Some Ideas for Keeping the Doldrums of Summer at Bay Candidates for city, state, and national elections happening in 2025/2026 are starting to surface. It’s never too early to start researching their positions on issues important to you. The summer lull is a great time to find a charity or volunteer organization looking for help. […]
From engaging new exhibitions at The Baker Museum and poignant Naples Philharmonic performances to soul tributes, high-energy jazz and the eagerly anticipated return of the Naples International Film Festival (NIFF), the Artis—Naples late summer and fall programming offers something for everyone. The 2025-26 season marks Alexander Shelley’s second year as Sharon and Timothy Ubben Artistic […]
A Day on Fifth Avenue South from Someone Who Lives It Every Day Samantha Bloom, Social Media Manager & Lifelong Fifth Avenue South Enthusiast There’s a rhythm to Fifth Avenue South that’s hard to describe but easy to feel. The glow of string lights at dusk, the hum of laughter floating from an open patio, […]
Will you be the visionary to save something irreplaceable? by Tim L. Tetzlaff, Director of Conservation, Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens You and I stand at a unique time in history. For nearly all humanity’s history, nature stood dominant over us. Sure, we did our share of condemning a few notable species to the history […]
The life of an artist is a mystery to many. As artists, we have a passion, maybe even an obsession, for what we do. We have been actively creating artwork most of our lives, starting at a very young age. In fact, art is such a strong element in our lives that it’s in our […]
Naples Winter Wine Festival Honored as “Best Wine Festival” (2025) in the United States in Latest USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Award The Naples Children & Education Foundation (NCEF), the founding organization of the Naples Winter Wine Festival (NWWF), is proud to announce that USA Today readers across the country have voted the NWWF […]
Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation Awards $500,000 to the Naples Zoo to Support Renovation of the Former Safari Canyon Theater Stage The Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation is pleased to announce that it has awarded a $500,000 gift to the Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens to support the transformation and return of one of the […]
When Cheryl White arrived at NCH earlier this year, she unknowingly faced a heart attack, and with it, two major life-threatening complications that gave her a minimal chance of survival: less than 15 percent (a 100-percent chance of death if nothing was done). “I had been putting nose drops in two days earlier, when I […]
Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) has once again been nationally recognized for excellence in stroke care, earning the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s (AHA/ASA) 2025 Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award, with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus – Advanced Therapy, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll. These distinctions highlight NCH’s unwavering […]
Chief Executive Officer Kay Jasso (FEATURED PHOTO) at The Centers for Multiple Sclerosis in Estero is pleased to announce the addition of two distinguished professionals to their esteemed Board of Directors: Natalie Carbeau, MBA, CPA, Director at Martin Brown CPAs & Advisors, brings over a decade of extensive experience in public accounting, operations, and nonprofit […]