VARIABLE ANNUITIES When you purchase a variable annuity, the insurance company adds your money to a professionally managed pool where you and your advisor can purchase stocks, bonds and other investments from premier money management companies like Vanguard, T Rowe Price, and Fidelity just to name a few. The value of the portfolio fluctuates with the markets. The reason people […]
by Laurel Meny Home to the largest selection of locally owned restaurants, boutiques, and entertainment options in Southwest Florida, there is no shortage of business owners who have a story of starting and managing a business along Fifth Avenue South. Interestingly enough, some of the Avenue’s most successful are female – and the three we […]
As one of the newest business owners on Fifth Avenue South, Kathleen McGowan and her daughter, Kayle Allen, opened The Spice & Tea Exchange in 2017. After serving as a reading teacher in Southwest Iowa, Kansas City, and Oklahoma “for too many years to count”, Kathleen officially relocated to Naples with Kayle’s family in2015. Kathleen […]
And, yet another mother daughter duo who call Fifth Avenue South home is Judy Collins and her daughter, Stacie Carroll. Originally from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Judy owned and operated Peach Tree Designs, a retail home furnishings boutique, there for over 30 years. After relocating to Naples in 1997, Judy and Stacie opened a store on […]
Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday year-round, with special “Science Saturdays” on the last Saturday of every month. Enjoy the two-story visitor center, art gallery, gift shop, nature trail with viewing platform and more. Themed naturalist programs are offered daily on topics such as manatees, sharks, […]
Mortgage Insurance Premiums – If you itemize your deductions and have deducted the insurance premiums in the past, you generally will be able to deduct them on your 2017 return. EXCLUSION OF HOME CANCELLATION OF DEBT INCOME – When a lender takes a home back and the home’s fair market is less than the balance […]
Dear Artsperts: I noticed in your gallery, works by an artist that included images of works by other artists. Does the artist need to get permission from the other artists to use their works? Signed, Transformed Dear Transformed, The art world has certainly kept lawyers and courts busy with copyright concerns because art often falls […]
by Trista Meister Mindful Marketing Polly Keller has been surrounded by mental illness her entire life. And now, due primarily to her volunteer efforts a half century ago and the steadfast support of thousands of Neapolitans along the way, David Lawrence Center (DLC) stands as the premier mental health and addiction treatment facility in Collier […]
by Pete DiMaria Fire Chief Naples Fire and Rescue Department The City of Naples Fire-Rescue Department was founded in 1935 when City Council named Cale Jones as its first fire chief. Fire Chief Jones was able to organize an all-volunteer fire and rescue squad. The delivery of a new fire engine in 1935 marked the […]
For the past 16 years students at Avalon Elementary School have relied on crossing guard Becky Beatty to get them across the street without harm. But they will tell you she’s much morethan that. “Becky loves our students,” said teacher Donna La Grange. “She encourages them when they are sad or worried. Many students come […]