No doubt you’re familiar with Southwest Florida’s mosquitoes and the itchy, red welts their bites can leave behind, but there is another pesky biter that can wreak havoc on our outdoor activities: no-see-ums. Their bites not only itch, they can be painful and leave an irritating bump that can take many days to dissipate. No-see-ums is actually the nickname for […]
A whopping 50-70 million Americans have some sort of sleep disorder. Most of these folks have taken prescription medications for sleep as needed or on a regular basis. Contrary to popular belief, prescription sleep drugs are habit-forming and have a long list of side effects. There are many reasons for widespread insomnia. For younger working people, it is their overstimulated central nervous system […]
Welcome to an ART-filled 2020! Naples Art is thrilled to be kicking off the New Year with so many new opportunities! Naples Art is offering a new membership program, featuring wonderful opportunities, from private invitations and guest lectures to free event tickets and VIP programs. The keystone however, of this year’s offerings from Naples Art, is the Artist Business Entrepreneurship Program: […]
The setting sun casts a beautiful glow on the calm waters that reflect clouds, boats and kayaks and the surrounding trees. The only sound is wings flapping as birds make their way to rookeries already heavy with birds. “It’s beautiful and quiet, and a lovely experience,” said Loralee LeBoeuf, a Naples resident since 1999 and Conservancy of Southwest Florida board member. […]
In 2004, Mary Noyola was a mother of two children under four-years-old – one being an infant – and felt overwhelmed. She needed help. Luckily for her, and hundreds of other area moms, there was an organization taking root in Southwest Florida that would assist low-income, working families by providing them with a baby essential that most new moms take […]
In 1967 a group of five women, led by Mrs. Emma Carter, sat down at a kitchen table to discuss how they could sell their crafts to make a little extra pocket money. At the time, the exclusive “arts” groups in town would have nothing to do with what was considered “crafts”. But these five women knew they had handmade […]
So says a display in a new museum dedicated to the genesis and progress of Southwest Florida through the lens of real estate. The addition to the vibrant local museum landscape is natural and logical for an area which was launched as and continues to be one very big land transaction. The prominent John R. Wood Properties realty company has dedicated a […]
The romance of America’s early Wild West holds people spellbound even today. This was all new and unexplored territory for the settlers from our eastern seaboard and abroad. The strange terrain and even stranger wildlife were a wonder to early frontiersmen who risked all to push their way westward. We still consider those early years to be some of the most storied collective memories that Americans cherish. But did […]
Dear Artsperts: My husband and I have never walked into an art gallery. We are intimidated and overwhelmed. We haven’t a question so much as a statement: “We don’t know anything about art!” IlliterART Dear IlliterART, We often hear this statement outside of the gallery and even occasionally when people visit our gallery. Our reply is always the same: […]
Istanbul, Turkey, traverses two continents, Asia and Europe, separated by the Bosphorus Strait. I will elaborate on the stark differences later. A love of history will instantly unite you with Istanbul. The area was inhabited for thousands of years but became the Greek city of Byzantium around 660BC. Constantine the Great conquered the land in 300AD and became the Emperor of the Roman […]