by Tim L. Tetzlaff, Naples Zoo Director of Conservation It’s September 3, 2014 and I’m driving down Goodlette Road to join National Geographic Explorer Dr. Luke Dollar for dinner at Bayfront. Amidst casually catching up on each other’s travels, he pauses. He’s got something good. “Do you want to know the project I found getting […]
The Language of Color The idea that colors have a language they communicate is nothing new. Books have been written on this subject. And we find it true in our own life—often without realizing it. On a cool winter’s day, or a rainy morning, we gravitate toward monochromatic or dark colors in our clothing to […]
Dear Artsperts, After an artist dies, how do you come up with an exhibition for that artist? In the past their annual exhibition was always their new works for that year and what the artist had put together. How do you curate an exhibition for a deceased artist? Signed, Post Mortem Dear Post, The answer […]
In the last scene of the MGM film The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy Gale wakes up in her bed to find herself surrounded by her family. She looks around to see the faces of the people she loves and says, “there’s no place like home”. Melissa Holbrook in, The Place You Love is Gone: Progress […]
Surveying the Kissimmee Billie Slough “The Seminole Science of Everglades Restoration” In previous articles, I promised to share more about what I do at my “real job” as the Director of the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO). Most folks have never heard of historic preservation offices, let alone what […]
As we continue to see service levels decline, more people understand the primary cause is lack of affordable workforce housing. HR managers have become very used to hearing “thank you for the job Offer; I can’t afford to live here”, as they drive the nurse or teacher candidates back to the airport. The City of […]
February may be the shortest month of the year, yet there is no shortage of visual and performing art offerings at Artis—Naples. The relatively cooler weather in February encourages us to seek the warm comfort of camaraderie and shared experiences with our friends and loved ones, and the opportunity for those experiences abound at Artis—Naples […]
JOIN US for an Exciting Season of New Exhibits and Programming Hope your New Year has gotten off to a good start – 2023 has been a busy one so far for the museum! As the number of local and out-of-area guests continues to increase, we are now open Tuesday through Sunday from 1:00 – […]
It’s the week between Christmas and New Year and I hope you are enjoying the holidays. For those of you that follow my articles in Life In Naples you know that we have many relatives in Buffalo, New York, that we are avid Bills fans and that we spend our summers there. As I write […]
As a 34 year citizen of Naples I don’t understand the following: • Why so many noise studies regarding the airport over the years? Most seem to find similar conclusions. • Many of the studies are requested by residents who moved to their property knowing where the airport was located. • […]