Entries by LifeInNaples

This is Me: Five Students, Five Success Stories

by Dawn Montecalvo Forty miles separates downtown Naples from Immokalee. The economic, cultural and generational divide make the distance seem greater, so much that residents of each community rarely cross paths. Immokalee is a place where poverty and unemployment are high, and expectations historically have been low. For generations, youth have been discouraged from pursuing […]

Rhino Reflection

by Naples Zoo Director of Conservation Tim L. Tetzlaff Growing up reading books about Africa printed in the early 1900s, I felt like I held the yellow pages of history itself. But those authors saw only a slice of time. Later I would learn their tales of a Serengeti, unpeopled from time immemorial, were instead […]

Vaccine Vigilence

If you have been in the first group to receive the vaccine, it’s important to know what to do after being vaccinated. The vaccines offer hope, but do not mean the virus can’t still affect you and others. Until health officials say otherwise, everyone needs to continue with precautions. Avoid crowds. Wear a good mask […]

Get Set with a Smile

April 1st is celebrated around the world as a day of laughter and humor. From the holistic standpoint: you are as happy as your thoughts and emotions are. Think about this: it all starts in the morning when you open your eyes. The first feelings you acknowledge with your analytical brain –will be the emotions […]

Matching $500,00 Challenge: Celebrating HEST Program’s 10th Anniversary

It’s not every day you’re presented with an opportunity to double the impact of your support to The Immokalee Foundation. A new $500,000 matching gift challenge celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Heavy Equipment Service Technician (HEST) program is designed to do just that. Thanks to the generosity of The Immokalee Foundation and HEST program […]

A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Volunteers

by Dena Rae Hancock, Executive Director Chief Advancement Officer, Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples The volunteers at The Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples (C’mon) are a priceless ingredient that makes the museum an extra special place for children and families. National Volunteer Week (April 18-24) is a perfect opportunity to recognize the impact of volunteering […]

It’s What You Don’t See

One of the wonderful things about being in the kitchen design busines sis that it knows no limits. Truly the imagination can go wild. Naturally for that to happen we must “partner” with clients that are interested in doing something different and are building the kitchen for themselves and not for resale. In this case all […]

Art After Dark

The Arts are being recognized as an important element of Southwest Florida more and more each year. Naples downtown art scene has been influenced strongly over the years by its hosting of events in Cambier Park and on the streets including 5th Avenue South and 3rd Street South. There is a nice variety of art […]

Mellow Yellow For Your Hair?

Yellow tones occur for a reason. Hair is made up of a protein called keratin which is yellow in tone. The darker your natural hair is, the harder it is to remove the unwanted yellow. While there are several techniques we can use in the salon to help remove them, they are only temporary. Since these […]