Naples FL

After Hurricane Ian significantly damaged the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sept. 28, 2022, it's been a lengthy period of time to rebuild the popular Southwest Florida attraction located on Sanibel Island. A big piece of its comeback was the completion of Phase 1 of the museum's full re-design...

(Story was updated to add new information.) Naples City Council is taking some control over Naples Airport it seemed to have passed along to the Design Review Board ― deciding it will now review every permit for anything planned at the airport. The council also is questioning the intent, integrity and transparency of...

A Florida police department found an unusual suspect taking a nap in an unfinished lobby.

The department is eliminating the positions as part of a restructuring plan, a move that has sparked concerns about emergency response safety on the island.

The Leadership Collier Foundation, an affiliate of the Greater Naples Chamber, has renamed its annual award recognizing exceptional community leadership in honor of longtime Collier County attorney and Naples civic leader John Passidomo, who died in April 2024. The award will now be called the John Passidomo...

At a Fire District Board meeting this week, fire department union representatives spoke at public comment to protest the possibility of two job consolidations Fire Chief Scott Wirth is proposing during contract negotiations. In response to those public comments and an online campaign against the move, Chief Wirth has...

Eric Mancini, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery at Naples (Fla.) Comprehensive Health. Dr. Mancini, a specialist in sports medicine and complex shoulder reconstructions and hip arthroscopy, joined HSS in February and began seeing patients there in April. He came to HSS from Helen...

‘Great Hall of Shells’ reopens; tarpon fly fishing invitational. This summer, the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center, is “transforming into a hub for art lovers of all ages” with its “Art for All” initiative, according to Raquel Hererra, program coordinator, Friends of Rookery Bay. “Art...

City leaders have "cut bait" on efforts to preserve workforce housing in River Park East. At a special meeting May 21, city council, sitting as the Naples Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), voted 5-2 to no longer pursue the purchase of the Stillwater Cove apartments. The decision came after seven months of...

Over the last week it became abundantly clear neither the Lee County Board of Elections or the Town of Fort Myers Beach had a clear grasp on the recall process. Recalling elected officials is rare and is mostly unsuccessful. The first 30-day phase of the campaign to recall Fort Myers...