TheatreZone presents Gutenberg the musical
TheatreZone announces the casting of audience favorites Larry Alexander and Adolpho Blaire in its production of Gutenberg: The Musical, opening Feb. 5 at TheatreZone in Naples. Gutenberg: The Musical is a comedic, fast-paced show abounding with energy. Written and composed by Scott Brown with Anthony King, this...
ARTIST perception by Natalie Guess
As one of Naples most collected artists, my journey with Phil Fisher was 45 years of being an artist living with an artist. In our business, he was the one who painted and filled the walls with his amazing watercolors and oils that reflected the happiness he felt, while I created Batik paintings, clay work and ran...
SOCIETY: Women’s Foundation of Collier County hosts Women of Initiative
The Women’s Foundation of Collier County hosted the 30th annual Women of Initiative in January at the Ritz-Carlton, Tiburon. This year’s honorees are Nena Beynon, Lisa Kahn-Allen, Claudine Leger-Wetzel, Sherie Marek and Julia Van Domelen.
Naples Winter Wine Festival Auction raises more than $30 Million
Naples Winter Wine Festival’s “Picture This” live auction raised more than $30 million to benefit children in Collier County. This brings the total amount raised by the NWWF to more than $366 million since its inception in 2001. Festival attendees once again came together under the big...
Tower Gallery showcases local art
Come visit the artists at Tower Gallery. As a cooperative gallery, they have 20 artists filling the beautiful, light-filled historic building with new and exciting work every day. They have oil, watercolor and acrylic painters, ceramists, jewelers, fiber artists as well as woodworkers and sculptors. There’s always...
Donahue family’s record-setting compound back on the market in Naples
Once the most expensive residential listing in America, Gordon Pointe is back on the market. When the Port Royal beachfront compound hit the market in February 2024, it made national headlines — at a then-record price of $295 million. In January 2025, the rare piece of Naples real estate saw a price adjustment. The...
Florida Man Buys $2 Million Scratch-Off Ticket
NAPLES, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that Jose Nodarse, 60, of Naples, claimed a $2 million top prize from the ULTIMATE VIP CA$HWORD Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Fort Myers District Office on October 10. Th Collier County man chose to receive his winnings as a one-time,...
SWFLA To Do List: Events in Bonita Springs, Estero, Naples and Marco
There are several education presentations at the Marco Island Library. The programs are free of charge and registration is not required. Shelling on Marco: Shelling can be a fun and low-cost way to spend some time. With a simple addition of a shell scoop, it can be even more exciting. Learn how to identify common...
Toll Brothers Announces Plans for Luxury Home Community in Estero, Florida
Toll Brothers has announced plans for a new luxury home community in Estero, Florida. The development will feature single-family homes and is designed to cater to buyers seeking upscale living options in the region. The announcement highlights the company’s continued expansion into desirable locations across Florida....
Cold snap sets rare ‘lowest high temperature’ record in Lee County
It sure felt like t he recent cold snap was one for the record books, but was it? Sort of. Not with the lowest low – Lee County’s Feb. 1 reading of 34 degrees didn’t beat 1909’s 33 – but with the lowest high since 1902, when the National Weather Service's official records for the county began. National Weather...
