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Restaurant inspections: 10 things to know about them in Naples, Fort Myers, Cape, Bonita
Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News are providing special coverage of food and dining this week. We will have interesting and unique Southwest Florida food and dining stories published on our websites from Sunday, April 28 to Sunday, May 5. Bon Appetit! With thousands of restaurants in Southwest Florida, the...
18-year-old arrested after high-speed chase ends with crash into Collier County car wash
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. — The Collier County Sheriff’s Office arrested an 18-year-old man from Lely Resort early Sunday morning after a high-speed chase that ended with a crash. Jetziel Adniel Figueroa-Requena, of Lely Resort, is being charged with reckless driving, fleeing police, and drug possession, according to the...
Good Vibes, Good Rides: The Girls of Good Vibe Bracelets
When anyone buys a custom bracelet from Good Vibes Bracelets, they also receive a peppermint for their pony or horse and a personal thank-you note handwritten by the owners and operators: 9-year-old Sophia Luzinski, 11-year-old Bianca Ingui and 13-year-old Gracie Ingui of Naples, Florida. Sophia doesn’t have any sisters of...
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s first Florida theater opens in Naples
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is now open at the company’s first-ever Florida location at Mercato in Naples. The cinema features mini golf with HappyLand Movie Miniature Golf at the new theater lobby, inspired by some of their favorite films. The cinema’s 11 screens showcase indies, documentaries, foreign language films...
Semi-truck crash shuts down multiple lanes at Pine Ridge Road
A crash involving a semi-truck caused lanes at Pine Ridge Road to close temporarily on Tuesday. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, the crash on Pine Ridge Road has left only one open lane eastbound and one open lane westbound at Naples Boulevard. The sheriff’s office asks drivers...
Naples man gifts $17M donation to Collier Community Foundation
NAPLES, Fla. — The Collier Community Foundation received a huge surprise donation from a Naples man, that he made before he passed away last September. Jeffrey Provol gave the nonprofit an unrestricted estate gift of about $17 million. This is the most substantial gift the Collier Community Foundation has received in its 39-year history. The foundation said they never even met Provol and he didn't want recognition, he just wanted to leave a legacy of doing good.
Senior Center gives older adults power of connection
Each year during the month of May, we come together as a community to celebrate Older Americans Month to recognize the contributions of older adults and to highlight trends in aging. At Baker Senior Center Naples, we reaffirm our commitment to serving older adults each and every day. With our...
The 15 Collier County seniors selected as 2024 Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Award finalists
Collier County's Winged Foot Scholar-Athlete Award will be presented for the 35th time on Friday night. The competition for the top prize grew this year as Aubrey Rogers High School and The Village School added student-athletes to the previous 13 from county high schools selected as finalists with the winner being announced during the Winged Foot Scholarship Banquet at the Naples Grande Beach Resort.
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