2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1023+ words) During its first year, the Baker Day School for performing arts seemed to have sprung fully formed from the minds of its founders, a swan on the lake of Naples’ educational options. But there’s been full-throttle paddling beneath the surface....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (607+ words) Every hurricane leaves behind visible damage, but not every problem is easy to spot. A roof can lose shingles without leaking right away, while an air conditioner can appear intact even after floodwater or a power surge damages sensitive electrical…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (100+ words) Put your iPhone to work 10 to 11 a.m. July 27 at the South Regional Branch Collier Public Library, 8065 Lely Cultural Parkway, Naples. Your iPhone is a more versatile piece of electronics than you may actually know, and it’s time to change that. Learn…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (991+ words) Cars on 5th became the automotive equivalent of a billionaire bachelor, with a girl on each arm, after its July 15 announcement it will part ways with the city of Naples. “Nineteen and counting,” said Tom O’Riordan, naming municipalities as far as…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1176+ words) A ceremonial groundbreaking July 16 marked the start of construction on what will be the first medical school in Southwest Florida, a milestone healthcare leaders hope will help alleviate the region’s physician shortage. The proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine in Collier…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (607+ words) I distinctly remember the day, back in 1997, when Edison Community College erased its athletics program. A once-proud and successful Buccaneers legacy across multiple sports — which included Hall of Fame-caliber basketball coach Hugh Thimlar and future Masters champion Fuzzy Zoeller — dried…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1189+ words) Enjoying your daily cup of joe and trying to be present in the moment — in a state of Zen — while contemplating a frenzied schedule of kids’ activities, work, household chores, exercise and more may sound like a paradox. However, through…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (836+ words) Naples Botanical Garden reached a major milestone in July with the 1 millionth deposit into its seed bank, part of its efforts to protect Southwest Florida’s plants and ecosystems. The seed was gathered on a sand ridge — one of the region’s…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (637+ words) Naples Botanical Garden achieved a major conservation milest… A former Naples tax preparer, Wilner Cenecharles, was senten… Raquel Ramirez had been a single mother for less than a year when life became even more difficult. Shortly after her daughter stopped…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1091+ words) Q: Do you have any idea where the new North Naples Michelbob’s location is going to be? I’ve heard they’ve already signed the lease. Thanks. — E. Pisano, Golden Gate Estates A: Michelbob’s, a landmark restaurant in Naples for nearly 50 years, is…...