at Event Raising $435,000 for Boys & Girls Club Sarah, a sophomore at Immokalee High School (a Boys & Girls Club of Collier County member since 2019) has been named the organization’s 13th annual Youth of the Year. The award celebrates leadership, community service and academic excellence. At the March 1st dinner event, more than […]
in Local Organizations Supporting Underprivileged and at Risk Children in Collier County. NCEF, the founding organization of Naples Winter Wine Festival, has invested a record $33.2 million in more than 50 nonprofit organizations supporting underprivileged and at risk children in Collier County. This tremendous investment in future generations includes funding traditional grants of over $6.6 […]
ARTIS -NAPLES Summer is right around the corner and Artis—Naples presents a stretch run of exemplary exhibitions, exhilarating performances and engrossing lectures capping the 2023-24 season that all promise to be scorchers. Over the next three months, the Kimberly K. Querrey and Louis A. Simpson Cultural Campus is sure to have something for everyone, whether […]
by Michelle Avola-Brown, Executive Director, Naples Pathways Coalition With school out and schedules not quite so hectic as it is during the season, a lot of children and adults are out walking, biking, and running during the summer. Being visible is vital to avoiding crashes, injuries, and worse. Here are some practical tips for increasing […]
For over a century, airplanes have flown to and from Naples and the surrounding community, long before the current Naples Airport was established. Photos from as early as 1919 show pilots using local golf courses and beaches as landing strips. Aircraft also landed on a “runway” at the intersection of 5th Avenue South and 3rd […]
Demanding FEMA Stop NFIP Cost Increases in Southwest Florida From the Desk of Representative Byron Donalds The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has recently informed various municipalities throughout our Southwest Florida community of their plans to eliminate much-needed discounts for certain National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policy holders. Previously, FEMA had offered NFIP policyholders in […]
Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Clue: On Stage and 42 Street star, Jennifer Mance, remembers watching a production of West Side Story and saying to herself, “I have got to be on that stage.” The same pining coursed through Jennifer after she watched The Naples Players’ (TNP) production of Something Rotten! and now, […]
With our beautiful weather most of the year it is hard to determine when summer actually occurs here in Naples – but May through August are when summer months are most commonly identified in the rest of the country. Those are the months when kids are home and outside and underfoot and have mom wondering […]
As artists, “Life is Art”. We live art daily in that we view the life around us with what is considered an “artful eye”. We have a tendency to notice subtle changes in the environment we are submerged in and it is in the light that is changing constantly. The light is different at various […]
It’s easy to slip into hibernation mode when you live in a tropical climate, like Southwest Florida, but here are some holistic tips I often share with my patients to help reboot your body and brain. Spray on a grapefruit scent. Researchers have discovered that this citrus fruit’s refreshing scent instantly boosts electrical activity in […]