Naples FL

There is a diner tucked into Bonita Springs that makes you feel like time slowed down the moment you walk through the door. Chrome accents, retro booths, jukebox tunes playing in the background, and a menu so loaded with comfort food that narrowing it down feels like a real challenge.

This story has been updated with new information. Thousands of stone crab traps across the Southwest Florida coast are sitting on the bottom of the Gulf, acting as killing machines as they'll never be retrieved or removed from the water. The traps are scattered from Bonita Springs north to Tampa Bay, and some...

What a difference a year makes. On Palm Sunday, 2025, the congregation of St. Peter Lutheran Church processed from under the tent and into the sanctuary where they worshipped for the first time in over 2-1/2 years. From the St. Peter’s Church team: “The actual date of Palm Sunday 2025...

n the heart of one of Southwest Florida’s fastest growing communities, a new high school is preparing to open its doors — and its leaders say it will offer something distinctly different from the traditional secondary school experience. The Freedom Institute has announced it will launch a new high school campus in...

Collier County Clerk of Courts Crystal Kinzel recently joined a local radio show to share updates from a Board of County Commissioners meeting. Two petitions drew strong public interest — one about relocating events at Marco Island Airport as the airport expands, and another about a proposed water park at Naples...

The Immokalee Community Redevelopment Advisory Board will hold a walking tour of the Main Street area on Monday, April 13, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. starting at Zocalo Park, 107 North 1st Street, Immokalee. The tour will cover Main Street from 1st through 9th Street and 1st Street from Main to Carver Street within the MSTU...

The Doobie Brothers are hitting the road again this fall, and they’re doing it with the kind of quiet confidence that only comes from 50 years of playing in tight harmony and working the room. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers have rolled out a new North American leg of their Walk This Road tour, starting Sept. 26 in...

Wonder Gardens and the Rotary Club of Bonita Springs celebrated the dedication of a newly constructed Chickee Hut with Rotary members, Seminole Tribe representatives, City of Bonita Springs officials and Wonder Gardens board members. The Rotary Club had donated the $30,000 needed to build the Chickee Hut, which...

Naples-based STOCK Residences launched sales at The Park Residences at The Ritz-Carlton Residences, a branded community in Naples. This represents the final opportunity to purchase within the Gulf-front enclave, STOCK said. Future residents will begin moving in later this year, with closings in the sister...

HIGH POINT, N.C. — A large crowd of members and guests participated in the 2026 Annual Meeting of Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc. held March 4–8, 2026, at the Naples Grande Resort in Naples, Florida. The event brought together hardwood producers and distributors for industry updates, networking, a fishing...