http://naplesnews.com/staff/liane_smith/<p/>As a Southwest Florida native, working here is a perfect fit. <p/>I watched Hurricane Andrew from my front porch in Golden Gate Estates as a girl and walked down the aisle with my husband, Travis, while Hurricane Frances blew outside. <p/>I got my start in newspapers writing and taking pictures for a paper in Everglades City. Then I moved to another swamp, eventually graduating from the University of Florida in Gainesville. <p/>After a stint editing a scuba magazine in High Springs, Fla., I worked as a staff writer for The Sanford Herald outside of Orlando. <p/>When I'm not working, I enjoy the beach: basking in the sun, collecting shells and fishing with my husband. On occasion, we've been known to stay out all night, dancing till it hurts. We also spend a lot of time figuring out what our lovable chihuahua-pitbull mutt has destroyed, chewed, eaten or hidden while we were out. en-ushttp://naplesnews.com/photos/2009/jan/06/89298/Daniel Morales-Nieto.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:50:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/photos/2009/jan/06/89298/http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/31/88776/Michelle Dominguez, of Bonita Springs Elementary School, is this week's student smile.Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:38:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/31/88776/http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/27/88513/[img/photos/2008/12/27/081227BB-inthebizposter.jpg]Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:42:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/27/88513/http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/27/88510/Paciugo owner Jennifer Barnes scoops up a cup of gelato at Coconut Point on her first day of operatiSat, 27 Dec 2008 15:20:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/27/88510/http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/24/88312/Kindergarten students at Bonita Springs Charter School take a ride on the Polar Express on Friday asWed, 24 Dec 2008 15:43:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/24/88312/http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/24/88310/Bonita Springs Charter School student Taylin Fernandez, and her classmates, reach their hands out foWed, 24 Dec 2008 15:42:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/24/88310/http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/24/88311/Kindergarten students at Bonita Springs Charter School watch the Polar Express in their pajamas lastWed, 24 Dec 2008 15:42:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/24/88311/http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/24/88308/[img/photos/2008/12/24/081224BB-ss-hooverweb.jpg]Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:39:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/24/88308/http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/24/88304/Laura Valdez eats her breakfast so she can go visit Santa at Bonita Springs Elementary School.Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:25:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/24/88304/http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/24/88305/Last Friday at breakfast with Santa inside the Bonita Springs Elementary School cafeteria, every stuWed, 24 Dec 2008 15:25:00 -0000http://naplesnews.com/photos/2008/dec/24/88305/