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Dogs alert homeowners as early-morning house fire tears through North Naples home
NORTH NAPLES, Fla. — A house fire occurred on Country Club Lane in North Naples Saturday morning. The Collier County Sheriff's Office said the call came in around 3:22 a.m., and firefighters brought the fire under control. According to the North Collier Fire Rescue District, the home has extensive...
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Tim Aten Knows: Apartments proposed for stalled hotel on Bayshore
Q: Any update on “The 239,” 3467 Bayshore Drive, Naples? I live a block away in a new house. Thank you. – Greg Schilling, Naples. A: With construction at a standstill for nearly two years because of a financial hardship, new property owners have presented fresh plans to convert the originally proposed hotel rooms into affordable housing apartment units in the four-story concrete shell on the southeast corner of Bayshore Drive and Areca Avenue.
Naples Daily News
Naples company wins 'Coolest Thing Made in Florida' competition
A local company has been recognized with a state title for its innovation. A product manufactured by North Naples-based Arthrex Inc. has been named the 2026 Coolest Thing Made in Florida . The medical device manufacturer earned the title after its product, the TightRope PRO Implant, beat out more than 100 others made in the state (across all 67 counties). The product is described as a next-generation solution for treating high-ankle injuries and ankle instability. Organized by the Florida Chamber of Commerce and FloridaCommerce, the annual competition is designed to celebrate the manufacturers, products and workers driving innovation and strengthening Florida’s economy. The competition was launched in 2025. In late October, Arthrex was announced as this year's winner during the Florida Chamber Foundation’s 2026 Future of Florida Forum (F3) & Florida Chamber Annual Meeting in Orlando. "Florida manufacturers are creating the products, technology, and jobs that are helping our state compete on a global scale," said Mark Wilson, president and CEO of the Florida chamber and foundation. "The Coolest Thing Made in Florida competition shines a light on the innovation happening in communities across our state and the Florida job creators who make it possible." In a statement, Jason Mahon,
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Naples' Bentley Village Plots 72 Luxury Units With $2.8 Million Entrance Fees
Vi at Bentley Village, the sprawling 156-acre senior living community off Tamiami Trail near Audubon Country Club, is tearing down three buildings to make way for its seventh redevelopment phase: four new buildings holding 72 luxury independent living apartments. Entrance fees for the new units are set to start around $2.8 million, with a refundable $30,000 deposit required to join the priority reservation list.
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South Fort Myers upsets Naples for first playoff win since 2014
Having spent a majority of their season on the road, there is little that can unnerve the Wolfpack. Even one of the most difficult venues for away teams in Staver Field and a round of the playoffs where the Golden Eagles have historically succeeded. No. 6 seed South Fort Myers imposed its will on defense and relied on the legs of junior quarterback Jaydon Henderson to knock off the third-seed Naples 32-27 in the Class 4A-Region 3 quarterfinal on Friday, Nov. 13. The teams came in with plenty of familiarity after splitting meetings last year with the Golden Eagles getting the final say with a 21-13 first-round playoff victory. “It feels lovely,” South Fort Myers senior defensive lineman Ja’Dell Carter said. “It’s always good to win at Naples.” Carter and the South defense led the way, holding the Naples rushing attack in check for most of the game and forcing four turnovers. The first came when sophomore Jer’Shard Benjamin leapt up to intercept a pass by junior Naples quarterback Devin Dunford. Benjamin was rewarded immediately as Henderson found him streaking behind the defense for a 67-yard score. “So goes (Benjamin), so goes our team,” South head coach Matt Holderfield said.
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Baby bear ‘ding-dong ditches’ Naples home at 2 a.m., licks doorbell
NAPLES, Fla. — A Naples resident was surprised at 2 a.m. when her doorbell rang, only to discover a baby bear playing with it. "I turned to my husband, I said, 'Are you expecting someone?' Not knowing it was 2 a.m., but he wasn't expecting someone. And definitely not a baby bear," said Rachel Werthem, a resident of the Riverstone at Naples community.
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Naples Homeowners Can Still Face Liens After Paying Contractors
A homeowner can pay the builder and still end up with a lien. Under the payment problem Florida contractors keep running into, the check to the person holding the contract does not, by itself, retire what is owed to the subcontractors and suppliers who did the work. That is the...
Naples Daily News
Meet the man behind Naples, Florida's world-renowned car museum Revs
As far back as he can remember, fast cars were always part of Miles C. Collier’s life. His grandmother used to tinker with cars before he was born. His dad and uncle raced sports cars in the 1930s. And later, Collier started racing and collecting cars, himself. “I think I am genetically programmed to like automobiles,” Collier said with a faint smile, surrounded by sleek, shiny Porsches inside the Naples car museum he founded, Revs Institute . In his earliest car memory, Collier found himself racing along Florida’s A1A in his dad’s custom race car, the Ardent Alligator. Collier was maybe 4 years old. "He must have given it a whole bunch of boot," he said. "I remember this thing just blasting down A1A. So that was a pretty good memory.” That long-ago blast down state road A1A helped cement things in Collier’s mind: His dad and fast cars would be forever intertwined. “You see a cool car,” Collier said, “and bing: I immediately think about my dad.” A lifetime's love of cars inspires Naples' Revs Institute That love of cars eventually became a passion for Collier, a Yale-trained artist whose grandfather — advertising magnate and real-estate developer Baron Gift
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Longtime Naples friends compete for $1 million on new Netflix show
(This story has been updated to correct the high school affiliation of the contestants.) They’ve been friends since middle school. Now these two Southwest Florida natives are putting that friendship to the test on a Netflix competition show. Gibson Ardoline and Haven Lough will compete against nine other duos on new show “Win the Mall.” The entire eight-episode series begins streaming Nov. 18 on Netflix. The 20-year-old college students and social-media content creators filmed the show in March 2026 at Ontario, Canada, shopping mall CF Sherway Gardens. “It was stressful at times,” says Aubrey Rogers High graduate Gibson Ardoline, “but we were both having fun the entire time. ... It was a game, but wasn't, like, real stress.” Teams compete for $1 million on Netflix's "Win the Mall" Netflix describes the reality show as “part shopping spree, part social strategy.” Ten teams compete against each other to “conquer storefronts, forge alliances and outsmart rivals” to win $1 million, according to Netflix’s website. The show is hosted by model and influencer Haley Baylee . “You want to win the mall,” says Barron Collier High graduate Lough. “So you want to be the team that wins the stores. You got to win