thoughts with us.
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