Friendship improves happiness and abates misery by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief,” declared Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and constitutionalist. Cicero lived before the Christian era and was widely considered one of Rome’s greatest orators and prose stylists. Today, Carlin Flora, in her book Friendfluence, the Surprising Ways Friends Make Us Who […]
It seems that the older one gets, the quicker life passes by. It is time to learn how what we had when we were born has developed. The aging person needs to work at keeping up with stimulating their neuromuscular system to not revert backwards. Let me briefly explain. When a baby is born there are no purposeful movements. A baby […]
by Jane Cox For over fifty years, charitable individuals in the community have enabled the NCH Healthcare System to deliver compassionate nursing care and world-class medicine. Community charitable generosity results in state-of-the art facilities utilizing cutting-edge technologies locally. The NCH Center for Philanthropy is the fundraising arm of the NCH Healthcare System. Formerly called The Foundation, it has recently been renamed to […]
As Naples continues to grow each year, changes are happening daily and businesses do transition to help keep themselves current. Years ago, the only free activity was to go to the beach, today, there are a number of free or inexpensive things to do, as well as, go to the beach. Parks, such as Lowdermilk Park, Avalon Park, Wiggins Pass […]
Living in Southwest Florida year round we learn the ebb and flow of ”season” and learn to gauge our schedules by how long it will take us to get somewhere. Well – unfortunately for those who like to get from Pine Ridge to Fifth Avenue in 15 minutes you need to enjoy the last couple of months of that luxury. But truly do […]
Jewelry fans are not so much fickle as they are influenced by the next big thing to occur in the world of diamonds and gemstones. There are of course new gemstone discoveries from time to time that excite collectors. When such jewels are found to be rare, whether through one source only or their difficulty in recovery—a stampede for […]
Imagine the glamour and energy of New York Fashion Week combined with the sophistication and exclusivity of Naples and you have Scene to be Seen: An Art Runway Show presented by the Naples Art Association (NAA), which will take place on November 1 at the NAA. Only in its second year, this wearable art experience has already been hailed […]
The rainy season has begun early this year in Southwest Florida, a stark reminder that it is more important than ever to complete the reinforcement of the Herbert Hoover Dike as expeditiously as possible. Unfortunately, even before Subtropical Storm Alberto, the level of the lake was at 14 ft. – 3 ft. above normal for this time of the year. […]
It is always challenging for me to write an article when it covers four months and today is June 24th. With that being said I can’t help but comment on a tiny paragraph in the Saturday June 23rd edition of the Naples Daily News under their Kudos & Kicks section which they write every Saturday and it was a […]
As I write this column the third named storm of the 2018 season is churning through the outer Atlantic. It’s been quite a while since we have had this much named activity this early. In talking to and working closely with both Collier County and Naples Emergency Management I can tell you that both are ready for the upcoming season. Meetings have been held, […]