by Ron McGinty After my discharge from the Marines in the early 70’s I decided to drive to Colorado for a vacation. After driving over fourteen hours, I stopped in Walsenburg, Colorado for the night. My love of all things Western just gripped me here. My one night turned into a long weekend. There was […]
By Dave Trecker Those of us of a certain age look forward to the small pleasure of a drink before or with the evening meal, a tipple as the English would call it. We know it’s not especially good for us, but in these troublesome times of pandemics and collapsing economies, it’s way down our […]
The Collier County Community and Human Services Division, Collier County Sheriff ’s Office (CCSO), and the non-profit David Lawrence Centers for Behavioral Health (DLC), have partnered in a three-year Criminal Justice, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse (CJMHSA) Reinvestment grant awarded by the State of Florida Department of Children and Families in the amount of $1,200,000. […]
The month of December dawns upon us, signaling one final fresh start at the end of the year. It holds the promise of miracles beyond measure, together with the welcome prospect of beginning anew as the calendar turns over to 2022. It is a month (really, like all others) holding the prospect of adventure, gatherings, […]
At the Greater Naples Chamber, we’re privileged each year to recognize our community’s first responders during the Distinguished Public Service Awards. Established in 2003, this event recognizes Collier County fire safety, emergency services and law enforcement personnel for their contributions to the well-being of the community. For nearly two years now, first responders have not only worked […]
Historic Coastal Mangrove Restoration Project Breaks Ground at Rookery Bay Research Reserve in Collier County Shovels were at the ready as Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Florida Department of Environmental Protection and key partners including the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, City of Marco Island and non-profit Coastal Resources Group, officially broke ground on […]
We are all ready to decorate the halls and celebrate the beauty of the Christmas season. Naples offers you many ways to “ring” in the season from the beginning of the month to the very end. Be sure to find the events that will help make this December very special for you and your family. […]
The latest U.S. Census reports that only 27% of workers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) careers are women, but at Collier Mosquito Control District (CMCD), 100% of the agency’s science department is staffed by women, including two with advanced degrees. For our area’s mosquitoes, they present a real buzz kill. From identifying mosquito species […]
When was the last time you grinned non-stop for an hour? Hard to remember, right? I did when I heard the Naples Jazzmasters Dixieland Band for the first time. Tapped my feet and grinned nonstop. I wasn’t alone. The audience at the Norris Center, a sea of bobbing white hair, applauded every break and obviously […]