Harriet Howard Heithaus

A chance “Merry Christmas” has led to a Dec. 25 breakfast for all who are alone in Naples and Bonita Springs.

When Abe Skinner became Collier County appraiser in 1991, there was no World Wide Web.

Special to the Naples Press Special to the Naples Press The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has awarded the city of Naples an additional $25 million for its stormwater project.

Brenda Cooper's business, in the larger scheme of things, is creating energy shifts.

Raphael Lozano-Hemmer has to read much more than draw. He's obliged to listen to music rather than perform it.

Jeffrey Feld, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Naples, didn't come here to retire. But he is, 11 years later and 50 years after he made the critical decision to jump from law to advocacy.

The end of 2024 bids us recall those important to this community who have gone before us. We remember these Naples and Collier County residents, and hope to perpetuate the good they did: James “Leonard” Chesser, 83, on Jan. 18. Chesser was known as the godfather of swamp buggy racing, holding a record for most wins, with 26. He and his brother, the late Lonnie Chesser, founded a dynasty of racers carried on by their families.

The first international festival of dance opens Jan. 18, and in this celebration you can not only see the dance, you can be the dance.

Twenty-five years ago, the hope was that a wine festival might bring together people with money, heart and the spirit of a bon vivant to help address the staggering needs for Collier County's children in poverty.

In a year only Charles Dickens could describe for Collier County arts and entertainment, it was the best of times and it was the worst of times.