As we move into the months that the activity seems a little slower and the roads less crowded we sometimes look around for entertainment options. Granted there are less during the traditional months that are considered summer – but they are not gone. The StayinMay Festival will continue through May 7 and brings world-class entertainment to Naples during the month of May […]
In the spring of 2016 I was elected to City Council and continued my service to Collier and the City of Naples but now in an official capacity. Service is a privilege and it was an honor to be elected and have a direct opportunity to join others in governing the City of Naples. Prior to my election I stated the following; […]
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 […]