The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), the founding organization of the Naples Winter Wine Festival, has appointed Maria Jimenez-Lara its new Chief Executive Officer. Ms. Jimenez-Lara previously served as Director of Foundation Services and Grants Director for NCEF, responsible for overseeing the charitable grant process in conjunction with the trustee-driven Grant Committee. “Maria is […]
Naples is a perfect community for living a healthy and active lifestyle. Volleyball on the beach, tennis, golfing, walking, running and cycling are just a few of the choices. Unfortunately, Florida is also known as the deadliest state in the nation for some of these activities such as cycling and walking. We need a community […]
Read the August-October 2015 edition of Life In Naples Turn pages by moving your mouse across the corners or clicking the arrow buttons. View larger by clicking on the menu bar and there are a variety of viewing options available. Email to your friends with the envelope logo. Print pages with the “printer” button. […]
Join us July 22 or 23, 2015 for a casual girls night out celebrating fun, fashion and friends. You will have the opportunity to shop in your best friends closet for great dresses, tops, bottoms, jewelry, handbags, scarves and more. Attend as a VIP on July 22 and be the first to shop in our […]
by Steven Kissinger Jhulfrance Joseph, a 21-year-old freshman at Florida SouthWestern State College, says she was aware that her college experience would require a lot of dedication and determination: After all, there was a time when she couldn’t see herself making it here at all. When she graduated from Immokalee High School in 2013, she […]
An aerial video shot from a Collier County Sheriff’s Office helicopter shows deputies making their way through a heavily wooded area in Golden Gate Estates. The images of the deputies, viewed through the helicopter’s infrared imaging system, are bright white and surrounded by darkness as they step through overgrowth to reach a 47-year-old man with […]
More than 250 friends and supporters of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute attended a “Hard Hat Tour” and reception at Bascom Palmer’s new eye center under construction on Tamiami Trail in Naples on Thursday, March 19, 2015. Wearing hard hats through the construction site, people walked through what will be a $25 million, 20,000 square-foot, state […]
Naples is a great place when it comes to philanthropy. According to the National Center on Charitable Statistics there are 357 public charities and 350 private foundations in Collier County. When I say it’s a privilege to have a business in such a community-minded area, I sincerely mean it from the bottom of my heart. […]
Two rather seasoned tennis players in Naples were having a conversation recently, when one of them stated: “Twenty years ago, I could have beaten Novak Djokovic.” To which the other remarked: “Yeah, he was only seven years old then.” It is a point well made; because even a player of Djokovic’s stature had to learn […]
More than 400 local supporters turned out for an unforgettable presentation at Drug Free Collier’s 7th Annual Fundraising Luncheon on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at the Ritz Carlton Golf Resort. Attendees at this year’s luncheon were moved by the stories of each speaker and pledged their support to protect local children from substance abuse. “Today […]