The Friends of Rookery Bay received a $25,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to help restore oyster reefs. Walmart’s “Day of Giving” event awarded $485,000 in grants to 18 Florida nonprofits to help fund hunger relief, education, reef restoration and women’s economic empowerment efforts across the state through the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program. The […]
Whether you like plants, shells, birds, or other animals, the Southwest Florida Nature Festival is a great way to connect with wildlife and wild places in and around Collier county. With dozens of field trips to wildlife hotspots across southwest Florida, the 11th annual event is hosted by Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Registration […]
by Catherine Fay We love this time of year; the rain leaves and snowbirds flock back to Southwest Florida. Daily, we offer friendly ‘welcome back’ greetings and love it when our clients return. We get to hear about their families and summer travels plus, we enjoy telling them about Naples Air Inc.’s changes and growth. […]
We are officially in the midst of the “Holiday Season” and busy trying to keep up with all the necessary requirements of this time of the year. Some of you have diligently completed your shopping for the special people in your lives, but many of you are still looking for that “just right” gift. If […]
by Karen Coney Coplin Next month, this column will celebrate its 5th anniversary! Since 2010, I’ve written about wonderful and caring people and organizations. Most of these charitable organizations have “sticks and bricks” locations in our city or nearby. This month, my subject takes a slightly different path as I focus on an organization, or […]
We live in the wealthiest county in Florida. However, we are remarkably lacking in fundamental resources for seniors and those caring for a critically ill loved one or friend. “Collier Senior Resources (CSR) has been working actively over the past four years to bring agencies together and open the Golden Gate Senior Center to meet […]
The Naples Winter Wine Festival will open on Thursday, January 22nd at 11am with the first-ever Krug Champagne Tasting Seminar and Luncheon hosted by Olivier Krug himself, the sixth generation head of the celebrated French House of Champagne. The tasting will provide guests with a rare opportunity to taste some of the world’s most prized […]
by Kelly Merritt t seems like so little – $50 a year. But to one Naples organization it means so much. And the value of such a contribution cannot be measured. It only costs $50 to become a member of the Latchkey League Foundation, but membership is an entry into the most exclusive invite list […]
f you’re pressed for time nothing can save the day better than dry shampoo. That is of course if you use it correctly. Keep it off the scalp. It’s important to know that dry shampoo is to be applied to the roots NOT the scalp. Applying to the scalp can cause your head to become […]
by Clay Cox I am very happy to announce that Kitchens by Clay is celebrating its 15th year of business here in Naples, Florida. We are so pleased with how successful we have been in building our business. I look back at the philosophies we decided to incorporate in order to create a consistent formula […]