Entries by LifeInNaples

ART after DARK

It was just nine months ago that we bid farewell to the Naples Beach Hotel, a constant in our community for the past 75 years. The Watkins family, who owned it, were a very “community minded” and environmentally conscious entity in Naples and it’s surrounding area. So… with the help of artists Oona Watkins, Lionel […]

life in the facet lane by Diana Jarrett GG RMV

GO BIG OR STAY HOME Aren’t we glad to be finally moving forward towards our new sense of normal? While things still evolve in social distancing and socializing in general in 2022, we’re happy to get back with one another in whatever sense that now means. Socializing has always been a fun and rewarding vocation […]

Celebration and Public Comment Period For the Paradise Coast Trail

Naples Pathways Coalition hosted a public meeting at River Park Community Center and shared the progress of the Paradise Coast Trail Feasibility Study. We showed proposed alignments, typical sections of the trail, project segmentation, and next steps. It was also an excellent opportunity for the community to provide input, ask questions, and share any concerns. […]

The feeling of freedom: Naples love affair with Harley-Davidson by Lois Bolin, Ph.D., Old Naples Historian

Once upon a time, the purpose of marketing was simple: create customers. Today, that purpose is more to create repeat customers by building relationships through brand identification, that special association that gives a customer a certain feeling to go along with an image. Harley History For more than 111 years, the folks at Harley-Davidson have […]

Naples Stars Compete to Change the Path for Immokalee’s Future Leaders

On Friday, March 25, Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee will host an evening of tempting tangos, sizzling salsas, and jiving jitterbugs for its inaugural Dancing with the Naples Stars. The evening will feature Naples Stars – key government, community, and business leaders – who will be paired with professional dancers for a performance and […]

Home Rule local voices making local choices…a message from your publisher

Under Florida’s Constitution, municipalities are corporations vested with broad governmental and proprietary powers. Each city has a charter pointing out its scope of services and detailing its elections. The details of this are found in policies, administrative codes and ordinances. Florida since 1968 has recognized the need for cities to have home rule powers. This […]

Protecting the Pollinators

Employees working to meet the mission of the Collier Mosquito Control District are acutely aware of the vital role pollinating insects play in an ecologically healthy community. In order to maximize mosquito control and exert minimal negative impact on pollinators and beneficial insects, the District adheres to the industry’s best practices when applying mosquito control […]