Entries by LifeInNaples

Time to Remember

by Sandra Lee Buxton As Chair of this year’s Florida Cancer Specialist Foundation Gala (FCSF) “ Time to Remember” Patty Baker is inviting you to attend this one of a kind party. The motivating factor in accepting this role is because “it’s fun, and it feels good to be of help to families in need.” […]

HOME IMPROVEMENTS CAN QUALIFY FOR TAX BREAKS

by Michael Wiener, E.A. Most homeowners know that their home entitles them to some federal tax breaks, chief among them, deductions based on mortgage interest and property taxes that they pay annually. However, first-time home buyers and sellers, and even seasoned homeowners sometimes miss some important deductions and credits. Selling your home: capital improvements that […]

Shark Research

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve fisheries biologist Pat O’Donnell and a team of volunteers spend many hours on the water every month catching and tagging sharks that are using estuarine bays as nurseries. Sometimes the hard work pays off, and when a tagged shark is recaptured it provides clues to how it has used […]

Diabetes – Diabetic Retinopathy

by Stephen G. Schwartz, MD, MBA Diabetes is a common condition in which high blood sugar causes damage to blood vessels throughout the body, including the heart, kidneys, nerves, and eyes. This type of injury to blood vessels in the retina is called diabetic retinopathy, which is the leading cause of blindness in working age […]

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SHARE THEIR SUCCESSES

by Steven Kissinger Julio Estrella was a junior at Immokalee High School when he became involved with The Immokalee Foundation’s Career Development program. Through vocational courses and internships arranged by the foundation, he had learned a valuable trade and found work as an electrician by the end of his senior year. Estrella’s experience demonstrates only […]

POLITICS and POTPOURRI

by Councilman Bill Barnett As I write this article for Life in Naples it is November 30th, which is our deadline day for the following article. It’s always difficult to imagine how busy Naples will be in December, but I can guarantee you for the amount of traffic that is here now it is going […]