Dixie Fish Company Names New General Manager
HM Restaurant Group has promoted Reyes Martinez to GM of Dixie Fish Company. Martinez has spent his nine-year tenure with the company at Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille’s Fort Myers Beach and St. Petersburg Pier locations. “Reyes has been a valuable employee for nearly a decade and...
Cha-ching: Remodeled Naples penthouse sells for record $26 million
A Naples penthouse has fetched a record price of $26 million. The selling agents boast that the price is the highest paid for a condo resale in Collier County, based on data culled from the SWFLA MLS (multiple listing service). The next closest sale based on the same data: $19.5 million. The record-smashing penthouse...
Tracing the Spiritual Roots of Fort Myers Beach
Join Barbara Puffer, Ellie Bunting, Anita Turner and others for a retrospective about three of the churches that formed faith communities and gathering centers on Fort Myers Beach in earlier decades. The event is Monday, March 9th from 1PM to 2PM at St. Raphael’s Episcoipal Church on Williams Drive.
Half of fire at Big Cypress National contained
The containment grew from 38% to 53% in about 24 hours. A National Fire at Big Cypress National Preserve has grown eight days after it ignited with officials saying more than half of it is contained. Erika Hoopes, spokesperson for the Big Cypress National Preserve, said a fire that ignited...
Things to do this weekend in SW Florida: Music, festivals and more
Looking for some fun in Southwest Florida? Here are our top things to do this weekend and beyond, including the Southwest Florida Reading Festival, PRIDE Cape Coral and the Sanibel Shell Show & Festival. Plus a look at what’s ahead in March. To submit events, email the details to reporter Charles Runnells at...
Golf Gold: Four SW Florida public courses on ‘best’ in Florida list
Florida has plenty to brag about for luring people to live her full-time, part-time and to take vacation time in the Sunshine State. Near the top of that list are golf courses. Florida is home to the highest number of golf courses in the United States, with more than 1,250 to 1,264 golf courses, according to GolfNow...
EsteroFest 2026 community celebration March 21
EsteroFest 2026 will take place on Saturday, March 21, 2026, from 1 PM to 8 PM in Estero, Florida. The event will feature live music, food, and family activities, with the Ben Allen Band as the headline performance. General admission is free for all attendees.
The Club at Olde Cypress Implements Branding Guide to Standardize Communications and Strengthen Brand...
After years of living with small inconsistencies that added up to bigger brand confusion, The Club at Olde Cypress (Naples, Fla.) made a deliberate decision to formalize how it shows up everywhere. The result is a comprehensive branding guide that now governs everything from logo usage to photography, typography,...
SOCIETY: 47th annual National Art Fair
Cambier Park in Naples was bursting with art once again during the 47th Annual National Art Fair the weekend of Feb. 20 through Feb. 22. This nationally-ranked event showcases original work from local, national, and international artists across 17 categories, including jewelry, painting, sculpture, and ceramics.
Youth Haven breaks ground on new therapeutic center in Naples
A new facility is taking shape to better support children in crisis. Youth Haven , a long-standing non-profit in Southwest Florida, broke ground on its new Therapeutic Enrichment Center on Feb. 27, marking a key step in its $20 million Building Hope for Tomorrow capital campaign, a news release said. Located on the...

















