Entries by LifeInNaples

COCKTAILS AND CONVERSATION WITH ERIC BOYCE

If you’ve enjoyed a drink and a chat at Shula’s bar, chances are you’ve had the pleasure of meeting Eric Boyce, our resident libation expert. A longtime Shula’s Steakhouse employee, Eric worked his way up from a breakfast server, to working lunch shifts and at special events, to dinner server and his current coveted position […]

The Heart of a Naples Christmas

by Lois Bolin Old Naples Historian Charles Dickens’ novel A Christmas Carol was released on December 19, 1843, and has never been out of print since. Its timeless character, Ebenezer Scrooge, a wealthy, bitter, stingy man said, “Every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas,’ on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding!” […]

China

by Carson Beadle Mary Elizabeth said, “If we want to see China webetter do it while we still can.” That sounds like alot of folks in Naples, I pondered. Our Viking tour gathered in Shanghai, some at the Ritz Carlton and Four Seasons, we at a The Bund with the architectural, glittering skyline you see […]

Rookery Bay’s Team Ocean Receives Audubon Guy Bradley Award

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve’s Team OCEAN (Ocean Conservation EducationAction Network) was presented the Guy Bradley Award during the 2017 Audubon Assemblyin St. Augustine. This prestigious award recognizes the volunteer group’s contribution to environmental outreach and education regarding the reserve’s natural resources and beach nesting birds, as well as their conservation efforts at Second […]

Yes to what really matters

CORE Society helps youth say No to drugs and Yes to what really matters by Lisa Gruenloh Director, Communications and Program Development Drug Free Collier’s CORE Society is a club for youth who make a commitment to stay away from drugs and alcohol and encourage their peers to do the same. The club has a […]

THE DAHL HOUSE

Had Willy Wonka been a Christmas tree seller instead of a candy maker the Dahl’s home would have been the stage for Charlie’s adventures. Thirty-six trees, 16 days of decorating, thousands of ornaments and tens of thousands of lights is what it takes to transform Theo and Madeliene “Maddie” Dahl’s home into a Christmas wonderland. […]

Art After Dark – December 2017

We are into the “holiday” time of the year and getting together with family where reminiscing becomes an integral part of conversation. For anyone that has been in Naples for more than 10 years, Crayton Cove and its award winning restaurants tend to enter into that part of the conversation. Through many changes over the […]