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Mitch’s Cookies to close Naples shop after 14 years
After more than a dozen years in business, Mitch and Lynn Mitchell are closing their popular Mitch’s Cookies shop at the end of this month in East Naples. “After 14 wonderful years, we’ve decided it's time to retire Mitch’s Cookies and begin a new chapter in our lives,” the Mitchells shared on social media. “It’s a bittersweet decision. What started as a cookie business became so much more than we ever imagined. Along the way, we’ve made countless friends, shared plenty of laughs and had the pleasure of being part of so many special occasions.”
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Gulfshore Opera Brings Sold-Out Madama Butterfly to Naples, Then Tours SW Florida
Gulfshore Opera is launching its 13th season with Puccini's Madama Butterfly, staging the tragic tale of a young geisha and the American naval officer who betrays her across three Southwest Florida counties. The company's performance at Artis—Naples is already sold out, but tickets remain for stops in Punta Gorda and Fort Myers in the coming weeks.
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The Naples Brewery Tour: Where to Sip Without Worrying About the Drive Home
Naples has a small but likeable craft beer scene, with taprooms scattered from Bayshore Drive up Immokalee Road and on into Bonita Springs. That spread is the main reason a brewery day here needs a plan for getting around. Older lists are the trap. Riptide Brewing handed its original Naples...
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Naples’ Tate Surrealism Exhibition Joins a Wider Centenary Moment
About 130 works from Tate’s collection are on view at The Baker Museum in Naples in The Surrealist International: Fifty Years of Dreams. Opened October 17, the exhibition runs through February 14 and brings together paintings, objects and sculptures by artists including Salvador Dalí, Marcel Duchamp, René Magritte and Eileen Agar, according to Artis—Naples.
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Naples Museum Traces Antisemitism From Henry Ford to 2025 Chabad Hate Crime
Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center — Reported Venue For Two Galleries. The Holocaust Museum & Cohen Education Center in Naples, Florida opened two new permanent galleries in June tracing antisemitism from ancient times to today, weaving together century-old propaganda and a 2025 hate crime at a local Chabad into a single narrative about how hatred spreads. One wall centers on “The International Jew,” a collection of articles funded and distributed by Henry Ford in the 1920s. Another display shows modern examples of antisemitism, including that local incident from last year.
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Kander and Ebb Redux: Welcome The World Goes ‘Round Again
When Galyana Castillo opens her mouth and sings “And the World Goes ‘Round,” the opening number and title song of The World Goes ‘Round: The Songs of Kander & Ebb, you know you’re in for a superb night at the theater at Gulfshore Playhouse. The...
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Dog found abandoned in cage near Corkscrew Road
ESTERO, Fla. (WINK)—Deputies in Estero are investigating after a dog was found abandoned inside a cage near River Ranch Road and Corkscrew Road. The Lee County Sheriff's Office said it was notified about the dog Wednesday morning. The Animal Cruelty Task Force is actively investigating the incident and is asking for the public's help identifying the dog's possible owner.