You don’t often find a nonprofit raising money for other nonprofits; and certainly not during a time when every nonprofit is hurting financially. But The Naples Players are far from ordinary. Despite losing more than 90% of their earned income because of the pandemic, The Naples Players worked with philanthropists from around the county to […]
NAPLES SENIOR CENTER EARNS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANT FOR DEMENTIA RESPITE SUPPORT PROGRAM Naples Senior Center, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive programs and social services for seniors, has been awarded a $41,848 grant from the Southwest Florida Community Foundation. This renewal of funding for 2021 will be used to support its Dementia Respite […]
It’s time to get moving. Exercise needs to be a part of everyone’s life. It is such a relative term and this needs to be a consideration when getting yourself to MOVE. From a child learning to jump and play to an athlete who pushes their body, and even still to the older person who […]
A Naples High School graduate has become a leading voice for public policy and economic recovery amid the pandemic. Chris Westley, the new dean of the Lutgert College of Business at Florida Gulf Coast University, has embraced the community’s need for thoughtful analysis and helping businesses regain consumer confidence. Westley, a prolific published writer in […]
by Clay Cox Owner/President – Kitchens by Clay The kitchen below has its own story which I am happy to share with you. This is an older Naples home and one surefire way to tell that it is older are the lower ceilings. There are times when we must work with the existing structure without […]
Like other professions, hair stylists have their own language. Understanding it means you will be happier with the tone and depth of your hair coloring. Depth is based on a measurement of 1-10, the darkest to the lightest, essentially black to very light blonde. Tone is slightly more complicated. There are two basic tones-warm and […]
by Noemi Y. Perez Success can be defined as “preparation meeting opportunity. The Immokalee Foundation’s Career Pathways program ensures students in the Immokalee community have every possible chance at success by providing them with the support, tools and skills needed for an opportunity filled future. With an educational curriculum designed to help each Immokalee Foundation […]
by Haris M. Domond, Board Chair for Healthcare Network Nationally, federally qualified health centers like Healthcare Network provide preventive and comprehensive primary care services to almost 30 million people per year, and that critical work has persisted in the face of the global pandemic. For over 50 years, the nearly 1,400 health centers across the […]
Naples Zoo is celebrating the first Zoo baby of 2021 – a critically endangered Eastern bongo calf. Five-year-old bongo, Amara, gave birth to a female calf at approximately 6:00 pm Sunday, January 17th. The calf weighed 46 pounds and stood approximately 2 feet tall. Her name is Amali, which means “hope” in Swahili. The calf […]
The past year brought something very strange and deadly serious to our midst. In our search for rays of light, we can think of many occasions that were strange in our town, though in far less serious ways. Since coming to Naples in 1979 to work as a journalist, retiring from the Naples Daily News […]