SARAH DONOVAN

Almost 1,000 members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and its supporters marched and protested through the streets of downtown Tampa on Saturday and were united by one goal: getting Publix Super Markets, Inc. to “do the right thing.”

During the Friday night ceremony — which took place in the First Haitian Baptist Mission located at 14600 U.S. 41 East — prayers were said, words of encouragement and support were shared and loads of advice was given to the ...

The late civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece is “silent no more.” Dr. Alveda King had two abortions as a young woman and openly regrets them.

If a new high school graduate was at the YMCA of the Palms in Naples on Friday night and Saturday morning, their parents need not worry. Their son or daughter was probably just riding a mechanical bull, pounding on a ...

A formal Armed Forces Day ceremony Saturday at Cambier Park in downtown Naples honored the 41 locals who died serving their country. Armed Forces Day was created in August 1949 to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force days, which ...

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office held a memorial service Tuesday morning to remember and honor 10 law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty since 1928.

When June Wiggington of Sebring heard about the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, she said her heart broke. That’s why she didn’t hesitate to say yes when one of eight local Sierra Club volunteers on a packed ...

Lee County Commissioners voted Tuesday 3-1 for a motion to pay for the construction of the new, $75 million Boston Red Sox spring training stadium with a federal loan program funded solely with tourist tax dollars.

The State Criminal Alien Assistance Program provides federal compensation to localities that have incurred correctional officer salary costs for incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens with at least one felony or two misdemeanor convictions for violations of state or local law and ...

A diverse brew of about 20 people drank coffee and participated in a civil, open forum about hot-button political issues Saturday during the Naples Coffee Party’s second meeting. “There was too much emotion whether I agreed with the (Tea Party) ...

At home, Skyler Rafaloff, 6, uses chalk to draw streets, which he drives his toy cars and trucks on. So when he came to the Pelican Bay Rotary Club’s Chalk Art 2010 on Sunday to see some massive, colorful chalk ...

Lady anglers got a chance to learn some “reel-world” skills on Saturday at a “Ladies, Let’s Go Fishing!” seminar in Naples. “I love to wear high heels and dress up, but I like my target shooting and my fishing as ...

A Naples couple was awarded the Louis B. Fishman Award for outstanding advocacy.

The Howard family rode their bikes on Sunday morning in loving memory of their mother and grandmother, Ruth Yag, who passed away from ovarian cancer in 2001. “We came out to support the cause because my mother passed away from ...

Along with roughly 150 other Immokalee community members of all ages that came to the Immokalee Community School on Tuesday, Nixon Perez, 11, got a free bicycle thanks to the generosity of Sanibel Island’s residents.

More than 60 opponents to the enforcement of the new fire codes voiced their concerns with the reasoning behind the codes and the unwanted costs they may incur at a Naples City Council workshop.

Naples City Council members tentatively agreed Tuesday to allocate land for Central Bark — a proposed off-leash dog park — but they refused for now to provide any additional money needed for the construction or maintenance of the park.

Three rains delayed the fair’s opening. Then it had to compete with the Super Bowl and Everglades Seafood Festival, which took place while the fair was going on from Feb. 4-14.

Despite biting winds, a small group of protesters held Hands Across the Sand at a Naples beach Saturday to send a message to Florida lawmakers and coastal communities statewide. Hands Across the Sand is a nonprofit organization whose mission is ...

At the AEL’s annual panel discussion on Friday in the WGCU Public Broadcasting studio on Florida Gulf Coast University’s campus, Florida’s educational leaders shared their perspectives on today’s educational challenges in Southwest Florida.

In Estero, he’s known as the mayor of Miromar Outlets.

Card, 62, candidly discussed his opinions on the current Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel’s recent gaffes, President George W. Bush’s initial reaction to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Republican Scott Brown’s election to the late Ted Kennedy’s Massachusetts Senate position ...

Naples resident Mae S. Wood didn’t stick her neck out when she conveyed her love of zoos and especially a certain animal. “Every zoo should have a giraffe,” said Wood, 100, a onetime board member with the Cincinnati Zoo.

The chairman of a libertarian think tank didn’t hold back when addressing a Naples group Friday. Robert “Bob” Levy, chairman of the board of directors at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., told a Forum Club of Southwest Florida luncheon ...

Thirty-six students at Pinecrest Elementary School are enrolled in a free after-school musical enrichment program that teaches third-, fourth- fifth- and sixth-grade students how to play mariachi music on violins and guitars.

An effort to market and advertise Collier County as "Florida's last paradise" has proven successful. A Collier County tourism research report conducted by Research Data Services Inc. shows that Paradise Advertising and Marketing's work out-shined the ads created for other ...

The newly opened Lely High Corner Store is giving Lely High School students entrepreneurial experience and an opportunity to prepare for life after graduation.

Thursday night, Take Stock in Children inducted 24 Immokalee middle school students into a scholarship-mentoring program.

A candlelight vigil at Clam Pass Beach on Wednesday reminded everyone of how the flame of hope still burns brightly for all who were affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti.

Many of the neighborhood’s residents agreed the amount of students attending Naples High School by choice, out-of-zone requests or illegally, is a problem.

Care for a Snickerpoodle, a Nutty Squirrel or a Pumpkin Pie Fire Hydrant?

Sway Lounge is no longer swinging. The company doing business under the name of Sway Lounge, 2 Towers LLC, was evicted from its current location, 2095 U.S. 41 E., by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 1 for not ...

The National Retail Federation reported in a press release that November retail sales released by the U.S. Commerce Department show total retail sales have increased 1.3 percent since October and 1.8 percent year-over-year.

Jews and gentiles alike celebrated Hanukkah at Coconut Point Mall in Estero Monday night by lighting oil lanterns on a large aluminum menorah.

Fifth Avenue South in downtown Naples lost more than $57 million in potential retail income this year, and if no changes are made, the street could lose more than $100 million in retail income during the next five years, a ...

The school invited three chefs from local restaurants to participate in the culinary and nutrition-centered workshop by showing the students how to make a healthy, four-course meal.

Sleigh bells rang, were you listening? Down Fifth Avenue South, palm trees glistened. It was a beautiful sight. Everyone was happy on Thursday night. Walking in the Naples Christmas Walk.

Thousands of people looking to catch some holiday cheer came out to the Fifth Avenue South Christmas Parade.

Despite the rain and 70 tons of snow, hundreds of Collier County residents pulled on mittens and came out to Snowfest at Golden Gate Community Park on Saturday. “It’s only rained for two Snowfests in 24 years,” said Annie Alvarez, ...

More than 100 local children got the chance to eat pancakes, sausage and scrambled eggs with Santa Claus on Saturday morning at North Naples United Methodist Church. “I came to have breakfast here and play some games and do some ...

Rain or shine, tradition demands that the lights must come on. Mr. and Mrs. Claus were not present for the ceremony, but true to tradition, Naples Mayor Bill Barnett finally set Fifth Avenue South’s Christmas tree aglow on Friday night, ...

Oscar Hernandez gave a thank you speech in front of everyone at the Literacy Council of Bonita Springs’ grand opening celebration for its new, larger headquarters building Wednesday night.

Rob Nimmo was helping his 15-year-old daughter, Tessa, catch the school bus one morning in October. While outside he noticed a black substance on the windows of the family’s wheelchair accessible van — the van the Nimmos rely on transporting ...

More than 750 Collier County residents came out to the barbecue at Ave Maria around lunchtime Wednesday for some grilled steak, corn, baked beans, Immokalee salad and loads of local camaraderie. The barbecue, which gives local farmers and city folks ...

Many area stores plan to make the Black Friday holiday shopping experience fun. See what's in store this Friday.

A piece of St. Mary Magdalene’s tibia, the typically larger of the two bones located between the knee and the ankle, made a one-day stop at Ave Maria during its national tour that started Oct. 21 and will end Nov. ...

Angela “Angie” Ferraro is open about her addiction and enjoys sharing it with others.

Thirty-two pedestrian deaths occurred in the Cape Coral, Fort Myers metropolitan area in 2007 and 2008. So Lee County Board of County Commissioners decided today to make county roads more friendly for bicyclists, pedestrians and public transit. Commissioners unanimously voted ...

Gripping his walker, 89-year-old Robert Grugan slowly strolls into Mel’s Barber Shop. Owner Maria Strawder guides him to the barber’s chair and gently removes his glasses.

Nearly 4,000 people, including many heart disease survivors, walked 3.1 or 1 mile in downtown Naples to raise money to help combat America’s number one and three killers, heart disease and stroke.