Entries by LifeInNaples

A BUSY SEASON A GREAT SEASON!

by Catherine Fay, Owner and VP This year, season has been busy for all of us and that’s a great thing! From restaurants, grocery stores and shopping centers to popular tourist attractions, everyone seems to be particularly happy with our seasonal residents shopping habits. Here at Naples Air, we’ve flown a lot of visitors from […]

TAMING THE UNTAMED: Ideas for organizing your financial affairs, not forgetting some of the most overlooked items like computer passwords

by Jill Ciccarelli Rapps, CFP® Financial Advisor Thanks to modern technology, it’s more possible now than ever before to get control of your finances and move your current situation towards a better, more stable future. But while there are plenty of tools and resources that can help with this, the fact remains that the wide […]

INTERNATIONAL TAX FORMS FOR WITHHOLDING

by Michael Wiener, E.A. Certain withholding requirements apply that a foreign person should be aware of when purchasing a United States Real Property Interest (USRPI). A withholding agent is the person responsible for withholding on payments made to a foreign person. However, certain exceptions apply if (1) a WA can reliably associate the payment with […]

CCSO Debuts New CAD System

The Collier County Sheriff ’s Office has replaced its 17-year-old computeraided dispatch (CAD) system. Three years of planning and preparation; 15,000 hours of provisioning and network preparation and installation; and 14,000 hours of training for 911 telecommunicators and first responders went into the project, making it the most ambitious system upgrade in the agency’s history. […]

PROTECTING BIRD HABITAT

Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (RBNERR), in cooperation with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Audubon Florida, has closed the emergent sandbar located one mile southeast of Cape Romano, known as “Second Chance.” The sandbar, which is closed to public access annually from March 1 – Aug. 31, was designated as […]

RETINOBLASTOMA IN CHILDREN

by Víctor M. Villegas, M.D. Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular malignancy in children. It affects 1 in 15,000 live births. Early diagnosis is of critical importance because small tumors have the best prognosis. Historically, leukocoria or “white pupil” has been the most important sign as seen in Figure 1. It may sometimes be noticed […]

INTER-CLUB CHALLENGE CHAIRMAN AND TIF STUDENT SHOW WHAT INTRODUCTIONS CAN DO

by Steven Kissinger The Immokalee Foundation, which is gearing up for its annual Inter-Club Challenge golf tournament May 5, has found that introducing students to role models, new activities and the world beyond their doorsteps is invaluable. It always leads to unexpected benefits and outcomes that make the students’ futures so much brighter. Sometimes it’s […]

The New Kids ON THE BLOCK

The second ever Naples Philharmonic Youth Jazz Orchestra rehearsal is a rainy but spirited one. The 19 members of Artis—Naples’ newest ensemble enter sporadically in hoodies and squeaky shoes, and due to the slow traffic outside, several don’t arrive until after the 3:30 start time. It took Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra trumpeter and Youth Jazz […]