Harriet Howard Heithaus

In spring, Southwest Floridians awaiting the harvest of their favorite tree fruits this month may not be looking at recipes so much as Ring cameras.

Tagging onto the Florida buzz phrase “Live local,” Collier County artists would like to bring you their own mantra: Lively local.

Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church Music Director Jim Cochran is happy to be interviewed. He wants the chance to thank everyone—“everyone, because everyone here has been so wonderful to me through the years,” he declared.

Cars on 5th, a major Naples car show, was denied its 2027 permit due to safety concerns over crowd size and parking, but city staff will negotiate a safer, smaller format for future events.

Two churches in high-visibility spots got a secular blessing June 17 from Naples City Council, which approved their plans to embellish or rebuild landmark areas.

Cars on 5th, the annual Naples heavyweight exhibition of high-end automobiles, is bringing in more people than downtown can handle safely, and Naples City Council turned down its 2027 application June 17.

Dear America: Be “We, the people.” Not “us” and “them.” Be smarter. Finally, be students of the history that founded this great experiment. It is ours.

For Dawn Dyer, professor of American history at FGCU, the Declaration of Independence is not the arched bow, but the arrow, in a Revolution largely undefined until 1776.

Mike Merkt is ready with jars of thick, white, bubbly sludge, bowls of dough and flour, flour, flour. He is trying to start his class, but people keep showing up and he has to find room for them.

Artis—Naples announces a diverse 2026-27 season featuring music, dance, comedy, and nature talks, including tributes to iconic artists and special presentations by National Geographic on wolves and wildlife sounds, promising an enriching cultural experience across multiple genres.