I am writing this article during some very trying times for our families, our communities, our country and our world. During this time, I find myself reflecting on days of old. I refer to the relatively innocent times that I was fortunate enough to grow up in. My reflections are the result of having plenty […]
Journalist Jeff Lytle interviews CEO Scott Burgess on the David Lawrence Center’s 50th anniversary. BURGESS: It has been an honor and privilege to serve as a pillar of hope, health and wellness for the last 50 years and David Lawrence Center looks forward to helping our community thrive for the next 50 and beyond! We […]
The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF) is proud to announce that it has invested more than $20 million in 43 local nonprofit agencies that improve the physical, emotional and educational lives of children in Collier County. When factoring in program efficiencies and savings from the prior year, the full impact of the NCEF support […]
COVID-19 has changed the way we all live throughout the world. Our Naples’ world was asked to comply with the Safer At Home order that took effect on April 2 of this year. Prior to this, people were trying to figure out how to be as normal as possible. Many people hunkered down in their […]
Mosquitoes like it hot, and Collier County has plenty of hot during the summer months. As temperatures (and rains) increase, so does the potential for mosquitoes to bite and to possibly transmit disease. Thank goodness they cannot carry the COVID-19 virus, but the invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito can transmit other diseases including Dengue, Chikungunya, and Zika. Additionally, the culex quinquefasciatus […]
As we have been observing the novel coronavirus COVID-19 unravel with trepidation, several important trends emerged. Number one: Panic kills people. There is a difference between being well-informed versus living in a state of frenzy. Well informed means listening to White House coronavirus task force and presidential briefings and checking CDC and local government websites. This will provide you with daily tools on how […]
Over 60 years ago, E. George Rogers, Elsie Upham and Grace Lake founded Naples Art with 34 other artists. They created art, exhibited and taught in and around the community using different venues as their platform to promote the local artist. Many of the members volunteered to teach art in the local schools until the public school’s art program […]
Once again, Crayton Cove has gone through quite a change, along with all of Naples, the whole United States, as well as the world! We are all living in a new reality. Some things in life are still a constant, like art and “art is for everyone”! The art galleries have been closed for at least the past month […]
Recently a gifted writer named Dr. P. Jones posted on the blogsite momspresso.com an exquisitely worded, poetic essay expressing a joyful look at what life can be like after the pandemic of 2020. It begins “I can’t wait for a year’s time, when all of this is a distant memory.” She imagines “the rise in small business because the thinkers […]
A lot has been said about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19, the terrible disease it caused. We’ve had mountains of reports, nightly TV briefings and analyses from experts of every stripe. So you may already know everything there is to know. If so, there’s no need to read on. If not, here’s a quick primer. • First off, what […]