Meet Mike Welsh, Verandah’s Landscape Maintenance Manager and steward of Verandah’s common spaces. Each day, starting at dawn, Mike orchestrates a seeming unlimited number of tasks to keep Verandah looking lush, clean, and beautiful. This involves taking care of the VCA’s common areas, the dog park and dog waste receptacles, the access road to Publix, […]

The VCA Bench Sponsorship Program provides a meaningful way to honor the legacy of a special person or loved one, recognize a special achievement/milestone, express appreciation or remember a special event, while contributing to the beauty and quality of life in Verandah. Already over twenty homeowners have donated to fund a commemorative bench. In February […]

If you like little adventures that are fun, educational and entertaining, a Trendy Tour to the Wick Theatre in Boca Raton, FL checks all the boxes. We (the Quartos, June Gillis and Sara Fosbery) took a comfortable, air-conditioned bus to the East Coast allowing Joe, our very experienced bus driver, to navigate roads and traffic […]

The babies in the Golisano Children’s Hospital’s Level 111 Neonatal ICU (NICU) are babies who are born before 32 weeks’ gestation, who weigh less than 3.3 pounds at birth, or they have critical medical or surgical conditions regardless of whether they are pre or full term. These babies come from all areas within Southwest Florida, […]

Back By Popular Demand! Tuesday, April 22 Tuesday, April 22 5:30 – 7:30 | The River House 5:30 – 7:30 – The River House What could be more fun than spending an evening with friends and What could be more fun than spending an evening with friends and listening to great music? Add a little […]

Have you ever wished you could invite a literary critic and professor emeritus in contemporary literature to your book club meeting to explain the nuances of plot line and characters? Well, we have the next best thing! You and/or your book club can go to her! Every season at Artis—Naples, the Critic’s Choice Life Long […]

At first sight, you may think the lubber grasshopper is a very attractive insect with its bright vibrant colors of yellow, orange and black. But beware! This handsome insect has a voracious appetite and can devour and damage many plants, including vegetable crops, citrus and ornamentals. They have been known to feed on 100 different […]

Monday, April 7, 2025 from 4 PM-5:30 PM in The Fitness Center Dr. Heather Walsh-Haney is a forensic anthropologist and professor at FGCU. Her work as a forensics expert takes her to natural and inexplicable disasters. She works with law enforcement and morticians both locally and nationally identifying human remains. Dr. Walsh-Haney has used her […]

Oliva is a one-year-old very energetic water loving Lab. She spends every day either in the pool or in the lake at her summer Minnesota home. Oliva is named after baseball Hall of Fame baseball player Tony Oliva with the Minnesota Twins. Oliva is the last of five Labs of the Hanna’s that have been […]