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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...

Road crews have started work in Lee and Collier counties. The projects will finish between 2025 and 2028. At I-75 and Collier Boulevard, a single-lane ramp will lift traffic from northbound Collier Boulevard over Beck Boulevard. Another ramp will carry I-75 drivers heading south over Davis Boulevard. "... the change...

After three international wins, Naples native Jenson Van Emburgh is now ranked No. 1 in the world in his para table tennis class — and he’s not slowing down.

FC Naples is back at the Paradise Coast Sports Complex after a huge win against the reigning USL League One Champions, Union Omaha.

Your donation will help support not only the student Journalism and Yearbook clubs at Marco Island Academy, but as well as any new equipment, club improvements, and annual website hosting costs. Jordan Rodden is a junior at Marco Island Academy and an Associate Editor for The Wave. Jordan dreams of...