Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and offers a two-story visitor center, art gallery, gift shop and nature trail with viewing platform. Themed naturalist programs offered daily on topics such as manatees, sharks, sea turtles, marine life touch tank and more. Admission is $5 for adults, […]
Dr. Victoria S. Chang joined the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Naples Fall of 2016 and what a welcome addition she is. The Naples Bascom Palmer team now has seven full time resident ophthalmologists covering a variety of subspecialties including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, corneal and external diseases, cataracts, vitreoretinaldiseases, pediatric ophthalmology and ocular oncology. In […]
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve has announced the schedule of lectures for the monthly Lunch & Learn lecture series at Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center. Incelebration of the recently-established partnership between the researchreserve and Florida International University (FIU), this year’s series focuses on research underway by scientists at the university. The February lecture features […]
These days, it is not uncommon to hear about a friend or family member being takenadvantage of every week or two as the internet bad guys get more crafty in theirmethods of fooling the general population. I will tell you how to foil the three mostpopular cyber scams happening today. Scam One: The Phone call […]
by Michael Wiener, E.A. HSAs were established under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 thus making 2004 the first year these accounts were available. Under Code Sec. 223, the Tax relief and Health Care Act of 2006 added taxpayer friendly changes. An HSA is a tax-exempt trust or custodial account exclusively […]
by Jill Ciccarelli Rapps, CFP® Financial Advisor My father always said that your “golden years” are between ages 50-80. This is when you are in good health, have gained wisdom and hopefully have gathered enough assets to support your lifestyle. It is an exciting time in your life. If you plan well, you will finally […]
Residents of Moorings Park at Grey Oaks, as well as the greater Naples area can rest easy knowing that, should the need arise, Assisted Living and Memory Care are readily available within the community’s all-new Oakstone, the latest lifestyle and healthcare option located in the highly amenitized and beautiful campus. Residents will receive healthcare assistance […]
Whether you are a Naples seasonal or permanent resident or resort guest, this once upon a time “little bend in the road,” captured your imagination and heart- just as it did Captains of Industry and captains of boats long ago. Naples’ original resort was the land itself where nomads Roger Gordon and Joe Wiggin set […]
When it comes to preparing law enforcement officers for interactions with people in crisis, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office is the gold standard. CCSO recently was honored for its commitment to providing specialized Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training to the community, _ a program that improves outcomes for deputies, persons in mental health crises, their […]
Josh Shipp was once a troubled teenager. Today he’s known as the “Teen Whisperer.” When he talks, teens listen. So do adults. And on Thursday, March 9, 2017 he’ll address Drug Free Collier’s 9th Annual Community Awareness Luncheon. Shipp has transformed his life and helps others to do the same. He openly talks about being […]