News across Greater Naples
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published 7 hours agoBeyond pink
Breast cancer prevention, early detection, and local events take center stage as Southwest Florida builds momentum toward the Making Strides walk at Paradise Coast Sports Complex. This October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society is encouraging Southwest…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published 17 hours agoPets of the Week: Five pets at DAS
Among the adoptable pets at Collier County Domestic Animal Services in need of foster and adoptions are three unique dogs and two one-of-a-kind cats. Three dogs for adoption GERALD Short legs, giant personality. Gerald is built like a little tank with a deluxe wrinkle package,…
Florida Weekly (Charlotte)
Published September 27American Hagwon by Min Jin Lee
Min Jin Lee is the brilliant novelist of “Pachinko”, the amazing novel we all fell in love with in 2017, yes, nine years ago. Since then, I have been waiting anxiously for a new novel by Lee. Lo and behold, here it is: “American Hagwon” is the novel Lee began in 2016 and has been…
Florida Weekly (Charlotte)
Published 3 hours agoThe great wealth migration
For many years, the influx of new residents to Southwest Florida and Tampa Bay took place due to the sunshine, sandy beaches, great golf courses, year-round warm weather and exclusive luxury communities. More recently though, it has become more than just a paradise for…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published 17 hours agoMeet Spot, Suffolk Construction’s robot dog
On a typical construction site, the sounds are often familiar. There is steel clanging, workers banging and machinery humming. Now, there’s a new tool that’s quietly padding through the construction chaos. And it’s becoming one of the most valuable members of the crew. It’s Spot,…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published 8 hours agoMy pet peeve: all those tricky snipe hunts
October is a month with both serious and frivolous events on the calendar. It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month—that’s the serious one—and it is also home to Halloween, which is not serious, unless you’re terrified of Jack-o-Lanterns. But in researching this month’s events and…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 27Reading greens when putting
Reading a putting green comes down to understanding three important elements: slope, speed, and feel. Successful putting depends on how these elements work together. The line chosen cannot be separated from the speed of the putt. Changing the speed can also change how the ball…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 24Pitch perfect
Not even a teenager yet, Luciana Ryle’s softball journey is taking her far beyond her hometown of Ave Maria. She’s played in Viera on Florida’s east coast and is now a member of the Weston Explosion, a team based in Broward County. She’s played on boys’ teams and girls’ teams.…
Florida Weekly (Charlotte)
Published September 24Holding Space
They call it music therapy, which is too imprecise a term to describe what really happens sometimes when the rubber meets the road — when music touches a person sliding into eternity through a gradually darkening tunnel called dementia. What happens, says a 15-year veteran of…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 24Raising the bar
High-energy sports go head-to-head with upscale design and gourmet food on game days. A new wave of elevated sports bars is emerging across South Florida while longstanding elevated classics continue their draw. From the thrill of Formula 1 racing to Inter Miami soccer, led by…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 24Running Scared
The Naples Players is taking the excitement beyond the stage with the inaugural Stage Fright 5K, a one-of-a-kind community race that encourages participants to face their fears, celebrate wellness, and support one of Southwest Florida’s most impactful arts organizations. Taking…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 24JRW launches ‘Insider’ podcast
Phil Wood has watched Southwest Florida’s real estate market grow from the ground up, and now he’s telling that story in his own words. His firsthand accounts anchor the debut episodes of JRW Insider, a new podcast from John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate…