Naples FL

Sanibel Island begins with a causeway and ends without urgency. Once you cross the bridge from the mainland, the geometry of Florida changes. Lanes narrow. Speed drops. The island makes its expectations clear early. This is a place shaped as much by restraint as by water. Development exists, but it...

TheatreZone’s production of “Gutenberg! The Musical!,” opening Feb. 5, will star audience favorites Larry Alexander and Adolpho Blaire as two wannabe playwrights who try to sell a hilariously inaccurate musical about Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press, to potential investors in a backers’ audition.

Several Naples-area restaurants have remained popular for decades by focusing on fresh local ingredients and friendly service. Kelly's Fish House Dining Room, founded in 1953, is the oldest restaurant highlighted and is known for its "Old Florida" feel. Many of the enduring establishments, such as The Dock at Crayton...

Tomatoes tried to kill him. But banjos saved his life. It’s an inspiring story that Keith Alessi tells again and again, everywhere he travels all over the world. How he got cancer at age 61, just two weeks after retiring as CEO of a coal company. How doctors gave him just one year to live. How he threw himself into...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — One person was injured in a house fire in the 1400 block of Pompei Lane in Naples Saturday evening, the North Collier Fire & Rescue District said. Crews say that when they arrived, there was an active fire. They add that while they were working to extinguish the flames, they had other units and...

A flood advisory has been issued for parts of Collier County. It is active until 11:00 Saturday night. The National Weather Service has confirmed that 3 to 5 inches of rain have fallen in Ave Maria over the course of a few hours. Immokalee received approximately 2 to 3 inches Saturday evening. As of 9:30 p.m....

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Aubrey Shirk went from sleeping on the beach – homeless – to now helping those who are. “I've gone from, you know, feeling less than human, to feeling empowered,” Shirk said. She now works for the Southwest Florida Regional Coalition to End...

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (WFTX) - A U.S. Navy veteran decided to celebrate his 90th birthday by going parasailing with his granddaughter and doctor along the coast of Florida. For 90-year-old Arnold “Sonny” Lokken, the secret to getting old is very simple: get out of the recliner and into the sky. The veteran went...

Conservation groups are taking their fight for the endangered Florida panther to federal court. They formally told the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and developer Tarpon Blue Silver King I, LLC, that they plan to sue to stop a huge new project in the heart of panther breeding...

The Premier Mobile Health Services Mobile Medical Clinic will be at the Beach Baptist Church on Fort Myers Beach Wednesday, February 11th from 9AM to 1PM. The mission of Premier Mobile Health Services is to “make health care accessible for all with a focus on the underserved to build health equity and promote...