by Jim Melican, president of the Gulf Shore Association of Condominiums The third decade of the 21st century has begun, and 2020 will be a very important year in the City of Naples. Much has been accomplished by our current City Council, notably the completion of the beautiful new Baker Park and the construction of […]
by Rick Borman Whether a project has been suddenly foisted upon you in the form of the failure of your 10 year old 2-ton air conditioning unit that has failed or perhaps it’s just plain high time to bring that 1990’s kitchen into the 21st century, the age old question of choosing the right contractor […]
ONGOING Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is open 9am to 4pm 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 includes an […]
Luxury custom homebuilder Harwick Homes recently received eight coveted Sand Dollar Awards from the Collier Building Industry Association for two of its Southwest Florida projects. The company’s private Caxambas residence, a new construction project in partnership with Jinx McDonald Interior Designs, Inc. and Kukk Architecture & Design, P.A., received awards for Product Design of the […]
The holidays are over and we are heading fast-forward into a fresh year, with all of its newness. It’s healthy to carry over some of our most cherished memories, too. Those warm remembrances offer us a great base to venture into uncharted experiences that seem risky, yet exciting, to perk up the “explorer” in us. […]
Let us try to count some of the ways that special individuals and organizations are making our world a better place, often against tall odds, at the outset of 2020.- Empty Bowls: For the 14th year in a row, this crusade against hunger comes to Cambier Park on January 25th. For tickets starting at $20, […]
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 like nausea and diarrhea and even hair loss on the head. But no one talks about […]
The identity theft protection industry is estimated to grow at a rate of 17.6% between 2019 and 2024, with an estimated value of over 17,600 million by 2024. The reason for this growth is that more people are concerned with identity theft. The rising number of reported data breaches, coupled with the realization that companies […]
Lifestyles are easy to keep. Resolutions, on the other hand, are much more difficult to adhere to. More gym memberships are started in January and over the next month or two adherence dwindles. What you thought you wanted to do is recognized more as a chore and eventually the desire to show up and do […]
by Dr. Brian Wallace Total shoulder arthroplasty has become a popular and successful surgery to treat advanced glenohumeral arthritis. Shoulder replacement surgery is usually recommended for people who have severe pain in their shoulder and have found little or no relief from more conservative treatments. When a patient fails conservative management such as: physical therapy, […]