As we begin a new year, Everglades restoration is more important than ever, and 2020 is sure to be the biggest year for restoration yet. At the South Florida Water Management District, we are moving full-steam ahead and actively working on advancing key water quality and Everglades restoration projects for the 8.7 million residents in the District’s 16 county region that […]
As the single most underserved area in Collier County, the rapidly growing community of Golden Gate is in need of basic primary healthcare. This year, Healthcare Network will expand its reach into this community by opening a new three-story, 50,000-square-foot building to help serve the 36,000 residents who live there. The complex has been named Nichols Community Health Center after a lead gift from Naples […]
Before Naples became a thriving town, it was a sleepy fishing village without paved streets, sidewalks and no need for directional signage. Today, Naples is one of the fastest growing cities in the country. Retirees and young families are attracted to the area for its year-round warm weather, natural beauty and no state income tax. With this immense growth comes busy roads and the […]
Each January, The Immokalee Foundation celebrates Mentor Appreciation Month to recognize the important contribution mentors make to ensure the success of the organization’s programming. Vital to the success of The Immokalee Foundation’s programs, mentors provide the essential support and encouragement for students by meeting with them once a week to discuss academics and their personal lives. Now a beloved Immokalee Foundation tradition, […]
by Irina Cheva Thinking is the highest function that separates humans from the animal kingdom. Everything we think about is generated in our conscious mind and those thoughts shape who we are. The goal is to learn how to take conscious control over our life. We have both a conscious (thinking/learning) mind and a subconscious (inner […]
The Peter Gilgan mansion going up on Gordon Drive in Naples will have all of the environmental bells and whistles– a smorgasbord of solar electric, geothermal heating and cooling, miles of underground heat exchangers, sun-protective overhangs, insulation galore and “smart” automation to control it all. The buzz word is net-zero. The massive abode will be […]
There are a lot of muscles that work each day in the body that provide us with function and stability. The details of how all of this physiology works is taken for granted, that is until problems occur that may interfere with normal regulation of the mechanisms in place. Thus, awareness that there is an […]
If you’ve visited Naples Zoo lately, you may have noticed two new adorable faces in the bongo and gazelle yards. A male Eastern bongo calf was born December 30, 2019 to parents Amara and Sebastian, and a male slender-horned gazelle was born January 22 , 2020 to parents Clyde and Clover. The gazelle calf is named Colby-Jack, a special […]
Ever since I was appointed to the Blue-Green Algae Task Force (BGATF) by Governor Ron DeSantis in May 2019, I have been asked two questions: “What is Florida doing about our harmful algal bloom problem?”; and “What can I do about it?”. To answer the first question, the state is doing a great deal. Last year, Governor DeSantis asked for $625 million to improve […]
The Collier County Sheriff ’s Office couldn’t have planned it any better. The Sheriff ’s Office’s “Planning for Success” drive was a huge success, thanks to community members who responded to the agency’s request for donations of new 2020 calendars and day planners. The drive was so successful CCSO plans to make it an annual event. Sheriff Kevin Rambosk recently presented […]