Laura Layden | Naples Daily News
Plans to expand a private automobile museum in Naples are revving up.
At a public hearing Aug. 27, the city’s Design Review Board got its first look at the architectural and landscape plans involving the expansion of the Revs Institute.
The nonprofit museum is seeking approval to expand and improve its campus to “elevate the quality, function, and experience.”
Thomas Long, a member of the museum’s advisory board, provided an overview of the project for a preliminary review by the design board.
The board liked what it saw, giving a thumbs up to the simplistic, L-shaped design, but with a few conditions – and requests for changes – before the project comes back for final approval.
The museum is located off Horseshoe Drive, near the Naples Airport.
It’s home to the Miles Collier Collections – consisting of more than 100 significant automobiles built between 1896 and 1995. Miles Collier is the grandson of Collier County’s founder.
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Kendall Little | Naples Daily News
In about five months, you can get a taste of Napa Valley without leaving the comfort of Naples. The Naples Winter Wine Festival is set for Jan. 30 through Feb. 1, 2026 and is stacked with celebrity chefs and innovative vintners.
This year’s roster is impressive, with James Beard winners, Michelin-starred chefs, and pioneering restaurateurs like Nancy Oakes, Joe Flamm, Karen Akunowicz, and Dean Fearing. Leading the team of exceptional chefs is “Chef de Cuisine” Dustin Valette, acclaimed chef-owner of Valette and The Matheson in Healdsburg California. Valette carries a family legacy dating back to the 1820s, continuing a long line of culinary excellence.
“The Naples Winter Wine Festival has earned a reputation for attracting many of the nation’s top award-winning chefs, and this year is no different,” Kelley Bailey, 2026 Chef Committee Chair said in a press release. “Our lineup includes a number of celebrity chefs who have consistently participated in the NWWF for several years along with a handful of fresh new faces who are making their debut.”
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Charles Runnells | Naples Daily News
When Ramón Tebar joined Opera Naples in 2013, the new artistic director had a major goal: To bring more international opera singers to Naples.
Not Naples, Italy, mind you.
Naples, Florida.
Most opera stars, though, had no idea there even WAS another Naples.
“I had to always explain — at least for the first two, three seasons: ‘Well, this is not Napoli,’” Tebar says. “This is not Naples, Italy. It’s Naples, Florida.”
That quickly changed, though, as major opera stars came to sing for Southwest Florida audiences. Then they’d go back to Europe and tell all their friends.
“The opera world is a very small world,” Tebar says. “They would talk to each other. They would say, ‘Look, you should go to Naples. It’s wonderful — a great city. … You’ll have a lot of fun.’
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☀️ August Highlights
1. Cirque du Soleil: Ovo
Join the internationally acclaimed Cirque du Soleil’s “Ovo” at Hertz Arena from July 31 through August 3, 2025. Expect acrobatics, insects and wonder for all ages. (Lindy Petrina, NaplesLive239)
2. Third Street South Farmer’s Market
Every Saturday morning at 7:30 AM, explore fresh produce, artisan crafts, and local food vendors in Old Naples. A perfect early‑start for food lovers. (NaplesLive239, Naples, FL)
3. FC Naples Soccer Matches
Catch FC Naples home games—e.g. August 6 & 9, 5 PM at Paradise Coast Sports Complex. Great for family fun and local sports spirit. (NaplesLive239)
4. Beach Yoga & Island Yoga Cruise
Morning beach yoga on Vanderbilt Beach every Wednesday and Sunday, plus a unique Island Yoga Cruise (August 2) on Keewaydin Island hosted by Pure Florida. (Visit Naples)
5. Art & Culture at Artis—Naples / Baker Museum
Visit The Baker Museum within Artis—Naples. Enjoy contemporary exhibits, lectures, workshops, and Art After Hours (free last‑Wednesday events in the evenings). (Wikipedia)
There’s lots more on naplesnewsnow.com.
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Laura Layden | Naples Daily News
Naples will usher in 2026 with fireworks.
Just not on New Year’s Eve, but a few days later. The show is planned for the first Saturday of the year.
Last year, city council voted to pull the plug on its annual fireworks on New Year’s Eve, near the Naples Pier, citing public safety concerns and the strain on police resources during a busy time.
Backlash was quick after fireworks canceled
The decision was met with sharp criticism from some residents, however, who complained about the loss of such a beloved tradition. The backlash came quickly on social media and in angry emails to the Naples Daily News, with one resident saying city council deserved the “Grinch Award.”
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Mark H. Bickel | Naples Daily News
Not that we didn’t know this already, but it doesn’t hurt to be reminded: Naples is a great place to retire in Florida.
Kiplinger agrees, picking Naples as one of its six ‘best places’ to retire in Florida for 2025.
What Kiplinger said about retiring to Naples
If you want to show off your Ferrari, hit the links, and retire in style on Florida’s west coast
For those drawn to Florida’s Gulf Coast, Naples is synonymous with wealth and the good life, and with an ample population of retirees. Parks, golf courses, and pickleball courts abound, not to mention the enduring attraction of its beaches, with their soft sands, calm waters, and spectacular sunsets.
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