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Collier County will open The Gate Golf Club in December on the former Golden Gate site — a new public course offering a nine-hole layout, illuminated practice range, discounted greens fees, and the First Tee youth program designed by Peter Jacobsen.

On Wednesday, Naples City Council voted 6 to 1 to create a new luxury car event on 5th Ave South scheduled for Feb.

27. The event will feature specialty vehicles, live music and various vendors, and will benefit local charities while drawing 20,000 attendees.

The 2025 boating accident report shows Florida recorded 694 crashes, 51 deaths, and 439 injuries — largely due to alcohol, speeding, and inattention — as the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary now offers fall safety classes at Caxambas Park in Marco Island to help local boaters stay safe on the water.

Naples-based photographer Michelle Tricca’s multi-year public art project, The Face of Immokalee, celebrates Immokalee’s spirit with large murals and semi-trailer truck displays at Lipman Family Farms Packing Facility on 200 E Main St plus it has energized local mentorship and community engagement since April 2023.

Cars on 5th is moving to Bayshore Drive in East Naples for its 2027 auto show.

The event will run on Feb. 6 as part of a four-day Naples Automotive Experience that features comedian Jay Leno and changes including fewer ticket sales after a permit conflict with city leaders.

Florida’s Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday lets local shoppers save 6% on outdoor items like tents, firearms and fishing rods from Sept.

1 until Dec. 31. Naples residents should check eligible items and price limits before purchasing.

After more than three inches of rain flooded Poinciana Village last night, county crews began upgrading the drainage system — work expected to continue until next spring—to help ease chronic flooding as residents worry that ongoing construction will disrupt Halloween safety.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has hired contracted hunters through its PATRIC program and a competitive challenge to remove invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades, paying hourly wages with bonuses (for example, $200 per nest removal and an extra $25 per foot beyond 4 ft).

New Medicaid work reporting requirements set to begin in January 2027 may hit Florida’s rural communities hard as nearly 20 percent of women of childbearing age on Medicaid face challenges, including limited volunteer documentation and slower postal services (a report from Georgetown University Center for Children and Families finds).

Naples continues to see high demand for exclusive private golf club memberships as waitlists extend up to 15 years and fees climb; investors are converting public and semi-private courses into member-only clubs with renovations underway in North Naples and Estero.

A Pelican Bay home achieved the highest sale in August by selling for $21 million (data from Royal Shell Real Estate).

Naples’ top ten expensive homes sold for between $7.25 million and $21 million, including several newly built or upcoming constructions from 2025 and 2026.

The News-Press and Naples Daily News are releasing weekly power rankings for local high school volleyball teams.

The rankings, based on records, strength of schedule and head-to-head results, name top teams like First Baptist (9-1) and Bishop Verot (11-1) as the season heats up in Lee, Collier and LaBelle.