ONGOING Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is open 9 am to 4 pm Monday through Saturday. At Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center, you can learn about environmental science and the natural world through actual hands-on experiences with marine life touch tanks, exhibits and coastal habitat displays. The two-story modern visitor center is air conditioned and […]
Some of the best childhood memories are made in the classroom or on the playground. Now imagine the stress of being academically challenged, or of never having the chance to be part of an after-school club. That is often the reality for the hundreds of children who are in foster care in Collier County. Friends […]
Save the Brow Foundation Founder, Irina Cheva answers questions about how she can help pre-chemo patients Each year millions of Americans look in the mirror and see cancer staring back at them—not necessarily in the form of the disease itself, but in the ravages of treatment. Oncologists prepare patients for the side effects of chemotherapy […]
By Jeff Lytle When they write the history of the Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club, residents will muse on the legacy. Was it the personal service and very public welcome championed by the Watkins family, vresort owners since 1946? The beach? The holiday meals? Yes to all. Yet, amid all the words, let’s not […]
by Kelsey Burr, Naples Zoo Marketing Associate Naples Zoo is now the temporary home of 52 stunning images of some of the world’s most iconic and rare animals. The National Geographic Photo Ark is a traveling photo exhibition that features large-format, captivating images taken by National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore. The exhibition is at Naples Zoo now through April 20, 2020 […]
This beachside community began in the fall of 1886. The Town of Naples, like Marco, Everglades City and Immokalee were all originally under the county of Lee until May 1923, when Memphis born millionaire, Barron Gift Collier, came onto the scene. After the county’s name change, the citizens finally formed their township on May 25, 1925. Twenty-four years later, this “nothing […]
We are currently witnessing an exciting shift in orthopedic healthcare options – and it’s not new gadgets to implant, robotic surgeries, or 3D printed limbs. It’s much, much simpler than that. Instead, we now have a growing body of evidence that regenerative treatments can preserve our musculoskeletal health and decrease pain from degenerative changes. Before resorting to surgery, we can now target injuries with regenerative injections to […]
Not everyone born into a music family dedicates their life to the temperamental and demanding field of music. Son of a Bolshoi Orchestra musician, Alexander Goldstein, an American-Russian composer, spent his formative years under the tutelage of many greats of the Bolshoi Orchestra. He studied music daily from age six through earning a master’s degree at Gnessin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow. After graduation, Alexander was invited […]
Collier County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Wade Williams has been honored by the Florida Attorney General’s Office for his work in the fight against human trafficking. State Attorney General Ashley Moody presented Sgt. Williams with the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award at the 2019 Human Trafficking Summit in Orlando on September 30. The award honors Floridians who took extraordinary […]