by Steven Kissinger Erick Hidalgo is a senior at Immokalee High School who was admitted early to Florida Gulf Coast University, where he is enrolled full time. His classes keep him very busy, but he still makes time to tutor younger students at Lake Trafford Elementary School and Immokalee Middle School. Hidalgo knows that any […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
by Tim L. Tetzlaff Naples Zoo Director of Conservation I regularly take time here to write about how the support of our visitors, members, and donors enables Naples Zoo to care for wildlife around the world. At the same time, many of our on-site conservation programs are blended with those efforts to provide a hedge against extinction by breeding […]
by Sandra Lee Buxton Some people cook with flair, some cook with family, yet others take pleasure in cooking with history, and now you can too. Yes, I did mean history. I suggest that you visit the Holocaust Museum and pick up the special cookbooks that make this possible. Grab a copy for yourself of […]
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 […]
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 […]
LIFE IN THE FACET LANE by Diana Jarrett GG RMV Christine Hendricks wears Sutra Jewels DIAMOND EARRINGS; COURTESY D’ORAZIO & ASSOCIATES Sometimes the story is all about the stone. Sometimes it’s all about the designer. But this time we bring you a fusion of Edwardian era motifs interpreted for the very modern lady. The result is a completely new shape […]
The holiday season is a time where traditions come to out to shine and The City of Naples Christmas Parade is one of those times that bring together children of all ages in the spirit of community. It is a time where families teach the rituals and traditions handed down throughout the generations. This year’s […]