by Lois Bolin Old Naples Historian WWII changed the ways Americans celebrate this precious holiday but those holiday lights changed the dark experience of war. Many of the changes happened because of shortages, but even more happened because time and distance separated loved ones. For example, those of us who complain that Christmas decorations are […]
On October 24, 150 cowboys and cowgirls attended a hoedown at The Club Pelican Bay to benefit student scholarships at Hodges University. The hoedown queen, Thelma Hodges, and hoedown darling, Sandra Lee Buxton, greeted guests upon arrival. Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk and his wife, Pat, were present and unofficially deputized Stock Development guests as […]
The line of about 200 people snaked down the sidewalk, past the walls of the school building and a chain-link fence, to the street. On this muggy evening, they waited outside Pinecrest Elementary School in Immokalee for food to be distributed from a mobile pantry, set up by the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest […]
The Naples Art Association (Naples Art) exists for the love of art. For well over 60 years, Naples Art has doggedly committed itself to local art and artists. Naples Art coordinates three program sets: exhibitions, festivals, and education, that work in synergy to advance and promote interest, education and participation in the visual arts. Naples […]
by Juliana Meek and Kristine Meek Dear Artspert: My daughter came home from school and tells me that you can paint with Egg Tempura. What is Egg Tempura? Signed, Just Yolking Dear Yolking, It sounds like a mispronunciation of Egg Tempera, though tempura is making us hungry for Japanese food. And yes, Egg Tempera is […]
by Tim L. Tetzlaff Naples Zoo Director of Conservation Walking through the woods one spring day, a Florida panther looked for a palmetto thicket where she would give birth. Deer fawns were also being born in the southwest Florida wilderness while the panther delivered her kittens. It was no coincidence. A mother needs abundant prey […]
by Claudia Polzin Consultant to Nonprofits Many of us moved here from “somewhere else” – and sometimes it is difficult to begin new traditions or to adjust to a new area and its traditions. But the sights and sounds of the holidays are all around us in the land of beaches and palm trees – […]
by Diana Jarrett GG RMV Gulf Coast sun . . . it inspires all of us to live in the present. We are blessed. Even our winters are more of an ‘idea’ than an actual season. No matter. We embrace a certain joie de vivre that those outside our sunny realm only dream about. Our […]
by Congressman Curt Clawson Political campaigns are heating up across America, at a time when a majority of Americans are concerned about the direction of our great nation. Many are frustrated or even outraged by the lack of civil discourse in the process of electing those who will serve in public office. We all want […]
by Cory Collier, MD Dry eye syndrome (DES) affects up to 30 percent of the population over the age of 50. DES can be a chronic and in some cases debilitating condition impacting our comfort, vision and quality of life. DES typically presents with symptoms of dryness, burning, tearing, blurry vision, fluctuating vision, or a […]