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Volume 15 • Issue 8 • December 2025

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What a wonderful time to be in Naples.
It is literally sparkling with lights of many colors and Text Copyright 2025 all rights reserved.
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bustling with excitement. December in general and especially
at Christmas brings the world to our doorsteps. The options for form by any electronic or mechanical means without
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is beautiful.
The annual Christmas Parade will be marching through Opinions expressed by contributors or advertisers are not
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downtown Naples on December 9th. It is a not-to-be-missed
part of our holiday traditions that is well attended and always a
crowd favorite. The Naples Players has their Festival of Trees up
all holiday season long and Artis—Naples has an entire slate of
publisher Reg Buxton
holiday concerts and events planned for the month of December.
The restaurants in Naples are top notch and second to no
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other city. Chefs are in high gear presenting gastronomical

delights. If you have a favorite spot to dine and a special date
contributing writers Bill Barnett
in mind, then make reservations FAR in advance to ensure that Sandra Lee Buxton
you won’t be disappointed. Shopping here is world class, Third Diana Jarrett
Street South, Fifth Avenue and The Waterside Shops can wear Lois Bolin
out even power shoppers. Local churches provide wonderful Jeff Lytle
Christmas pageants and musical extravaganzas along with all the Claudia Polzin
traditions that we treasure. Paula Allia
For this moment in time, we can set aside the turmoil in Tina Osceola
the world, drawing friends and family near with a thankful
heart. We can be the change agent that makes that difference graphic design YB Design Studio
for someone else. Although the Season is brief, the intended
message of Christmas can last year-round. Treat others as you
wish to be treated, be forgiving and slow to judge since you may
never know the burdens that someone else carries. In gratitude
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for the life we live, call those that you may have lost contact with,
is now a Community
make amends and share the joy. Naples is many things, but most
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importantly it’s our home.
Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.
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