by Michelle Avola-Brown, Executive Director, Naples Pathways Coalition Many cities in Florida like Dunedin, Winter Garden, and Inverness have extensive, connected multiuse pathways that enhance the quality of life, improve safety, and provide substantial economic benefits. Inexplicably, Collier County lacks a safe, inviting pathway system for walking and biking. Our trails consist of the Gordon […]
Michael Crichton said “If you don’t know [your] history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree” I added in the ‘your’ because it is about you and your community. Is it possible for a town whose economy was built around tourism since 1886 to […]
There is one thing that the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to do for many… it seemed to hit the PAUSE button, allowing people to assess their lives and to evaluate if they were on the right path. I am definitely one of those people. At first, I sort of felt I had been practicing for retirement […]
As the holiday season ends and we celebrate the New Year, my office and I are eager to get back to work serving the people of Southwest Florida. This month, the House of Representatives begins the second session of the 117th Congress and brings with it a renewed motivation to fight for the values of […]
Hopefully you have had a good Holiday Season and are ready for a wonderful 2022! Compared to the last two years it will be all up from here! It seems somewhat surreal to me that 2022 makes it 49 years that I have lived in the City of Naples! That’s a long time in anyone’s […]
Inspire Oncology is proud to welcome internationally renowned oncologist Jay Loeffler, MD, FACR, FASTRO, to the practice. Dr. Loeffler is the Herman and Joan Suit Professor Emeritus Harvard Medical School and former Professor of Neurosurgery Harvard Medical School. He is the past Chairperson of Radiation Oncology at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School (2000-2020), and the […]
2022 NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL TO HONOR LEGACY VINTNERS FOR THEIR YEARS OF CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD THE ANNUAL CHARITY WINE AUCTION The Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF) announced that this year’s event will celebrate nearly a dozen long-time Legacy Vintners who have contributed so much toward the success of the NWWF since the event’s inception in […]
23RD ANNUAL STEP UP FOR PARKINSON’S WALK AT BAKER PARK IN NAPLES Saturday, February 12, 2022, Supporting programs to help our community members live well with PD The Parkinson’s Association of Southwest Florida’s (PASWFL) 23rd Annual Walk will take place on Saturday, February 12, 2022, from 9:00 am-Noon at Baker Park in Naples. Step Up […]
FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF SOUTH AVENUE BAR The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID) announced the grand opening of South Avenue Bar, a modern bar with an extensive cocktail menu, adding to the current roster of unique, family-owned restaurants, shops, galleries and other businesses that are available along […]
Additional Wine, Culinary and Travel Live Auction Lots Unveiled for 22nd Annual Naples Winter Wine Festival on January 28-30, 2022 The collection of amazing, one-of-a-kind experiences grows with a wine and outdoor nature excursion in South America; a brand new2022 Bentley Flying Spur Mulliner paired with a journey to the English and Scottish countryside; and […]