Dear Artsperts: The stock market is so volatile these days, I wonder if it would be better to invest in art? Signed, Investor Dear Investor, The best advice in acquiring art is to buy what you like first and foremost. When you visit our gallery, we do not speculate about which works will make a […]
Tim L. Tetzlaff Naples Zoo Director of Conservation Recently, Naples Zoo reached a milestone of funding the planting of over half a million trees in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Thinking about trees, I recalled reading my daughter The Lorax years ago and reflecting on how some of the simplest lessons can be the hardest […]
Tennis elbow is a term given as a diagnosis for a common painful elbow condition. This condition affects gripping, lifting and even the turning of the wrist. Some tennis players develop tennis elbow but not all diagnosed actually play tennis. A person diagnosed with tennis elbow usually has pain at the outer protuberance (lateral epicondyle) […]
There aren’t many ‘newly discovered’ gemstones. Most gems have been around for centuries if not thousands of years. But the earth has not given up all its treasures. Every so often, someone stumbles upon a new stone that upsets the whole idea of what are precious stones. WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT Such is the story […]
by Sandra Lee Buxton Avow Hospice has been a trusted provider of care and comfort in Naples since 1983. Some things are changing and new programs are being added, however their commitment to exceptional service is an unwavering constant. Dr Cynthia Nehrkorn assumed responsibility as Medical Director early this year, but this is not new […]
by Claudia Polzin Consultant to Nonprofits Over the months that you have been reading my articles, you have learned about the wonderful music groups that we have in this city – and the many and varied opportunities for concerts – and many of them are free or have a nominal charge. But as you have […]
Being walkers with the dawn and morning, Walkers with the sun and morning, We are not afraid of night, Nor days of gloom, Nor darkness– Being walkers with the sun and morning. –Langston Hughes April is National Poetry Month. Poetry celebrates with words all that is beautiful and exquisite, intense and powerful. Poetry expresses the […]
April is that month of transition in Naples. A number of our “snow birds” start their trek back north and things around town feel busy at the first of the month then start to slow down or even “drop off” after Easter has passed. If life kept you so busy that you weren’t able to […]
There are 24 hours in a day for the average adult to incorporate work, meetings, family, cooking, cleaning and sleeping. Earning a degree in the midst of such a busy schedule can seem impossible; however, Hodges University has created a program to make earning a degree possible – UPOWER™. As a self-paced, online program, UPOWER™ […]
Recently there has been considerable national attention regarding the harmful drinking water. We are pleased to remind Naples residents that they continue to have drinking water that meets the highest standers. The City of Naples Water Treatment Plant is an award winning, 30 MGD (million gallon per day) lime softening facility. The City received the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Plant […]