Entries by LifeInNaples

Mosquito Control Experts Detect Widespread West Nile Virus in Area’s Mosquitoes

Collier Mosquito Control District (the District) scientists are finding West Nile virus (WNV) in local mosquitoes caught in traps located in Ave Maria, Immokalee, Golden Gate Estates, and the City of Naples. Residents throughout the county are urged to drain containers of standing water around their homes and to wear repellents when outdoors to protect […]

FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TALKS PODCASTS

FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT RELEASES TWO NEW EPISODES OF MOVERS & SHAPERS PODCAST SERIES The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID) has released two new episodes of its podcast series “Movers & Shapers,” featuring Bob Gibbs, Chief Executive Officer of Gibbs Planning Group, and Kristen Coury, Founder, Producing Artistic Director and Chief […]

AVE MARIA CONTINUES RECORD-BREAKING PACE WITH 400 NEW HOME SALES

The master-planned community of Ave Maria, a development of Barron Collier Companies,  has surpassed a record 400 new home sales for 2021.New home buyers are attracted to the improved quality of life, strong sense of community, conveniences of the town, educational options, abundant amenities, recreational activities, and better home values. Home sales were reported from […]

Let’s Get Down to Business

by Noemi Y. Perez As part of The Immokalee Foundation’s Career Pathways program, students like Elvis V. are introduced to a broad range of careers within four pathways that help lead students to financial independence. Fifty-two percent of Immokalee’s youth live at or below poverty level. The Immokalee Foundation is devoted to improving their lives […]

Hair and pH

Hair is made up of very strong proteins. Despite the strength of these proteins, chemical processes can weaken the hair and cause breakage. Let’s talk about the pH of chemicals and the damage it can cause. Hair is made up of two main parts. The outer scale-like layer, the cuticle, protects the inner layer, the […]