Entries by LifeInNaples

RETIREMENT PLAN TAX TIPS: RBDS & RMDS

by Michael Wiener, E.A. Under general tax principles, IRA owners cannot keep funds in a Traditional IRA including SEP and SIMPLE indefinitely. If there are no distributions or if the distributions are not large enough, you may have to pay a 50 percent excise tax on the amount not distributed as required (excess accumulation) and […]

CHILD PORN VICTIM IDENTIFICATION A CHALLENGE

The images were disturbing: children who appeared to be as young as 6 and as old as 15 engaged in sex with each other and adults. Detectives with the Collier County Sheriff ’s Office’s Exploitation Section found the images on an East Naples man’s personal computer in April 2015. Luis Anibal Beauchamps was arrested and […]

Something for Everyone

Shula’s Steakhouse at the Hilton Naples has already proven to be superior with our award winning cuts of premium Black Angus beef; one must remember we offer custom center cuts of the freshest seafood and shellfish in town. Delivered fresh daily our selection of salmon, mahi or scallops are a perfect option for those who […]

Gimme Shelter

Hardly would those words, reminiscent of the famous hit by the Rolling Stones, evoke the images of countless refugees under ordinary circumstances; but these are surely not ordinary times. Shelter: so elusive for so many of these refugees, so makeshift, so fragile, so absent, and for most who have left their shelter, their homes behind… […]

JAGUAR, PORSCHE MAINTAIN LONG TIME SUPPORT OF THE IMMOKALEE FOUNDATION

by Steven Kissinger Adilene Guadarrama qualified, applied for and was accepted into The Immokalee Foundation’s Take Stock in Children scholarship program while in eighth grade. In ninth and tenth grades at Immokalee High School, schoolwork became much more difficult for Guadarrama; she seemed to be in danger of failing. TIF program specialists and tutors gave […]

Leap Ahead Foundation

It’s time for Collier County to experience the authentic contributions that people with developmental disabilities can make in our community. The LEAP Ahead Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization provides custom training programs for these amazing people. We support each individual’s life and employment goals by providing skills enhancement and creating new and unique workforce training […]

A tribute to MY BEAUTIFUL MOTHER Sara Galker

My mother’s family was like any other large, poor family, or so they thought, living in a small house in Poland just prior to WWII. The family shared household responsibilities, played together, and prayed together. Then one horrible day, the Nazi Party launched their well thought out plan to spread seeds of hate. The Nazis […]

Artis Naples: Baker Museum & Naples Philharmonic

As Music Director Andrey Boreyko enters his third season as the organization’s artistic leader, his focus continues to be the examination of the communion between visual and performing arts.This season will find programs across series and disciplines that explore the ideas of muses and scale. “These two themes provide us with several interesting points of […]

Have a heart for Mom + Dad

by Karen Coney Coplin This is a multiple month issue of Life in Naples. It’s time to enjoy a slower pace as summer approaches. Keep in mind other ‘red letter days’ are around the corner too: Mother’s Day is May 8 and Father’s Day is June 19. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE ABCs OF CELEBRATING […]