Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Senior PIM Portfolio Manager, Moran Wealth Management In my recent conversations with clients, there was one topic that seemed to be at the forefront of everyone’s mind —inflation. While there are overt signs that inflation is here, the question remains if it will stay. At first, the Federal Reserve and Jerome […]
Animals at a zoo are bougie. Their menus should be five-star rated. As a volunteer in the zoo kitchen at Naples Zoo, I help prepare animal diets. Yep. That means I chop, dice, cut, peel and occasionally add a mouse or two to dinner — sometimes, exactly 20 fat crickets. Yum! Work in the commissary […]
Great style they say, is in the details. An idea taken to its natural completion makes one stop and look more intently. Florida-based designer, Alan K. Thau knows a thing or two about great style and details. Known for his unique gentlemen’s accessories, his repurposed stamps or watch movements and other collected items “gives me […]
Dear Artsperts, I heard the painter Richard Segalman died. That’s such a shame. I enjoyed taking his watercolor classes over the years. I wonder if you have any advice for artists that want their artwork to live on after they have passed on. Sincerely, Life After Death Dear Life, Yes, regrettably Richard Segalman, the master […]
You Can’ t Buy Happiness, But You Can Buy A Bike, And That’s Pretty Close Biking, even though the word has been co-opted by motorcyclists, with visions of gnarly leather and big boots, it still means riding a bicycle to me! Cycling, on the other hand, which has a more serious, spandex image, is the […]
Ed Staros Sizes Up The Industry, Jobs And More The Naples impact on Florida Gulf Coast University’s Lutgert School of Business keeps growing. The Lutgert family 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 […]
The 22nd annual Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF) “Rise Up: Twenty Twenty Twogether” with an amazing live auction, hitting a record of more than $23 million for underprivileged and at-risk children in Collier County. This brings the total amount raised by the NWWF to nearly $245 million since its inception in 2001. Festival attendees came […]
Many thoughts come to mind when considering wellness such as being physically fit, of sound mind or self-sufficient. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has identified eight dimensions of wellness: physical, emotional, social, intellectual, occupational, financial, spiritual and environmental wellness. When all eight are flourishing, a person is well; however, if anyone […]
A labor of love and legacy during Women’s History Month Every year during March, thousands of events are held throughout the country to acknowledge and recognize the accomplishments of women. It began in 1980 as a weeklong celebration and by 1987 was expanded by a Congressional resolution to an entire month, making March our National […]