 Although I had hopes for Ave Maria University when I heard it would locate in Naples, Florida, (at last, someone who could talk about something other than golf!) I began having suspicions that Tom Monaghan had control issues. He wanted a town where he could control everything, and I mean everything. The staff would dress [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Florida'
Control Issues at Ave Maria University
March 7th, 2010 · 10 Comments
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The Catholic Art Scene in Florida
March 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment
My daughter, a painter who has fled Florida for a northern art school, is visiting us in Naples and noticed the progress of the arts in the town of Ave Maria, Florida. The Naples Daily News reports:
The Ave Maria Gallery and History Exhibit has opened in La Piazza, the town center of Ave Maria, a [...]
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Florida Life
December 30th, 2007 · No Comments
The newspapers in southern Florida, amid the sheafs of inceasingly despondent real estate ads, have stories that capture the essence of life that has spent too much time in the sun. The Naples Daily News reports in its year-end summary:
Hearing cries of “shark” doesn’t usually prompt people to whip out a gun and blast away [...]
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