Two Sarasota properties sold for redevelopment see 600%, 700% price increases
A real estate development and investment firm has bought a senior living facility in Naples. The buyer is Redico and it acquired Amira Choice’s center at 9015 Bellaire Bay Dr. The center was renamed American House Naples. Redico did not disclose a sale price. Collier County records, however, show the property was...
Villager ordered into anger management after cane attack in parking dispute
An 80-year-old Villager has been ordered into anger management after using a cane to attack a man in a golf cart in a parking dispute at Publix. Henry Kok of the Village of Sanibel is poised to escape prosecution on a charge of battery on a person over the age of 65 as the result of being allowed to enter into a...
Talde’s Tigress A Hit At The Perry Hotel Naples
When I met Celebrity Chef Dale Talde in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood a few years ago, he told me about growing up watching his mother cook. Her best advice to her son as he embarked on his culinary career that includes a 2022 nomination for the James Beard Award for Best Chef: New York State?
Chamber Ribbon-Cutting Celebrates Sanibel Sprout Storefront
Reopened June 4 in its pre-Ian storefront at 2407 Periwinkle Way, The Sanibel Sprout officially celebrated its endurance through and after the storm with a SanCap Chamber ribbon-cutting Aug. 20. Since May 2024, owner Jianna Senkeleski operated out of a food truck parked in that same location at Islander Center, to...
The Blueberry Pancake At This Old-Timey Diner In Florida Is Out-Of-This-World Delicious
Hidden among the palm trees and luxury boutiques of Naples, Florida sits a breakfast spot that time seems to have blessed rather than forgotten. Blueberry’s Restaurant might not have the flashy exterior of its high-end neighbors, but what happens on their griddles and in their kitchen has created a cult-like...
With settlement, Nova Homes hopes to restore permit-pulling privileges in Collier County
Through a legal settlement, Nova Homes of Southwest Florida hoped to win back its permit-pulling privileges in Collier County. It won't be that easy. Last month, the Naples-based custom homebuilder reached a confidential settlement with Monika and Paul Gatto, who accused the company of building them a flawed home...
Florida man cashed 3,600 checks in secret payroll plot, now faces prison
NAPLES, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida man who funneled $28 million in off-the-books cash to construction workers — while stiffing the IRS and insurance companies — pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said Naples-resident Alexis Garcia entered his guilty plea on...
SW Florida’s only sea turtle facility coming back bigger than ever after Hurricane Ian
A royal tern was hit by a car in 1968 along the then-new Sanibel Causeway. That single accident led to the rescue of tens of thousands of Southwest Florida's most beloved creatures and the establishment of the region's only sea turtle treatment facility. Islander Shirley Walter found that royal tern, took it home and...
Truly Nolen Pest Control promotes tech to field operations specialist
Tucson, Ariz.-based Truly Nolen Pest Control recently promoted Derek Ryan to Field Operations Specialist covering Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, Bonita Springs and Collier County, Fla. He will remain based at the company’s Bonita Springs service office. Ryan joined Truly Nolen in June 2022 as a pest service professional....
In Other Council News (Aug. 19, 2025)
The Sanibel City Council heard an update from the City’s 50th Anniversary Workgroup, which continues to meet monthly. Two City events remain:. The 2025 Holiday Tree Lighting, Saturday, November 29, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at Community Park, 2231 Periwinkle Way, with festivities at the Community House to follow; and the...
