Entries by LifeInNaples

PEACH TREE DESIGNS CELEBRATES 25 YEARS

PEACH TREE DESIGNS CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF PROVIDING HOME FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES ON NAPLES’ FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID) is pleased to announce that Peach Tree Designs will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in January as a boutique store selling fine home furniture, unusual decorative accessories, lighting, artwork, mirrors […]

Naples Children & Education Foundation Set to “Raise the Grade”

Naples Children & Education Foundation Set to “Raise the Grade” on Education as Vital Initiatives are Identified for2022 Naples Winter Wine Festival Fund a Need The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF) today announced that its annual Fund a Need at the 2022 Naples Winter Wine Festival will support its education initiatives for the underserved […]

Community Support, Making a Difference for 45 Years

by Dr. Emily Ptaszek, president and CEO, Healthcare Network In 2022, Healthcare Network celebrates 45 years of serving Collier County. Looking back, one thing still rings true to this day – Healthcare Network exists because people care. With the community’s support, our team has grown tremendously since 1977. At first, the organization operated out of trailers […]

The Immokalee Foundation: Adulting 101

by Noemi Y. Perez Dorm life. Financial concerns. Time management. Postsecondary students face a number of obstacles on their road to higher learning. All too often, the sechallenges can derail even the most promising college or technical school plans. The numbers speak volumes: In Florida, only 40% of students in the state college system will […]

Education: THE GIFT THAT KEEPS GIVING

By Dawn Montecalvo There are gifts that almost certainly will create a magical Christmas morning for a child. A new smartphone. A train set. A bicycle. Every gift-giver wants to see that euphoric state of joy and happiness last forever, but technology evolves, interests change and children grow. For generations, people have been searching for […]

Putting an End to the Neighborhood Drive of Shame

One in four Americans can’t fit their car in their garage because their piles of clutter and boxes of precious family memories take up all the floor space. Moms are constantly debating if throwing out their children’s preschool artwork to make room for their new Lamborghini makes them a terrible person or not. Meanwhile, Dads […]

Roads to Progress: Milestones in History

Since 1979 I’ve seen plenty of change and progress in Naples and the rest of Southwest Florida. Back then, “Naples” meant the area within the city limits and it dominated Collier County. Now the Naples brand is attached to development as far north as Mediterra and the city is dwarfed by all that. The common […]