Several weeks ago, while riding my bike around town, I happened city staffers were wrapping up work on some handicapped only parking places. All four stood back with grins like Cheshire cats, admiring their work as several of us looked on, fascinated. They had created a bright blue parking spot clearly identified for special use only. At that moment it suddenly occurred […]
Over the past many years, the plank is an exercise that is frequently done to work on the core. Strengthening the core is key to a healthy back and helps to provide you with a healthy strong group of muscles that act as a stable platform. If this core is not strong and stable, excess strain can occur not only in […]
Gulfshore Playhouse, Naples’ premiere professional regional theatre, recently celebrated its 8th annual gala, Bubbles, Baubles and Broadway, with a star-studded evening that raised more than $750,000 for artistic excellence. Entertainment led by Broadway actress Kate Shindle opened the gala with the show-stopping number “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from “Funny Girl.” A sea of crystals, lights and glitter décor, inspired […]
By laurel Meny Baby Basics is so much more than an organization. For some, it is a family. It is a safe space that can help in life’s most trying times. And, for others, it’s simply a god send. For the past 14 years, this little organization has had a big influence working behind the scenes to ensure that […]
If you’re a regular reader, you’ve come to understand Naples Zoo’s conservation reach from our backyard to Brazil and from Madagascar to Malaysia. As director of conservation, I highlight these field programs to inspire hope for saving animals in nature. But that is far less than half our story. The animal care expertise represented by the biologists, zoologists and veterinary […]
Friends of Foster Children Forever (FFCF) held their 11th annual Boogie Bash fundraiser March 23 at Grey Oaks Country Club. The Boogie through the Decades-themed fundraiser had more than 250 backers in attendance and raised more than $415,000 to benefit FFCF’s one-on-one educational mentoring programs for local foster children. The Fund-a-Future fundraising portion of the evening brought in $215,000 to fund the FFCF mentoring […]
Are you an opal aficionada (try saying that quickly) like I am? This ancient gemstone has transfixed collectors for centuries. Opal has been discovered in early jewelry and provides us with an insight into its long and beloved history. For the ancient Romans, this hypnotic gem symbolized love and hope. So, they are acknowledged as having named it “opalus” or […]
The other day on the news I heard a newscaster say, “Hurricane season is right around the corner and could be as dangerous as the 2017 season.” My brain asks, “Really? You have to start that now when we still have roofs covered with tarps and people without homes?” So before we head into the official beginning of hurricane season in June, let’s […]
Once again the season has come and gone quickly. Now that we are heading into May, June and July, hopefully, we are taking advantage of the time to enjoy this spot of paradise we live in. May is Naples History month with various events celebrating our history happening throughout the city. June and July tend to be less active months, except […]
Are we better off now than we were a decade or century ago? Do we have cause for doom and gloom, or should we be optimistic and celebratory? “Everyone is entitled to one’s own opinion, but not one’s own facts,” Senator Daniel Monahan (R-NY) sagaciously stated, when referencing politics in a different era. But today, […]