Entries by LifeInNaples

WHEN A GALA IS HELD ONLY ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS, YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT!

So when the lights go up March 22 for “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” fans of live theater will be watching dozens of performers from the Naples Players adult and youth programs entertain them throughout the evening. “The opening number will be 14 to 18 year olds performing ‘Can’t Stop the Music’ from Hairspray, […]

Tips for Caring FOR A LOVED ONE

by Jill Ciccarelli Rapps, CFP® Financial Advisor Sometimes life can throw a variety of unexpected events at us. When it does, coping with them in the best way possible is very important. When a circumstance arises that requires us to care for a loved one – whether it’s aging parents or a spouse that has […]

Deputy earns national award – FOR CLEANUPS

Cpl. Rob Capizzi is fighting crime by literally cleaning up the streets. Cpl. Capizzi has helped organize more than 50 community cleanups, abandoned property sweeps and beautification projects as part of his duties as a certified law enforcement officer for the Collier County Sheriff ’s Office. His efforts recently earned him national recognition. Cpl. Capizzi […]

Rookery Bay Mangrove – innovative project to restore 225 acres of mangroves

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is partnering with China’s Rilin Group to help restore 225 acres of mangroves in Collier County. The industrial group has committed $5 million to restore and monitor the mangrove forest at Fruit Farm Creek within the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (RBNERR). RBNERR and its partners have been […]

BASCOM PALMER EYE INSTITUTE AT THE FOREFRONT OF GENETIC RESEARCH FOR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION

by Jaclyn L. Kovach, MD Jaclyn L. Kovach, MD and Stephen G. Schwartz, MD, MBA at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics are part of a consortium that has significantly expanded the number of genetic factors known to play a […]