Your personal impact is waiting to happen! I’m happy to say that the time-honored concept of paying it forward is alive and well at The Immokalee Foundation. Since opening our doors in 1991, The Immokalee Foundation has empowered over 15,000 of Immokalee’s best and brightest—from kindergarten through postsecondary education. With the assistance of passionate supporters, […]
Collier County has made some zoning changes and taken other actions for which celebration on the affordable housing front is in order. And while this is very good news, we are not yet where we need to be. At their March 28 meeting, Collier County’s Board of County Commissioners (BCC) ended a thirteen month period […]
My clients always say, “I can never get my hair to look like you do when I blow dry it at home.” Thank heavens, or I would be out of business, but I will share a few tips that may help you achieve that more professional look. First start with a good product. A consultation […]
The photo below is a perfect example of a timeless kitchen. Kitchens by Clay was contracted to design and install this kitchen in a Quail West home back in 2014. Even after nine years I think most people will say it is still beautiful and in fact a very desirable kitchen to own today. The […]
Each May, we celebrate Memorial Day. It is usually a time spent with family and friends, having a barbecue, or celebrating the start of summer. But as we enjoy the day off, we must pause and reflect on the true meaning of this special observance. Memorial Day honors the millions of Americans who tragically lost […]
After serving as a freight and passenger terminal starting in 1927 and later a museum telling Collier County’s story, and serving as the backdrop for the dedication of a Holocaust era boxcar in 2008, the depot is working on launching the county’s first museum dedicated to Black history. The project, launched quietly last year, when […]
Our Education Department offices have just relocated into the museum’s new North Wing! Students and teachers will soon be using the new Herbert H. Schiff Classroom space there as well. Thanks to careful planning by the Museum Board, David Corban Architect, and PBS Contractors, the demolition and construction done on the adjoining suites never disrupted […]
by Lauren Speirs Bringing families together builds community. Our family here at The Naples Players (TNP) wouldn’t be the same without the hours of time and dedication that our volunteers put into our community time and time again. In rare cases, our chosen TNP family and biological families crossover, in a beautiful relationship that strengthens […]
Your prostate enlarges. You get measured for dentures. You are forever changing your hearing aid batteries. Your hair goes grey, then white, then disappears altogether. And worst of all, you can’t remember a thing. I know I can’t. I put my reading glasses somewhere, but I have no idea where. And I put them down […]
A mosquito species from South America and the Caribbean is now calling Collier County home. The Culex lactator was found in our traps and identified in 2022. Since then, we’re seeing them in numbers that indicate they have become well-established in our area. Should we be alarmed by its presence? The scientific community isn’t sure […]