Ultimate guide to St. Patrick’s Day events in Naples, Bonita
The green beer will flow. But there’s more happening this St. Patrick's Day than just booze. Southwest Florida's many festivities include bagpipers, Irish dancers, concerts, lots of Irish food and several parades — including the 50th-annual Naples St. Patrick’s Day Parade (which almost didn’t happen this year). Here...
3 To Do: Shell sale on Marco; St Pat’s parade in Naples; India Fest
1. FRIDAY & SATURDAY: Spring Expo and Shell Art Sale on Marco Island. Discover the beauty of the sea at Marco Island Shell Club’s Spring Expo and Shell Art Sale from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., March 13 and 14 at New Life Community Church, 489 West Elkcam Circle on Marco Island.
Parkinson’s Association of SWFL offers hope
The Parkinson’s Association of Southwest Florida (PASWFL) offers free classes and programs to support community members with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative conditions. Online and in-person programs support living well with PD through movement classes and educational seminars from leading...
Thomas Daniel McCann, 85, of Naples, Fla.
Thomas Daniel McCann passed away at home in Naples, Fla., on March 3, 2026. He was 85—a man of quick wit, boundless curiosity, and a rare ability to make everyone around him feel important. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., Tom carried a sense of purpose and principle through every chapter...
Construction of 160 affordable housing units begins at Ekos Creekside
McDowell Housing Partners and DeAngelis Diamond hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for EKOS Creekside, a 160-unit affordable housing community in Naples and the first development in Collier County delivered under Florida’s Live Local Act. The event held Wednesday, March 4 at 6360 Collier Boulevard, included McDowell...
Let’s finish Florida Gulf Coast Trail | Opinion
The Florida Gulf Coast Trail is far more than a recreational amenity. Stretching 420 miles from Tampa to Naples, it’s an engine for economic growth, an enabler of safer mobility and the backbone for regional resilience. Finishing the trail should be a top priority for Southwest Florida. It’s a sound public investment...
Northwestern alumni turn passion into full-time antique jewelry business
When Kasia Bogdanowicz (Weinberg ’89) retired from her career as a corporate lawyer, she turned to her passion for antique jewelry by founding Blu Dog World, a business specializing in vintage fine jewelry. Now, her company, which sells jewelry at booths and online and competes in international antique and...
VIDEO: Water Tower – Take Me Back (Live Music) Sugarshack Sessions
Water Tower – Take Me Back (Live Music) | Sugarshack Sessions. 🔔 Subscribe to Sugarshack’s Channel: https://bit.ly/4hNw3OT. Water Tower from Los Angeles, CA performing an original acoustic version of their song “Take Me Back” live at the Sugarshack in Bonita Springs, FL. Episode 1279. More...
Local Foundations Relaunch Collier CARES Application for Families in Need
Since March of 2021, the Collier CARES (Community Application for Resources and Emergency Services) app has served the community’s most vulnerable populations, connecting people in need with the critical resources and services available in Collier County. Now, approaching its five-year anniversary, the free,...
Maxair and Elite Jets joins George J. Priester Aviation network
Maxair and Elite Jets were announced on Friday as new members of the George J. Priester Aviation network. The two companies join Priester Aviation, Mayo Aviation, Hill Private Aviation and Omni Private Aviation as part of the largest group of family-led aviation companies. “This partnership brings together...
