NCH Receives $5.7 Million Gift for Women and Children to Receive Care Closer to Home The Bill and Julia Van Domelen Foundation has awarded NCH Healthcare System a transformative gift of $5.7 million. This gift was offered to NCH specifically because of common initiatives between the Foundation and the NCH Healthcare System with the goal […]
Public Awareness Campaign Aims to Move the Needle on Vaccine Hesitancy Many in our community have questions regarding the safety, efficacy, and necessity of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. A local coalition of healthcare leaders is stepping forward together to help answer these questions and demonstrate that for an overwhelming majority of people, the COVID-19 vaccines […]
FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH ANNOUNCES THE ANTICIPATED OPENING OF VINEYARD VINES ALONG NAPLES’ HISTORIC MAIN STREET The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID) today announced the addition of vineyard vines, the lifestyle apparel brand best known for its smiling pink whale logo. Bruce Barone Executive Director for BID states that adding this to the roster […]
FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADDS NEW BANNERS ENRICHING BRAND FOR NAPLES’ HISTORIC MAIN STREET The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID) has added a series of new streetlight banners hailing its designation as Naples’ Historic Main Street. These colorful, one-of-a-kind banners signify sophistication and express how the Avenue is unique and that […]
FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH WELCOMES MCDERMOTT INVESTMENT ADVISORS TO NAPLES’ HISTORIC MAIN STREET The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID) announced the opening of McDermott Investment Advisors LLC, adding to the roster of high-end service providers who are locating operations along Naples’ historic main street. Located at 780 Fifth Ave. S., Suite 200, McDermott Investment […]
VILLAGE SCHOOL OF NAPLES ACQUIRES QUEST FOR SUCCESS; HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY The Village School of Naples, an independent school serving students in Preschool through 12th grade, announced that it will acquire Quest for Success. Under the transaction, the highly successful college preparatory program will operate as a division of The […]
The coronavirus pandemic has been challenging for parents and children in big and small ways, but for some it has been more than difficult; it has been traumatic. May is Mental Health Month – a time to raise awareness about common behavioral health issues and reduce stigma so that more people access the help they […]
On March 11, 2021, NCH marked the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic by hosting a commemoration event and a dedication of the newly installed Healthcare Heroes Courtyard and fountain in front of the main lobby of the NCH Baker Downtown Hospital. During the commemoration event, NCH President & CEO Paul Hiltz and Naples Mayor […]
Jana Seaman is a wife, mother, survivor, overcomer, widow, and the designer of an incredible life after an unimaginable tragedy. At thirty-two years old, she was left to raise her two daughters on her own after losing her first love, Jon, to leukemia. Jana’s world was completely shattered, but she refused to let her grief […]
When I think back on my 35 years at the Naples Daily News, when it was a lot different than it is today, I focus on the positives, especially the people who I got to know and deal with in the community. While my first 10 years were spent at a desk, designing pages, writing […]