What an exciting time to be in the kitchen business or better yet, what an exciting time to be able to re-do your kitchen. In the more than 26 years I’ve been designing, building and installing kitchens I have never seen so many new things in such a short period of time. My problem in […]
Naples was recently voted one of America’s Happiest and Healthiest Cities based upon a Gallup-Sharecare survey, which asked participants: Do you like what you do? And do you get to use your strengths every day? I recently had the opportunity to see the survey’s formula in action: like what you do, use your strengths and […]
by Brett Starr On St. Patrick’s Day 2009, FGCU student Kylie Hawkins excitedly dolled-up her pretty, mixed-breed dog, Minnie, in a green scarf, floral lei and dillybobber shamrock headband, then headed to Fifth Avenue South to watch the big parade. Still an adolescent, Minnie may have been pushing 40 pounds, but had no clue that […]
by Dave Trecker They say you are what you eat. If so, in Naples you can be any number of things, because we have so many eateries here, many of them world class and more are opening every month. And for us home chefs, there is a growing choice of ingredients, both fresh and frozen, […]
At the pinnacle of The Naples Players’ (TNP) 65th anniversary as one of the most highly rated theatres of its kind in the nation, TNP announced Executive Artistic Director Bryce Alexander as their choice to lead the theatre into the next 65 years, combining the roles of executive director and artistic director. He assumed operations […]
While the Naples Art Association (NAA) has shared the potential for government budget cuts of the arts before, it has never been timelier than now. Just last year the Department of State declared Florida’s arts-and-cultural sector to be a $4.7 billion economic engine responsible for 132,366 fulltime jobs, but this year the arts aren’t a priority. In March, Governor Rick Scott […]
Florida recently reached another tourism record in 2017, welcoming the highest number of guests in any year in the state’s history, at 116.5 million visitors. This was an increase of nearly 4 percent over the number of visitors in 2016.[1] Many of these visitors have toured he Everglades, the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. In fact, each year […]
by Amy Lane The team of specialists continues to grow at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Naples. Dr. Mohamed S. Sayed, a native of Egypt, obtained his medical degree from the University of Alexandria. He then trained in ophthalmology at the Joint Residency Training Program of the Western Region, Saudi Arabia and is certified by […]
In January 2018, Hodges University welcomed its first cohort of students to the Bachelor of Science in nursing (BSN) program on the university’s Naples campus. The university’s School of Health Sciences will host a special ribbon cutting ceremony at 6:00 p.m. on May 24, 2018, to unveil the new simulation laboratory for its first professional […]
Advertorial Another season has come and gone here in Southwest Florida and KGT Remodeling is looking forward to making your summertime living easy. With summer quickly approaching, why not let us remodel your entire home, kitchen or bathroom while you are out of town? Whether you are a seasonal resident or just going to be […]