Naples Shake Shack reveals grand opening date
Naples' first Shake Shack finally has a grand opening date. You'll be able to enjoy crinkle cut fries, hand-spun shakes, and classic burgers and chicken sandwiches starting Feb. 20. Locals have been not-so-patiently waiting for the highly anticipated fast casual spot to open at Mercato. The Shake Shack development...
St. Peter’s Announces Easter Schedule
The church has announced that Sunrise Service will be held at Bayside Park this year. “This community has always supported a Sunrise Service and we are honored to once again bring this tradition back.”. Here is the full St. Peter’s Lent and Easter schedule:. February 18th – Ash...
Rock legends 50 years ago shot album cover in SW Florida
Rock legends visited Southwest Florida 50 years ago to shoot an album cover with the Gulf as a backdrop. The Rolling Stones traveled to Sanibel Island in early 1976 to shoot the cover of their 12th album at the time, "Black and Blue." The News-Press covered it, including photos of Stones' frontman Mick Jagger and...
SWFLA To Do List: Events in Bonita, Estero, Naples and Marco Island
Top events of the week: 3 To Do: Everglades Seafood Fest; 'Beyond' in Estero; ‘Flags for Heroes’. The 33rd Annual Women’s Interfaith Breakfast, will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 13, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Marco Island. The theme for this year’s event is “Love Our Community,” and it will be chaired by Grace...
Town of Fort Myers Beach to celebrate 30 years of Incorporation
The Town of Fort Myers Beach will celebrate its 30th Anniversary of Incorporation with a community-wide event on Friday, March 6. Honoring three decades of local governance, resilience, and progress. The celebration will begin at 2 p.m. at Bayside Veterans Park with a Walk of History and Art Walk, featuring artwork...
Bear mauls dog at Collier County home
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — A dog was attacked by a black bear at a home in Collier County Wednesday night. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the dog suffered minor injuries in the attack before the bear was hazed away from the area. FWC's Bear Management...
Marco Island prefers special Collier sales tax to tourism tax increase
Collier County and its cities are looking for ways to pay for needed capital projects such as bridges and stormwater improvements. Marco Island is asking Collier County to consider adding a special sales tax to a voter referendum. A 1-cent sales tax in place 2019-2023 brought in more than $500...
Florida’s measles cases jump to 68 in 2026, so far
The first look at numbers from Florida's largest measles outbreak in decades is out, and it shows a sizable jump in confirmed cases compared to last week's report, including three cases in Escambia County . Florida reported 50 new confirmed measles cases between Feb. 1 and Feb. 7, according to the Florida Department...
Collier County shelter adoptions climb as new cat cafe opens
After years of overcrowding concerns , Collier County’s animal shelter is reporting a sharp rise in adoptions. County commissioners formally accepted Domestic Animal Services’ annual report Tuesday, Feb. 10. The report laid out how waived and reduced fees during fiscal year 2025 helped push adoption numbers higher,...
Step inside Van Gogh and Monet’s paintings: Hit show visits SW Florida
You can wade through Monet’s water lilies or lose yourself in Van Gogh’s swirling stars. In all, more than 8 million people have stepped inside those famous paintings in the touring show “Beyond Van Gogh and Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience.” Now — after visiting Europe, Canada and some of the United States’...
