KRISTINE GILL

A Naples travel agency is sending tourists on an out-of-this-world trip with a hefty price tag.

Problems with the economy postponed construction of the thousands of residential units, hundreds of hotel rooms and dozens of golf course holes.

The city of Naples and the firefighters union are headed to court weeks after contract negotiations between the parties ended.

“We are at the beginning of what is going to be a very long and difficult discussion about parking,” Councilman Sam Saad said. Council approved a 2-year lease agreement with the new owners of the vacant Grand Central Station property ...

Attendees spoke over each other, booed and waved signs against the road project, which they said would increase traffic and crime for the Marbella Lakes neighborhood. County staff tried to quiet the crowd as a few people drifted out of ...

There are nearly 2 million people living with limb loss in the United States, according to the Amputee Coalition of America. Lee Norton is one of three Naples-area residents the Daily News has been following, documenting how they live their ...

Phones have been ringing off their hooks at the Virginia-based Amputee Coalition of America the past three weeks after at least 13 people lost limbs in the Boston Marathon bombings.

This year marks the first time the Brotherhood Ride will honor men who once helped with the annual event. Thirty people are expected to make the 750-mile journey from Brooksville, Fla. — north of Tampa — to Decaturville, Tenn.

School could be out for summer before a special magistrate issues his ruling on a months long impasse between the Collier County school district and its teachers union over teacher pay and after-school conferences.

Marco Island City Manager Jim Riviere announced his resignation today, effective in September.

Naples has agreed to move forward with the leasing of public property in Port Royal to install a taller AT&T cellphone tower and increase coverage in the area.

Former "American Idol" contestant Lazaro Arbos arrived home Tuesday night after months of competition. Among his first stops was a Naples City Council meeting Wednesday afternoon where he received a key to the city and a declaration naming the day ...

Naples resident Alison Bradford was in the medical tent getting treated for leg cramps when the bombs exploded at Monday’s Boston Marathon: “All I could think of was 9/11,” she said.

More than 200 city businesses offer discounts to members of the Resident Club Card (RCC) program. Of the 200, 42 belong to the Business Improvement District.

A recent barrage of litigation against the Federal Aviation Administration convinced officials this week to delay closing of air traffic control towers at 149 of the nation’s smallest airports.

Annexed into the city in 2009, the land has sat vacant since developers backed out of a deal to build a retirement community there the same year. "It makes sense for Moorings Park," said Adam Benigni, senior planner for Naples.

Lee County commissioners are expected to decide whether to allow the city of Bonita Springs to operate its own ambulance service. They meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in commission chambers in the Old Lee County Courthouse.

Naples letter carriers turned their seasonal six-day work week into seven when they showed up for a protest Sunday outside the city’s main post office on Goodlette Frank Road.

Three Southwest Florida airports and 12 more across the state will lose federal funding for air traffic control towers as part of sequestration cuts announced today by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The developers, Signature Communities Inc., need to first acquire a 6.7-acre parcel of land at the northern part of the site. That tract was originally owned by the McCauley-Pulling family trust, which gifted it to the city years ago to ...

City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to accept staff's recommendations on two provisions in the contract after the city rejected a recommendation by a special magistrate in January.

St. Patrick's Day is the single highest sales day for Irish pubs in Naples and one of the busiest drinking holidays for area liquor stores. IBISWorld, a market research company, estimates that the $28.2 billion United States breweries industry will ...

"I understand everyone wants to have a good time, and I'm not saying everyone is falling down on the street," Councilwoman Dee Sulick said at a meeting last year, "but we have an ordinance and expect it to be followed."

“We’re talking about taxes and how we make a fast-growing area have a quality of life,” Commissioner Frank Mann said. “Growth requires infrastructure improvements. ... Somebody has to pay for the roads and the schools, the parks, everything that is ...

The city is asking employees of Fifth Avenue South businesses to stop parking along the street so paying customers can have the spaces.

A reduction in fees could encourage builders to choose Lee County, Commissioner Cecil Pendergrass said. "We need to create a business-friendly government," he said. "We have to compete in a regional market."

Francis Smith arrived at the gym, holding his wife’s hand and gripping a cane.

An improving economy and a thriving downtown have allowed a handful of Fifth Avenue South business owners to expand in recent years. Some reinvented themselvesas new competitors moved to the street.

A public records request for emails from city officials shows that at least three developers are interested in the 19-acre downtown property.

Dozens of fire marshals and fire chiefs from Daytona and Miami to Fort Myers and Naples converged at Naples City Hall to discuss the 2010 codes dictating how much water needs to be available to fight fires.

The Naples Municipal Airport is among 100 U.S. airports and three in Southwest Florida facing closure of their air traffic control towers should the federal government continue with sequestration in the coming weeks.

Naples City Council will meet today at 8:30 a.m. in council chambers downtown.

Reform

Naples residents Gerry and Pearl Sugarman once had an argument — "Only once," Pearl interjects sarcastically — over a board game and an eight-letter word.

On Valentine’s Day, many local stores are typically swarmed by frantic men who aren’t just looking for the freshest flowers and sweets — they likely forgot the holiday all together.

Waiting in a Southwest Florida International Airport parking lot Sunday with the windows down and books in hand, it was difficult for Lynn and Bob Bird of Bonita Springs to imagine cold weather up north.

Despite an objection from the Bayfront condo association, the city council gave approval to three more concerts at the waterfront property.

“It’s really good to see life in Naples like that,” resident Joey Alioto said of the concerts. Alioto, 56, watches the concerts from his fifth-floor balcony, which overlooks the temporary stage.

Residents of Bayfront have taken a stand against a weekly Saturday night concert series flooding the waterfront property with more than 2,000 attendees.

The four-lane highway connecting Naples to Miami is a straight shot for drivers zipping from coast to coast.

After a meeting with state officials in Daytona Beach last week, Naples Fire Chief Steve McInerny said he’s hopeful a change could happen that would benefit the city, which could otherwise face costly infrastructure upgrades.

Votes like that can be frustrating for Naples business owners, who sometimes see exceptions to the city’s code approved for competing businesses but not theirs. Council members say council does not operate perfectly, but it operates fairly.

Kevin Stoneburner received preliminary approval for his 4,778-square-foot gallery at the city’s Design Review Board meeting on Wednesday.

Applause greeted Naples City Council's decision today to let a Bayfront plaza concert series continue, pending staff review of parking plans and crowd control among other concerns.

The city of Naples could be in violation of Florida Sunshine Laws if officials press ahead with changes to public records policies. Florida’s First Amendment Foundation warned Naples officials in a letter Monday

Removing the city's limits on building height and hotel densities could change the character of Naples, residents and council members said at a Monday workshop. But those changes could also spur downtown development, Mayor John Sorey said.

A collective bargaining agreement between the two parties expired in September 2011. The parties declared impasse in January 2012. The special hearing during which the magistrate heard arguments from both sides took place in August 2012.

The best time of year for gyms around the country is made twice as busy for Southwest Florida locations, which also see an influx of seasonal residents returning to the area and using their memberships again.

“We’re gonna need a couple carts, aren’t we?” Lt. Adam Disarro said. Big Corkscrew firefighters sponsor families each holiday with gifts and food, but this was the first time they decided to accompany a little girl to the store to ...

Phil McCabe spent $18 million to build the three-story structure and to upgrade existing rooms at The Inn on Fifth across the street. Those upgrades included new bathroom fixtures and furniture for a more modern feel.