My family moved to Naples from Zimbabwe in 2007, at a time when the country was in a really bad way. We have always found ourselves extremely fortunate to have been able to leave Africa and start over here, especially since so many others are not able to do so. For this reason when my […]
We’ve made more progress on Everglades restoration in the past two years than in the previous two decades — but we can’t stop now. America’s Everglades is a national treasure. A place unlike any on Earth, it is the largest subtropical wilderness in the nation and is home to scores of rare and endangered species […]
A picture is worth a thousand words unless those words are from a person whose family helped to create the magic in this place, we call home. This phrase is widely attributed to Frederick R. Barnard, who published a piece in Printer’s Ink, December 1921 on the effectiveness of graphics in advertising, case in point, […]
Dear Artsperts, My grandchildren are visiting us this month for their Spring Break. They range in age from kindergarten through high school. My husband and I are wondering how we might use this time to introduce the grandkids to fine art. Do you have any suggestions on how we might make a visit to a […]
Following an unprecedented January and February, my hope is that we as a nation see a calm and quiet March. At the end of January, I was appointed to three committees to serve on during the 117th Congress. For the next two years, I have the pleasure to serve on the House Budget Committee, House […]
I like the idea of ‘reinvention’ – it is a hopeful word that reminds us when we feel the need for change the opportunity to redirect our lives down a different path is always available to us. For creative souls, the need for reinvention springs from a desire to constantly explore new ways to express […]
As I stated in my last article in future articles, I will write something about food in Naples be it a restaurant recommendation or a food store or it could even be one of my old stand-by favorite recipes. I am constantly asked after living in the City of Naples for forty-eight years to recommend […]
In December, the fact that an effective, safe COVID-19 vaccine was available in less than a year was amazing. This euphoria didn’t last long. Everyone saw that hundreds of millions of doses had been ordered but only a small trickle seemed to make it to the public. What happened? Millions of doses were ordered that […]
FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF HEALTH & WEALTH CO. ON NAPLES’ HISTORIC MAIN STREET The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID) announced the recent opening of Health & Wealth Co., adding to the roster of high-end service providers who are establishing their operations along Naples’ historic main street. Located at 640 Fifth […]
THE PARKINSON’S ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF THEIR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARY C. SCHOEFFEL Schoeffel Steps-In Just in Time to Lead their 22nd Annual Walk on February 13, 2021 The Board of Directors of the Parkinson’s Association of Southwest Florida (SWFL) announces the appointment of Mary C, Schoeffel as the new Executive […]