Entries by LifeInNaples

Plants Aren’t the Only Artistic Beauties on Display at Naples Botanical Garden This Winter

Take a glance across the Water Garden pond dotted with waterlilies and aquatic plants, to the grassy lawn beyond; then lift your eyes. You’ll be met with an unexpected site: Massive red roots emerge from the ground below, towering more than 20 feet overhead, into the horizon. Series of “legs” twist and wend, forcing your […]

C’mon to the Brain Building Powerhouse of SWFL!

by Dena Rae Hancock, Executive Director, Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples During this unsettled time, one thing remains the same: Our children are still learning, growing and developing. As Executive Director of the Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples (C’mon) everyday I see that supporting child development is as essential as ever! Children learn about the […]

Pazzo! Earns America’s Best Cocktail Award 2020

Legendary Italian restaurant Pazzo! Cucina Italiana on Fifth Avenue South in Naples has earned a prestigious America’s Best Cocktail Award 2020 from Restaurant Hospitality magazine for its popular Joey Lollipops cocktail. The cocktail is named after a fictional mafia character on the television show “Columbo,” Joey Carna, who was nicknamed Junior Lollipops because his father owned the restaurant Lolly’s […]

‘Passing the torch’: Unique CCPS Family Ties at Gulf View Middle School

By: Chad Oliver, Executive Director of Communications & Community Engagement for Collier County Public Schools If ever a time existed when educators needed to lean on their colleagues for support, then 2020 is the time. Students, parents, and staff have successfully adapted to health and safety measures for brick and mortar campuses and embraced a […]

The Holocaust Museum presents The Virtual Luncheon December 10, 2020

The Holocaust Museum & Janet G. and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center presents The Virtual Luncheon: “The Rescue – The Story of José Arturo Castellanos.” Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 11:30am Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada) Available for Viewing on Museum’s Website and YouTube Channel The Museum invites you to participate in a special virtual […]

CCSO: Community Can Now Text Photos, Videos To 911

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is the first public law enforcement agency in Florida to provide the community with the ability to text photos and videos to 911 dispatchers. The cloud-based technology will give first responders nearly instant access to pictures and videos of suspects, suspicious vehicles, or emergency scenes. When someone in Collier County […]