Entries by LifeInNaples

2016 Holiday Gift Guide

SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive, 128GB $90 With its large capacity, fast read speeds, and built-in file and media manager, the iXpand seems like a perfect solution for iPhone and iPad owners pushing the limits of storage of their devices. If your phone is running low on storage space and you simply can’t deal with deleting […]

ASK THE ARTSPERTS

by Juliana Meek and Kristine Meek Dear Artsperts: I commissioned a local artist to create a painting for my living room and while I was at the frame shop picking up my new painting, a decorator stopped to compliment me on the painting and asked if I would give her permission to make a giclee of the painting for her […]

TAKING PHILANTHROPY TO NEW LIMITS (LITERALLY)

THE GALA RE-IMAGINED creating a whole new way for the community to participate in philanthropy two events in one three.eighteen.seventeen www.nclfestival.com For the kind people of Southwest Florida, nothing is more engaging than a new and different way to express their philanthropy, and each year Naples’ nonprofit organizations certainly push creativity to new limits. “What […]

Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center Unveils New Marine Life Exhibit

Three new marine animals are now in residence at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center for the public to see. The new aquarium exhibit allows visitors to safely observe moon jellies that are commonly found in local waters. Dave Graff, an education specialist for Rookery Bay Research Reserve, introduced the exhibit to the Learning Center […]

Programs, Tours, and Events at Rookery Bay Reserve

Guided Kayak Tours Two-hour guided kayak tours let you explore backwater bays and mangrove forests while you paddle lazily through the shallows and mazelike mangrove tunnels while learning about your surroundings from an experienced guide and naturalist. These tours, the only ones provided by an actual Rookery Bay Research Reserve staff member, provide opportunities to […]

art after dark

Here we are in beautiful Naples, Florida in the midst of the holiday season shopping for those unique gifts that we want to give to our loved ones. All year long, our small businesses are giving to charitable organizations that are helping our community in many ways. This is a great time of the year to remember them and shop […]

SHOPPING MADNESS or not!

It’s interesting to hear about the styles of Christmas shopping strategy. It varies from those that start with the July sales, right on up to others who are shopping on Christmas Eve. Don’t forget those panicked individuals who stop by the drug store on Christmas morning, true poster children for Procrastinators Anonymous. Read how some of our locals […]