ELIZABETH KELLAR

• Naples women yearned for a child — and suddenly they had four Published 05/13/2012 at 4 a.m.

  There is a lot of love in the Cavin-Green home. A lot of love, and a lot of baby stuff. There are four bright baby bouncers and four tidy high chairs. There are four plush pillow animals arranged on a ...

• Start Smart Cycling brings hundreds of pro, amateur cyclists to downtown Naples for two criterium races Published 05/09/2012 at 5:18 p.m.

  It’s a standard sight to see beach cruisers leisurely touring the streets of Old Naples. Pulse-pounding, pavement-shredding bicycle racing is less common. Until recently. On May 5 and 6, the Orange Blossom Special brought two days of spandex-streaking bicycle racing ...

• From theater to thrillers: Lilliefors leaves Phil for book circuit Published 04/21/2012 at 4 a.m.

  The Philharmonic Center's longtime wordsmith is doing his own speaking now, in the pages of his newly published fiction thriller, "Viral."

• Naples virtual office business offers 'a girl Friday, every day' Published 04/15/2012 at 10:30 a.m.

  With Dax Enterprises, Kena Yoke is boldly going where no business has gone before.

• Naples woman overcame stove scare on 'Worst Cooks in America' Published 04/11/2012 at 9:28 a.m.

  Sometimes, it’s good to be bad. Naples resident Melissa Rhodes learned that lesson firsthand when she competed on the third season of the Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America” television competition series.

• Lights, camera: First film production studio opens in downtown Naples Published 04/08/2012 at 11 a.m.

  Southwest Florida, get ready for your close-up. One of Naples most established film production studios, Fiddler Films, recently relocated to downtown Naples.

• Lighthouse Project - History: Colorful heritage of SW Florida vividly captured at local museums Published 04/03/2012 at midnight

  Collier County has heaps of history — if you know where to find it.So whether you're an armchair historian or prefer to think of yourself as the next Indiana Jones, read further to find the best local history hints, haunts ...

• Making history: Restoration underway for Olde Naples Building Published 04/01/2012 at 9:45 a.m.

  If it were a Nancy Drew story, it could be called "The Secrets of the Sandwich Shop." But even the girl detective herself might be bewildered by all the mysteries contained within the very ordinary-looking building at the corner of ...

• Building blocks: Henry Krehling Jr. left legacy on Naples construction industry Published 03/25/2012 at 10 a.m. 1 Comment

  Henry Krehling Jr. was a man who knew how to build something solid.

• Rotary moves its fundraiser to Naples Zoo, and everyone, including critters, shows up Published 03/21/2012 at 4 a.m.

  It was a simple, but great, idea. Enjoy a wine tasting in one of the most scenic areas of the city: the Naples Zoo. And in its first year there, Rotary Club of Naples got a crowd of more than ...

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