DON’T THROW YOUR BACK OUT! What a wonderful season we have had. The weather has been spectacular and the heat and humidity is here. Many people head elsewhere to another home yet more and more people are becoming Naples’ residents. Either way, spring-cleaning seems that it cannot be avoided. We all have either closets to […]
RAISES FUNDS FOR LOCAL FOSTER CHILDREN It was a night of cowboy boots, hats and western attire at the 8th Annual Boots and Boogie Bash held on March 21. The sold-out fundraiser, held at Grey Oaks Country Club, benefitted the Friends of Foster Children of Southwest Florida (FFC). Guests enjoyed cocktails, a silent auction and […]
From Legendary Marine General James Mattis by Allen Weiss, MD, MBA, FACP, FACR President and CEO, NCH Healthcare System Learning from others helps us improve personally and helps our communities and everyone within live longer, happier, and healthier lives. A good friend shared an article entitled “17 Brilliant Insights from Legendary Marine General James Mattis,” […]
Life expectancy is going up everywhere, including the U.S. where people now live to an average age of 75. Someone born in 2012 has a life expectancy of nearly 79 years. So it is in most developed countries around the world. Japan checks in at 81 years, and Western Europe at 79. Southeast Asia, South […]
What is love? This phrase was Google’s “top search queries” in 2012; but by 2014, Robin Williams and the World Cup were on the minds of those “scuba diving” the Internet. (Note to self: saying surfing the Internet makes one terminally uncool.) SO WHAT IS LOVE? Since the ancient Greeks, we have struggled with the […]
The crown jewel of Southwest Florida attracted interest during the Florida land boom of the late 1880s. By 1887, Civil War General and U.S. Senator, John S. Williams, along with Walter N. Haldeman, Publisher of the Louisville Courier, formed the Naples Company, with an ambitious vision based on development at $10 per lot, tourism and […]
Future residents of the penthouse-style Residences at Grand Place at Moorings Park at Grey Oaks will enjoy the convenience of selecting one of four coordinated finish and color palettes created by Wegman Design Group that provide a choice of elegant interior styles while leaving opportunities to personalize the space. The Residences at Grand Place included […]
Many are the Millennials who eschew wristwatch wearing altogether today. The reason being is that their hand held device tells time and so much more in one super compact package. And who in this day is without their iPhone? There was an era, albeit a couple hundred years ago when having personal access to the […]
All stories deserve a happy ending and Michelle Kotarski’s story is no exception. That is certainly where her story is now but not where it once was. I met Michelle at a Dress for Success event where she spoke to the attendees about her life since connecting with this organization. She was inspiring as she […]
by Tim L. Tetzlaff Director of Conservation & Communications | Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens It’s a common lot in life. An ordinary day for one person can be a watershed moment in the life of another. And so it was on a recent spring morning when you may have been settling in to work […]