As we enter the rainy summer season in Southwest Florida, I am working diligently to ensure that we prevent harmful algal blooms (HABs), which devastated our coastal communities last summer, from happening in the future. There are several steps that we are taking to fix this crisis. First, I have introduced bipartisan legislation to amend the Stafford Act to include algal blooms in the definition […]
In celebration of Friends of Foster Children Forever’s (FFCF) 12th Annual Boogie Bash fundraiser and the organization’s 20th anniversary, the night was transformed into a flamboyant flashback to the Roaring 20’s. As guests arrived in their flapper dresses and gangster attire, they were greeted by the sensational Pzazz Dancers dressed in their best Gatsby threads, creating a party overflowing with energy […]
The Naples songbird that we all hear starting early in the morning and continuing until the afternoon has an ear piercing damaging sound. You say “ What are you talking about ?” I’m talking about the gasoline “two-stroke engine“ that powers the lawn blowers, a piece of obsolete machinery that are used everywhere in our City. Is there a better way to do […]
I always have a difficult time writing an article that covers three months because my crystal ball doesn’t show me too many events that are going to happen in June and July but I like the challenge! I never imagined in 1983 when I sold my Toyota-BMW dealership to Germain that politics would play any part in my life much […]
New NIH funding for studies of suspicious microbes will accelerate solving Alzheimer’s disease, says Dr. Leslie Norins, CEO of Alzheimer’s Germ Quest, Inc. New government research grant funds targeted at infectious agents will accelerate investigations into the possible roles of germs in triggering or promoting Alzheimer’s disease”, says Leslie Norins, MD, PhD, CEO of Alzheimer’s […]
HISTORIC NAPLES YACHT CLUB UNDERGOES $10-MILLION MAKEOVER ENHANCING ITS STATUS AMONG TOP YACHT CLUBS IN AMERICA NAPLES, FL. – Naples Yacht Club, the first and oldest private club in Naples, announced that it is achieving a multi-million-dollar club renovation and expansion. The project, which began in 2018, is anticipated for completion during the middle of […]
by Noemi Y. Perez Students in The Immokalee Foundation’s programs not only excel in academics but also as charitable citizens. Jonathan Cantu, a foundation alumnus who graduated from Immokalee High School in 2011 and Philadelphia University in December 2016, illustrated that spirit recently by nominating the foundation for a philanthropic program at Altar’d State, the clothing and gift store at […]
by Kelsey Burr, Naples Zoo Marketing Associate Standing near one of our giraffes inspires two emotions in me. First, even at nearly six and half feet tall, I feel ridiculously small. Second, I simply smile in delight being in the magnificent presence of a creature possessing such power that carries itself with such elegance. It’s a child’s reaction – and […]
What is the value of the wading birds in Everglades National Park? What price do we put on the fish in Florida Bay? Or clean drinking water for the 8 million people living in South Florida? The Everglades is an ecosystem like no other on Earth – multiple ecosystems, actually, that are home to 77 different endangered species. It is […]