Marco Island’s JW Marriott sold. Find out to whom and for how much
J. Kyle Foster | Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News The iconic JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort on Marco Island is being sold, and the new owners plan major renovations. Barings LLC, the $481 billion asset management arm of insurer MassMutual is...
Sea cows are plying the Gulf again as coastal temperatures rise
Chad Gillis | Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News It's that time of year ― the Florida manatee migration is underway. Each spring thousands of manatees move from warm-water spring and winter havens to coastal bays, rivers and the Gulf beaches. Wildlife...
Naples Beach Club opens wellness sanctuary. What does it cost to use?
Phil Fernandez | Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News With our newest season of Spring here, the Four Seasons made it official this past week with the latest of its Southwest Florida rollouts at its sprawling 125-acre compound on the Collier County shore....
9 billionaires from SW Florida make Forbes list. See where they rank
Laura Layden | Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News It's no secret that Southwest Florida is home to some of the richest people on earth. The latest World’s Billionaires list by Forbes includes eight from Naples and one from Marco Island. Most of the names...
NABOR Market Report | February 2026
Naples Area Board of REALTORS® February Buyers Absorbing Inventory Rapidly Naples, Fla. (March 20, 2026) – Buyers from the north and east descended on Naples in February resulting in a 55.9 percent increase in pending sales (homes under contract) compared to February...
Collier chugs forward with rail-to-trail plan. Who is paying for it?
Laura Layden | Fort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News Plans for a major walking and bicycling trail in Southwest Florida are one step closer to reality. On March 10, Collier commissioners voted 4-1 in favor of finalizing the county's purchase of about 24 acres...

