Naples FL

Artworks / Art With Purpose will host its grand opening with a two-evening fundraising celebration benefiting the Miles of Smiles Foundation on Saturday, March 7, and Sunday, March 8, from 5-9 p.m. at 17953 San Carlos Blvd., Fort Myers Beach. Ten percent of all gallery sales during the event will...

Deputy Planning Director Craig Chandler has left the City of Sanibel to become the Planning & Zoning Director for the City of University City, Missouri, a “streetcar suburb” of St. Louis with a population of approximately 35,000 people. Chandler worked for the city for 12 years, starting in...

The first 2026 meeting of 100+ Women Who Care Sanibel & Captiva was an inspiring success, bringing together 146 members for the organization’s signature “Power Hour.” The room was filled with connection, purpose, and a shared commitment to strengthening the Sanibel and Captiva community through collective giving.

A new boardwalk connecting Bayshore Drive to Sugden Park in East Naples opened after more than two decades of planning. The project was spearheaded by the Bayshore Gateway Triangle Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Advisory Board. Funded by the CRA, the boardwalk cost about $3 million and was built on land...

Prosecutors have filed paperwork indicating they will seek the death penalty against a Cape Coral man accused of killing his mother, crossing county lines and attacking a K9. Devin Johnson, 28, faces charges of capital first-degree murder; aggravated abuse of an elderly or disabled adult; fleeing and eluding; and...

Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida’s annual Business Hall of Fame will honor laureates on Tuesday, March 24, at 5:30 p.m., at the Naples Grande Beach Resort. The event honors influential leaders whose dedication has expanded opportunities for youth and enhanced community learning through financial literacy,...

Arts Bonita’s live music continues in March with numerous shows at the Performing Arts Center in Bonita Springs. Grammy-nominated and a two-time Blues Music Award winner for Blues Rock Artist of the Year, Eric Gales is widely regarded as one of the most electrifying guitarists of his generation. Gales will perform...

Measles has surfaced again in the region, this time at Naples Classical Academy. Statewide, Florida has logged 114 measles cases as of February 21. Naples Classical Academy reported a confirmed exposure after a visitor who spent less than three hours on campus tested positive for measles. The Florida Department of...

Bonita Fish Company is serving up new entrees and desserts that are full of flavor. Citrus-marinated snapper and shrimp ceviche, grouper tacos and blackened snapper alfredo are recent menu additions at Bonita Fish Company on Fort Myers Beach. The waterfront seafood restaurant has also added smoked mullet dip, a...

A routine food inspection on February 27, 2026, at Mingo's Market BBQ, located at 275 New Market Rd E in Immokalee, Collier County, found nine total violations, including live roach issues. State records showed that the inspector recorded three high-priority, two intermediate, and four basic violations. The Florida...