Naples FL

Baker Senior Center Naples, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive programs and social services to support older adults and their families, announced the appointment of Riley Costanzo, MSW as Director of Brookdale Cognitive Health Services. In this role, Costanzo is responsible for all dementia-focused...

Called Planting Seeds of Humanity, a reimagined fundraising gala, drew a sold-out crowd of impact-driven guests on Nov. 1st at the Naples Grande Beach Resort to support Charity for Change. Charity for Change is a Naples-based nonprofit that provides a Character Education and Mental Wellness program to elementary...

The City of Sanibel is starting an important beach renourishment project designed to strengthen and protect the shoreline between Blind Pass and the western edge of Bowman’s Beach Park. What the Project Will Do. The project will place about 300,000 cubic yards of new sand along the northern stretch...

It’s home to Dow Inc., a university, two pro sports teams, parks and trails and the longest treetop canopy walk in the U.S. It’s also a great place to call home if you’re 55 or older, according to the U.S. News and World Report’s Best Places to Retire rankings.

I don’t know about you, but playgrounds were my entire personality as a kid. The second my mom said, “Let’s go to the park,” I was already halfway out the door, shoes barely tied, ready to swing so high I could see the whole neighborhood. And don’t even get me started on recess. That was the best part of school....

Donna McGinnis, who has been CEO of Naples Botanical Garden since 2017, is leaving the Collier County organization to take the same role at Denver Botanic Gardens. Naples Botanical Garden officials, in a statement, say the nonprofit’s board “is evaluating the optimal path forward to ensure the Garden continues to...

Sunshine Ace Hardware at Winchester Center in Collier County, Florida, is hosting a two-day grand opening celebration featuring grilling parties, giveaways and live music. The weekendlong event celebrates the Winchester store that has been open since July. Day 1 will feature a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the...

GOLDEN GATE, Fla. — A Naples man was arrested after the Collier County Sheriff's Office said he was a major drug trafficking suspect. Deputies say they saw Andre LaGuerre Jr., 29, leaving a residence that was suspected to be a drug house. When a search warrant was conducted, it uncovered approximately $45,000 in...

He survived eight days lost in the Florida brush in only his undergarments and a jacket, and family and community members celebrated Matthew "Mattfish" Bailey's return home to Naples in mid-November. The stress on the 68-year-old man, however, wasn't something he could recover from. Family and friends remember his...

The future of Coastland Mall has been a topic of intense discussion on social media recently. Many have noticed a significant decrease in the number of businesses operating within the mall, with some even expressing surprise at the appearance of a Spirit Halloween store within its confines. This has led to...