Given its status as a tourist destination, and the proliferation of online rental platforms, it would seem that Collier County is the perfect place for Airbnb and similar services to thrive. While these platforms continue to grow, both the City of Naples and Collier County have taken the position that daily, weekly, and/or monthly rentals of single family homes (also known […]
Exercise needs to be part of a daily routine. It is known that exercise can ward away pain, opioid use, depression and can enhance activities of daily living from the basics to the sports that are played. Many people participate in regular exercise but do not always know if they are positioned correctly to complete the task at […]
THE INAUGURAL Thought leadership experience is a transformative event for Naples! Festival joins a handful of milestone events that have transformed a “sleepy fishing village” into a world-renowned paradise famed for luxury and the good life. Thought leadership is now another defining asset of Naples following the festival’s three day gathering of the country’s finest minds. Case in point from Naples’ history: […]
As we move into the months that the activity seems a little slower and the roads less crowded we sometimes look around for entertainment options. Granted there are less during the traditional months that are considered summer – but they are not gone. The StayinMay Festival will continue through May 7 and brings world-class entertainment to Naples during the month of May […]
In the spring of 2016 I was elected to City Council and continued my service to Collier and the City of Naples but now in an official capacity. Service is a privilege and it was an honor to be elected and have a direct opportunity to join others in governing the City of Naples. Prior to my election I stated the following; […]
As we enter the rainy summer season in Southwest Florida, I am working diligently to ensure that we prevent harmful algal blooms (HABs), which devastated our coastal communities last summer, from happening in the future. There are several steps that we are taking to fix this crisis. First, I have introduced bipartisan legislation to amend the Stafford Act to include algal blooms in the definition […]
In celebration of Friends of Foster Children Forever’s (FFCF) 12th Annual Boogie Bash fundraiser and the organization’s 20th anniversary, the night was transformed into a flamboyant flashback to the Roaring 20’s. As guests arrived in their flapper dresses and gangster attire, they were greeted by the sensational Pzazz Dancers dressed in their best Gatsby threads, creating a party overflowing with energy […]
The Naples songbird that we all hear starting early in the morning and continuing until the afternoon has an ear piercing damaging sound. You say “ What are you talking about ?” I’m talking about the gasoline “two-stroke engine“ that powers the lawn blowers, a piece of obsolete machinery that are used everywhere in our City. Is there a better way to do […]
I always have a difficult time writing an article that covers three months because my crystal ball doesn’t show me too many events that are going to happen in June and July but I like the challenge! I never imagined in 1983 when I sold my Toyota-BMW dealership to Germain that politics would play any part in my life much […]
New NIH funding for studies of suspicious microbes will accelerate solving Alzheimer’s disease, says Dr. Leslie Norins, CEO of Alzheimer’s Germ Quest, Inc. New government research grant funds targeted at infectious agents will accelerate investigations into the possible roles of germs in triggering or promoting Alzheimer’s disease”, says Leslie Norins, MD, PhD, CEO of Alzheimer’s […]