Entries by LifeInNaples

Kick-off the holiday season with 3,000 of your closest friends at the 63rd Annual Farm City BBQ

The National Farm City Council was formed 63 years ago to help bridge the gap between the business and agricultural communities. Their goal was to demonstrate the interdependence of a vibrant network of farmers and business owners that help support the economy and provide the essentials that every citizen needs. Here in Collier County, our […]

Ask the Artsperts – November 2018

Dear Artsperts: I am sure your father has collected art for all the years he has been a dealer. How did he get his start? Signed, Just Curious Dear Curious, Our dad, William Meek, started working for gallery founder Foster Harmon in the fall of 1972. After graduating from college, he first had to complete […]

Art After Dark November 2018

Crayton Cove is historically one of Naples’ earliest developed retail areas with some businesses located there still that have been apart of our community for many years. As well as The Dock Restaurant and The Cove Inn, the Phil Fisher Studio/Guess-Fisher Gallery is one of those long standing businesses. Artists Phil Fisher and Natalie Guess […]

Programs, Tours and Events at Rookery

What’s NEW at Rookery Bay! Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is OPEN on Saturdays from October through April! Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is open 9 am to 4 pm Monday through Saturday from October through April. Enjoy the air-conditioned two-story visitor center, marine life touch tanks, art gallery, gift shop, as well as nature […]

taking back our STREETS

Florida continues to lead the country in bicycle and pedestrian crashes and fatalities. Despite efforts to increase the education of all road users, improved infrastructure and  signage, and better understanding and enforcement of laws by police officers, our roadways can still be a very scary place. The most vulnerable road users, those traveling on foot or bicycle, experience the worst consequences of critical […]

doctors’s corner by Allen Weiss President and CEO, NCH HealthcareSystem

Associate Chief Nursing Officer Ilia Echevarria recently shared the following essay with me. In the June 2017 Quick Safety newsletter, the Joint Commission deemed daily safety briefings, also called safety huddles or daily check-ins, as ‘hallmarks of high reliability organizations.’ Safety huddles in healthcare have also been endorsed by a number of organizations, including the American Hospital Association, Institute for […]

Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name

It’s just like that old TV show ”Cheers” theme song – Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name … and they’re always glad you came. That’s what it’s like for the veterans who are regulars at Homer’s Annex, a little known meetup that helps fill the void left behind since Homer Helter  passed away. Homer, the name-sake for the annex, was a […]