Roar Offshore Race Sold To Super Stock Racers Torrente and Leibel
Before Hurricane Ian destroyed much of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., in late-September 2022, Roar Offshore was one of the fastest-growing and hottest events in offshore racing. Minus the necessary infrastructure, the event has been dormant ever since—but the Fort Myers Beach has been on a steady rebuilding path. And now the
NCH Rooney Heart Institute Performs a Florida’s “First”
NCH Rooney Heart Institute Performs Florida’s First M3 Transcatheter. Groundbreaking procedure expands treatment options for patients with severe mitral valve disease. The NCH Rooney Heart Institute has successfully performed Florida’s first SAPIEN M3 Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR), marking a significant
Convicted Collier County fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 20 years in prison
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — A convicted fentanyl trafficker has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after a jury found him guilty in May, according to the Collier County Sheriff's Office. In a Facebook post, CCSO said Thomas Archie Johns, 54, from Naples, sold a trafficking amount of fentanyl...
2 dead, 1 injured after shooting on Avellino Isles Circle in Collier County
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — The Collier County Sheriff's Office said two people are dead and a person was hospitalized after a shooting on Avellino Isles Circle in the Vineyards community on Wednesday night. Deputies said the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute after they received a call at 7:23...
Publix set to unveil modern 52,000 square foot supermarket after demolishing former 38-year-old location
PUBLIX is set to unveil a brand new supermarket — built from the ground up on the rubble of its 38-year-old predecessor. The beloved grocery chain will swing open the doors to its modern Neapolitan Way Shopping Center store in Naples, Florida, on July 2, the Naples Daily News reported.
FSW Teen Camps open workforce opportunities for high school students
Florida SouthWestern State College (FSW) is helping high school students explore future career pathways this summer through hands-on camps focused on artificial intelligence, drones, health care, video game design and other emerging industries. Running July 13-31, the camps are designed to introduce students to in-dema
Estero’s Coconut Point getting a Shake Shack and other new tenants
The popular burger chain Shake Shack is coming to Estero. The New York-founded chain is opening next year at Coconut Point, one of nearly half a dozen retailers moving into the open-air mall in the coming months. Shake Shack, which started in New York’s City Madison Square Park as a...
Hundreds Of Gambling Machines And Nearly $300K Seized In Florida Crackdown
Attorney General James Uthmeier Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the results of a massive, multi-day...
Investigation clears Collier Co. deputy who stopped woman hours before deadly wrong-way I-75 crash
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — The Collier County Sheriff's Office said an internal investigation found no policy violations regarding a traffic stop conducted by a deputy on a woman hours before she was arrested for a deadly wrong-way DUI crash on Interstate 75. Collier County Deputy Eric Pellegrino stopped Genise...
Publix announces opening date for its next SW Florida grocery store
What was once old will become new again when it comes to the new Publix opening in Naples in early July. Publix announced on (Tuesday) June 9 that its store located at the Neapolitan Way Shopping Center (4601 9th St. N) is opening on July 2. There are no other details regarding this store in terms of what it will offer
