The Big Book Sale is Back
After canceling January’s book sale due to the cold weather, The Friends of the Library’s first giant book sale since Hurricane Ian will take place on Saturday, February 28th and Sunday, March 1st from 9AM to 2PM. Bring your own bag or we will provide one or you. We are excited to bring back this tradition of...
Best things to do this weekend in Fort Myers, Bonita Springs
Looking for some fun in Southwest Florida? Here are our top things to do this weekend and beyond, including the Edison Festival of Light Grand Parade and the 60 th -annual Swamp Cabbage Festival. Plus a look at what’s ahead in February. To submit events, email the details to reporter Charles Runnells at...
SOCIETY: Feeding Dreams at Naples Yacht Club
Feeding Dreams has provided more than 12 million nutritious meals to children and the Feeding Dreams Scholarship and Mentor Program pairs community leaders who volunteer as mentors with students from underserved backgrounds in Collier County. Mentors offer career guidance, resources, and encouragement to help...
Golf courses are changing their names at a dizzying pace. Can golfers keep up?
Have you ever played Nebraska Dunes Golf Course? How about CAVU Golf Club?. If you have, chances are you don't even know it, because for 15 and 26 years, respectively, they were known as Awarii Dunes Golf Club and Naples Grande Golf Club. They are just two of the latest golf facilities to adopt new names in hopes of...
Rosehill Wine Cellars opens Naples showroom
Rosehill Wine Cellars opened a new showroom in Naples at the end of 2025. The refined space was created to elevate how collectors, designers, and homeowners experience luxury wine storage. This expansion brings Rosehill’s craftsmanship and expertise into a setting where visitors can examine wine racks, explore...
Amber Glenn posts optimistic message on social media after tough skate
MILAN — Amber Glenn shared a message of optimism hours after her tough performance in the women's short program that likely will keep her out of medal contention at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Glenn shared a post on her Instagram story in the early hours of Wednesday, Feb. 18,...
Commissioners Approve Beach Water Reclamation Contract
On Tuesday, the Lee Board of County Commissioners awarded a $258 million construction contract to restore and enhance the Fort Myers Beach Water Reclamation Facility, expanding the capacity and making the facility more resilient to coastal flooding. This project includes the demolition of several buildings and...
What do the bells mean at the Naples, Fort Myers Trader Joe’s?
A grocery store's atmosphere, for the most part, is pretty bland. A big space with multiple aisles off food and other items − some very colorful − and not much else as far as fanfare. Trader Joe's is different, whether it's the colorful, bold shirts the employees wear, or the frequent sound of a bell ringing −...
Vernon Allen Builder celebrates 75th Anniversary
A. Vernon Allen Builder of Naples and Sanibel is celebrating 75 years of operation in 2026. Founded in 1951 in Naples, A. Vernon Allen Builder has built hundreds of custom homes over the past seven decades in southwest Florida. One of the original builders in Port Royal when it was...
Museum Raises Funds For Children’s Education
The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium recently held its annual benefit gala at The Community House on Sanibel. The event called Enchantment Under the Sea raised funds to expand the Museum’s K-12 school programs through an auction. The exact amount is not released. The money from the gala...
