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NAPLES, Fla. — The first set of rankings for the class of 2029 won't be released until this upcoming summer, but Sunday night provided a prime opportunity to get an early look at that cycle as close to 80 of the nation's top ninth graders got together for the annual FBU Freshman All-American Bowl.

Here is your forecast for Monday, December 22nd, 2025. Good morning, Southwest Florida! We are waking up warm on this first full day of winter. Temperatures are in the upper 50s in Charlotte and DeSoto counties and low to mid 60s south in Lee and Collier counties. No fog or rain to deal with this morning as our skies...

NAPLES, FL — Heyday Cookshop is under construction at 4691 Tamiami Trl N, Naples, FL 34103, with partner Louie Mele telling Business Debut the team is aiming for a March or early April opening. The restaurant will be led by chef / partner Kayla Pfeiffer, a James Beard Award semifinalist who is partners with Mele at...

A former executive of Oakes Farms has yet to file an answer to a lawsuit accusing him of stealing millions of dollars from the local company to support a lavish lifestyle. Steven Veneziano Jr. has twice asked for an extension to respond. Originally filed in Collier Circuit Court on Oct. 31 , the civil case has been...

The mayor of Naples continues to face drunken driving charges hanging over her head more than 16 months later. Mayor Teresa Heitmann's attorney Derek Verderamo has filed a motion to suppress evidence, specifically the statements she made when Naples police officers pulled her over. Heitmann was arrested on August 28,...

FORT MYERS, FL – Authorities on Monday, Dec. 22, were set to return to the waters off the coast of Naples, Florida, and resume an expansive search effort for an attorney and his nephew three days after the pair went missing. The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the search for Randall Spivey, 57, and Brandon Billmaier, 33....

The city has been on Florida's impaired waterways list since 2019 due to high nitrogen levels. Engineers found the proposed $60 million dredging project too conceptual and its methods unproven in seawater. Previous estimates for dredging the city's canals were as high as $200 million. Marco Island will not pursue...

Vocal powerhouse Mandy Gonzalez returns to Naples to perform in January with Conductor Jack Everly and the Naples Philharmonic. “Coming back to the Naples Philharmonic feels like returning to familiar ground in the best way possible. There’s so much warmth there, onstage and off, and it instantly puts me at ease. I...

Area restaurateurs have been planning holiday specials and surprises for longer than most people shop for gifts. Anyone looking for a place to party, from Christmas through the New Year holiday, should reserve their spots as far in advance as possible. In fact, it’s likely too late for many, but it doesn’t hurt to...

Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa, partnered with Local Roots, a Southwest Florida based farmers market organization, to host a weekly Artisan Market series. Starting Dec. 23, the resort in Bonita Springs welcomes local farmers, artists and craftsmen to showcase and sell their products at the market. “We are...