FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH BID RECOGNIZED BY NAPLES CITY COUNCIL FOR ITS SUPPORT OF “DO THE RIGHT THING” PROGRAM The Fifth Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID) was recognized by the Naples City Council for its support of the “Do The Right Thing” program at the council’s regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. The […]
By: Quinton Allen, CCPS Communications Specialist II More than seventy-five percent of students enrolled in Collier County Public Schools (CCPS)are learning on campus. For many, like Manatee Elementary School fourth grader Madison Rohletter, it will be their first time on campus this school year. Despite learning virtually in Quarter 1, Madison has taken a leadership […]
Many of us have spent considerable time planning for the care of our spouse and/or children at our deaths or in the event we become ill or incapacitated. However, since we usually assume we will outlive them, we often forget to provide for other important household members: our pets. In order to ensure your pet […]
As an arts organization that typically offers audiences more than 800 paid and free events annually within a variety of venues and settings situated throughout the 8.5 acre Kimberly K. Querrey and Louis A. Simpson Cultural Campus, the seven month suspension of programming due to the COVID-19 pandemic posed a series of challenges – including […]
Naples Senior Center will present a “virtual” Evening for Better Tomorrows, its ninth annual signature fundraising event, on January 9th featuring Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Little Anthony. Each year, more than 300 supporters typically attend the Naples Senior Center’s annual Evening for Better Tomorrows. Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event […]
by Lila Zuck, Naples Historical Society Historian It was in 1948, during the second year of Naples Mayor W. Roy Smith’s first of seven two year terms in office that Council’s implementation of The Naples Plan commenced. At that time, communities all over the United States were basking in the rays of World War II […]
by Eric Eikenberg, CEO of The Everglades Foundation When it comes to investing in Everglades restoration, Washington seems about to meet its responsibilities to share the cost with the State of Florida. It’s a good decision. Consider the returns from Washington’s investing now in Everglades restoration: Economists calculate that the massive public works projectscalled for […]
It is hard to believe that it has been a little over a year since I joined NCH Healthcare System. And what a year it has been! From learning my way through a new town, to greeting all the smiling happy faces, the Naples community has welcomed me and my family since I arrived. I […]
It’s the first four-wheeled addition to the Hodges University family. It has bright, flashing lights, and a siren and horn that are rather loud. The Hodges University ambulance is yet another high-end tool to provide hands-on training to our Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Paramedic students. This vehicle is designed to clearly show it’s a […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic began reshaping our daily lives, it also had a major impact on the cultural landscape of Naples. Almost all of the arts organizations in the county were shuttered by March 20th, with several performing arts organizations furloughing or laying-off a majority of their staff members as early as the following week. […]