We are all aware that the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club will be closing for major renovation in May. It will be missed by many for a number of reasons. From the time it was owned by the Watkins family, it was obvious how community minded they were. Not only that, they were wonderful […]
Regardless of where I go in Naples, if I give someone my name, Tina Osceola, I am usually asked a number of questions or a variation of: “Are you from the Osceola Tribe?” “Oh wow, like the county?” “Does that mean you’re an Indian?” “How are you related to the “Real” Osceola?” “Oh, you’re Seminole, […]
Who doesn’t love a good story? Sometimes we will learn something new, or clarify a conundrum, or simply be amused. Good story telling strikes a chord in all of us, and enhances our own personal tale. Today, imaginative jewelry artists have pushed past simply creating jewelry studded with gemstones. While there’s nothing wrong with that, […]
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 […]