Category Archives: News

Nearly $11 million in cuts across several departments has brought Lee County into a better position as it stares down a deficit before its first budget hearing Sept. 8. Read More.

A proposed water-management plan has raised concerns about environmental impacts on the Caloosahatchee River and estuary. Read More.

Waterfront dining in Bonita Springs is limited. Getting something to eat while you’re still on the water is even more challenging. Read More.

Contractors in August pulled permits to build 17 single-family homes. Read More.

Species hit hard by cold water during last winter. Read More.

At the 2011 Naples Winter Wine Festival, a lot called Perfection that consists of 100 different bottles of wine rated by wine experts at 100 points (the highest rating possible) will be a first-of-its-kind lot ever to be auctioned. Read … Continue reading →

Reducing services, cutting pay and maybe even deeper layoffs. It’s all on the table. Video. Read More.

Don’t usually cover something like this, but I thought it amusing. Read More.

Bike path over the bridge to Sanibel opens today. Video. Read More.

Collier County has seen an increase in nesting with 742 nests recorded to date. More nests could still pop up in the next week or two. Video. Read More.

The environmental benefits of Thursday’s deal to buy U.S. Sugar land for Everglades restoration will trickle down to Southwest Florida, environmental advocates said. Read More.

The city of Naples is facing a $1.8 million budget deficit. Read More.

Big Hickory Island – a Bonita Springs island enjoyed by 65,000 people each year – has split in two. Read More.

I’ve posted our newest Market Report for our area on the Newsletters page. You can Click Here.

This is my last update on beach oil. We don’t have any, haven’t had any, and we aren’t going to get any. Time to go to the beach.

Southwest Florida anglers show off the big ones, July 29, 2010. Click the thumbnail for full picture. Read More.

Five new arrivals. Want to hand feed a giraffe? Video. Read More.

Again – Still. Read More.