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All-stars & innovators: Naples Winter Wine Festival 2026 reveals chefs and vintners list
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...
Traffic Talk: Big Corkscrew Road widening project is now in Phase 2. What to know
Road widening will accommodate all the new homes and communities being built up to 10 miles East of 75. Major, major development area. Mark H. Bickel | Fort Myers News-Press Lee County is widening Corkscrew Road from Ben Hill Griffin Parkway to Alico Road, a distance...
Opera Naples’ 20th season: Pavarotti, plans for $25m theater and fest’s move to Baker Park
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...
Donations keep coming for NCH’s $295M heart center in Naples
Liz Freeman | Naples Daily News Substantial gifts toward the $295-million heart center underway on the campus of the NCH Baker Hospital keep coming in. Longtime supporters Pete and Dawn Irving have given $10 million which is earmarked for the cardiac imaging wing on...
This SWFL county ranked among the best places in Florida to raise a family
Mark H. Bickel | Naples Daily News Collier County is usually recognized as a great place to retire. Now, the Southwest Florida county is getting recognized as one of the best places in Florida to raise a family. This is according to a study by SmartAsset, which...
Visiting Chokoloskee, a town of historical significance with stories to tell
J. Kyle Foster | Naples Daily News Way down south and east in Collier County, Florida, in The Everglades, is a town called Chokoloskee that until 1955 could only be accessed by boat. It's worth the drive to explore this old Florida area with its rich history. But...