JONNA RUBIN

Staff Writer - The Banner

I came here after fleeing the frozen tundra of Boston and, perhaps more worthy of fleeing, a career in technology communications.

Though I've fallen in love with Florida, I wonder aloud daily why anyone describes 60 degrees as "chilly." I went to college in Syracuse, N.Y., so I define "chilly" as minus-20 degrees, 2 feet of snow and frostbitten ears. Something requiring more than a pashmina.

I made the switch to community journalism because I love learning about people. What they like to do, where they eat, how they got where they are. A community is only as good as its people, and Southwest Florida has some outstanding citizens.

Outside of work, I chase after my screaming, snorting pets and subject my husband to bad cooking. I also enjoy celebrity gossip, reading and daydreaming about John Irving depositing an unpublished novel in my mailbox labeled "For Jonna" so I can stop writing my own.

Call JONNA at 239-213-6044.

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Recent stories:

• Wing City Grille to open today
  July 17, 2007
• Faith Spotlight: Wendy Cujas
  April 8, 2007
• Hot Off the Grill: Wyld's Cafe
  April 8, 2007
• Spotlight: Barefoot Beach Daughters of the American Revolution
  March 19, 2007
• New on the Scene: The Grillroom Chophouse and Wine Bar
  March 19, 2007
• Spotlight: Luba Greenberg
  March 16, 2007
• New on the Scene: Bice Grande Cafe
  March 13, 2007
• New on the Scene: Blue Water Bistro
  March 6, 2007
• New on the Scene: The Grape
  February 21, 2007
• Geocaching awakens treasure-hunting urge
  January 17, 2007
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