Entries by LifeInNaples

The New Kids ON THE BLOCK

The second ever Naples Philharmonic Youth Jazz Orchestra rehearsal is a rainy but spirited one. The 19 members of Artis—Naples’ newest ensemble enter sporadically in hoodies and squeaky shoes, and due to the slow traffic outside, several don’t arrive until after the 3:30 start time. It took Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra trumpeter and Youth Jazz […]

Fiddler’s Creek – Top 100 Golf Courses

For the 11th consecutive year, The Creek Course at Fiddler’s Creek is ranked among Golfweek magazine’s Top 100 Best Residential Golf Courses in the country. The signature 18-hole, par 72 Creek Course, designed by acclaimed course designer Arthur Hills, is woven into the community’s lush natural surroundings and features a series of strategic and challenging […]

Confirmational Bias

by Allen Weiss, MD, MBA, FACP, FACR President and CEO, NCH Healthcare System We all like to believe that whatever we believe is true. That way, our knowledge leads us to behaviors which are helpful and positive for ourselves and the societies around us. But sometimes, we have the disquieting experience of objectively examining our […]

Marking the character OF HISTORY

by Lois Bolin Old Naples Historian Since 2004 I have interviewed and met with many Oldtimers who know Naples history as well as those characters with stories that are so important to our community’s heritage. Some of those founding characters were dubbed The Kentucky Syndicate, a group of investors who built Naples in a relatively […]

MORE ELECTIONS? Learn About the Candidates

by Charlotte Nycklemoe, League of Women Voters and Dave Trecker, Collier Citizens Council The 2016 election season is now in full swing, with March 15 behind us and a whole raft of contests ahead. In Collier County alone, there will be sixteen races. At this writing, forty candidates have already filed, and more are expected […]

Project Help – Recognizes 30 Years of Helping the Community

There are many services available in Collier County, but sometimes people don’t know about them until they need them. Project HELP likely falls into that category, though the nonprofit celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. The organization is our county’s only state-certified rape recovery and victim services center. It provides free and confidential services to […]