Entries by LifeInNaples

Politics and Potpourri February 2015

It’s New Year’s Day 2015 and I’m thinking about making some New Year’s resolutions that I could actually keep. I know for sure one of them is going to be that I will never for the rest of my life ever, ever, ever, drive any distance on Thanksgiving weekend. People have told me for years […]

Dress for Success SW Florida

Changing the lives of women, families and communities, expands into Naples I am proud to work with and represent this organization” states Barbara Melvin President of Dress for Success SW Florida. Barbara propels people into action with her excitement as she speaks about her “favorite” organization. She and her husband Daniel CEO/ Owner of Most […]

Sexy kitchens and cabinet jewelry

by Clay Cox With a twinkle in his eye he said “now that we have designed the perfect kitchen for you let’s make it sexy”. And the customer just stood there speechless until she squeaked out just one word “sexy”? “Absolutely” said the kitchen designer, “I said sexy and that’s what we should do.” “How […]

Bahama Blue Spirits

by Meg Stepanain Can the distilled spirits market support another vodka or rum? Peter Flood, owner of Abaco Marketing and Investments, Inc. of Naples says absolutely! Flood, founder and developer of Bahama Blue Rum and Bahama Blue Vodka is excited to announce the 1st quarter release of these two new specialty premium distilled spirits he […]

Aging Well

by Allen Weiss, MD, MBA, FACP, FACR President and CEO, NCH Healthcare System Every day in our nation, 10,000 baby boomers turn 65. (And I’m one who’s reached that milestone.) As a result, myths about aging, examples of how to age well, and just aging in general are increasingly popular subjects. Two years ago we […]

Naples, Top of Mind & Top of List

by John S. Cox, CCE, CEcD, IOM President & CEO Returning home early to Naples from the Christmas holidays was a good decision; travelling back on Sunday, December 28, 2014 however, was not. The three lane parking lot called I-75 southbound was playing host to bumper-to-bumper and in some cases door-to-door activity which reminded me […]

A Valentine Year for our Greatest Generation

by Lois Bolin Old Naples Historian with Florida Native, Peter Thomas, WWII Veteran A 17.3 billion dollar industry, Valentine’s Day, has long been known as a day of romance but its tradition and patron saint is cloaked in mystery. Legend tells us that Valentine was a third century Roman priest, who defied Claudius II’s ‘no […]