2022 NAPLES WINTER WINE FESTIVAL UNVEILS LINEUP OF ESTEEMED MASTER SOMMELIERS PARTICIPATING IN ITS 22ND ANNUAL EVENT ON JANUARY 28-30, 2022 The Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF) today announced the lineup of esteemed Master Sommeliers headlining the 2022 Festival. With the theme “Rise Up: Twenty Twenty Twogether,” the NWWF will return to The Ritz-Carlton Golf […]
FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WELCOMES ENGEL & VOLKERS YACHTING TO NAPLES’ HISTORIC MAIN STREET The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID) today announced that Engel & Volkers Yachting, a global brokerage of luxury sailing and motor yachts, has established its first Florida location along Naples’ historic main street. Located at 837 Fifth […]
Pam Longobardi: Ocean Gleaning Opens December 18 at Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum On view through July 24, 2022 Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum, will open Pam Longobardi: Ocean Gleaning on December 18. Longobardi utilizes found ocean plastics as her primary source material, arranging hundreds of plastic pieces into meticulous wall-mounted artworks or turning them into monumental […]
PEACH TREE DESIGNS CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF PROVIDING HOME FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES ON NAPLES’ FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID) is pleased to announce that Peach Tree Designs will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in January as a boutique store selling fine home furniture, unusual decorative accessories, lighting, artwork, mirrors […]
Naples Children & Education Foundation Set to “Raise the Grade” on Education as Vital Initiatives are Identified for2022 Naples Winter Wine Festival Fund a Need The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF) today announced that its annual Fund a Need at the 2022 Naples Winter Wine Festival will support its education initiatives for the underserved […]
by Lee Ann Rottman, Naples Zoo’s Director of Animal Programs I recently got the opportunity to travel to West Africa to assist the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Sierra Leone. The sanctuary is home to 105 chimpanzees that were confiscated from poachers or people who held them illegally as pets. Most come in as tiny babies […]
by Dr. Emily Ptaszek, president and CEO, Healthcare Network In 2022, Healthcare Network celebrates 45 years of serving Collier County. Looking back, one thing still rings true to this day – Healthcare Network exists because people care. With the community’s support, our team has grown tremendously since 1977. At first, the organization operated out of trailers […]
by Noemi Y. Perez Dorm life. Financial concerns. Time management. Postsecondary students face a number of obstacles on their road to higher learning. All too often, the sechallenges can derail even the most promising college or technical school plans. The numbers speak volumes: In Florida, only 40% of students in the state college system will […]
By Dawn Montecalvo There are gifts that almost certainly will create a magical Christmas morning for a child. A new smartphone. A train set. A bicycle. Every gift-giver wants to see that euphoric state of joy and happiness last forever, but technology evolves, interests change and children grow. For generations, people have been searching for […]
How can I change my hair for the holidays?” Is it only to be a temporary change? It can take time and be longer lasting than just the Christmas season. So here are a few quick and easy ideas: Have you thought about adding extensions to give your hair a bit of color fun? Fashion […]