Entries by LifeInNaples

Fun and Festive Kitchens

Occasionally, we run into a client who, for lack of a better phrase, thinks  “outside of the box” and the kitchen shown below is a very good example of this thinking. We were able to work with multiple textures and tones which is very important for our future in designing kitchens since warm wood tones […]

Guadalupe Center Home Grown Initiative

Education creates endless possibilities and opens doors to life-changing opportunities. However, not every child has equal access to a high-quality learning environment, especially in Immokalee. That’s why Guadalupe Center embarked on a monumental, transformational campaign to expand its educational offerings within the rural, impoverished Collier County community. The first phase of that expansion, the Monaghan […]

Full STEAM Conference Ahead!

Working in collaboration with Collier County Public Schools (CCPS), the AAUW Greater Naples Branch will offer 250 5th grade girls enrolled in CCPS schools a STEAM program including two hands-on experiment kits, safety goggles, a book titled Girls Think of Everything written—and autographed for the girls—by Catherine Thimmesh, and links to professional videos of prominent […]

When Theatre is in Your Blood…

by Lauren Speirs Linda Mizeur has been snow birding to Bonita Springs from Saratoga, New York for 14 years. She’s been coming to The Naples Players since the very beginning of her time in Florida. “I have to be involved in theatre, that’s my life. I was born and raised in a suburb of Kansas […]

The Tragedy of Human Trafficking

by Stacy Vermylen Her story is achingly familiar and tragic at best. A victim of childhood sexual assault, the young girl suffered from forced sexual activity by those familiar to her and dominance by others. She lost any innocence before reaching the tender age of 10. Years of fear, abandonment and hopelessness characterized her teens, and […]

Renovations Complete!

I am excited to announce that the renovations have been completed for the NCH Baker Downtown Hospital Emergency Department. This expansion project was generously funded through the support of local philanthropists. Thank you to the following donors who helped support this project by providing lead gifts, Homer and Pat Scoville, Sandra and Alan Gerry, Donald […]

Q&A with Mr. Ritz-Carlton at FGCU, Part 1

The Naples impact on Florida Gulf Coast University’s School of Business keeps growing. It is named for the Lutgert family that developed Park Shore, Naples High School alumnus Chris Westley is its dean and the executive who helped build and manage both Ritz-Carlton resorts in Naples is blending the hospitality administration program at FloridaGulf Coast […]