The company making big changes in Fort Myers Beach is about to make its presence known further south. Margaritaville has purchased a building and land in Naples. The company plans to open a Compass Hotel in 2023. It won’t be a huge resort project like the one on Fort Myers Beach, but it will give […]
The oldest house in Naples has withstood the test of time and also Hurricane Ian now that it’s reopening. The Historic Palm Cottage in Naples took a powerful hit from Hurricane Ian. “We’ve been closed since Hurricane Ian came and caused significant damage to the house. But we are now open,” John Telishak, education manager […]
A locked-up bus driver is raising concerns after allegedly inappropriately touching a student. Detectives are confident they have the evidence they need after watching a surveillance video showing Tomas Cabrera and the disturbing actions to prove he is guilty. Collier County deputies checked the video after the victim said Cabrera touched and kissed her breast […]
A war on vacation homes is underway in one community. A real estate broker association has filed a lawsuit against Marco Island for its controversial short-term rental registration rules.
The Children’s Advocacy Center of Collier County says an increasing number of children need its help, but the center needed some help of its own when Hurricane Ian came just after extensive renovations were completed.
Collier County EMS is partnering with Golden PAWS Assistance Dogs, Inc. to provide the county’s first responders with therapy dogs.
Like many others, East Naples business owner Maria Vilella lost her home to Hurricane Ian and had to live in a camper van on her property. But, also like her neighbors, Vilella has not given up.
Collier County has been a battleground in the fight against Covid-related mandates. At Tuesday’s meeting, commissioners considered a new ordinance to protect people’s healthcare rights and freedoms. It would ban Covid vaccine mandates, vaccine passports, and quarantines. And reject health directives by the World Health Organization. There were people on both sides at Tuesday’s meeting. […]
Three different rotary clubs united in February to help rebuild an East Naples neighborhood damaged by Hurricane Ian.
There’s a plan to get more help to wounded warriors in the Southwest Florida community. $30,000,000 has been approved by Collier County. Under the plan, the State Department of Veteran Affairs will put the cash into an escrow account. The goal is to use that money to make a nursing home for veterans since Collier […]