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What's biggest challenge on 'vast' Kinsale Golf Club in Collier County? Not big enough?
Readers Marijane and Fred Glantz encountered a hotbed of sandy activity recently in North Naples. "We enjoy your articles on what’s happening in our area. Our question is about the vast east-to-west clearing of land between U,S. 41 and Vanderbilt," Fred Glantz said. "We would love to know what's happening there. Thank you...
Eye on the Eagles: Get to know FGCU softball pitcher Claire Maulding
Get to know your Eagles. The Naples Daily News will profile an FGCU athletic program member each week to introduce fans to the players and coaches representing the Blue and Green during the 2024 season. Claire Maulding is a senior right-handed pitcher for Florida Gulf Coast's softball team. She transferred...
Forced to flee Ukraine, Lely's Sofiia Kiritsa, Oleksandra Rubanova win 2024 SWFL Courage Award
Sofiia Kiritsa could hear the air raid sirens in the distance and watched from her dorm room as Russian tanks drove down streets on the outskirts of Kyiv. Those tanks decided which buildings to open fire on, with Kiritsa wondering if the building in which she stood was next. Still traumatized by the...
Gulf Coast High School Class of 2024 graduates; see festivities in dozens of photos
Gulf Coast High School Class of 2024 graduated Thursday in the school's stadium. The 550 seniors at the high school were among 3,400-plus Collier County School District students graduating this year. The school was founded in 1998. The school's mascot is the Sharks, and the school colors are black, teal...
Collier County All-Stars: Get to know Lely lacrosse player and weightlifter Tabatha Ubertaccio
Each month Collier County Public Schools select district high school All-Stars to recognize for being leaders on and off the field of play or for being up-and-rising stars. The Naples Daily News will sit down with some of these student-athletes so you can meet the county's honorees. Tabatha Ubertaccio is...
Wednesday's Spring Football Previews: Lehigh, Golden Gate, and Gulf Coast take the field
Spring football continues for Southwest Florida football teams, and the News-Press and Naples Daily News will keep you up to speed on local team's outlooks, key departures, and names to keep an eye on for the 2024-25 season. Here's a look into the games being played on Wednesday, May 22. Gulf Coast...
Now You Know: Grace Place’s golf tournament raises over $490,000
Grace Place for Children and Families recently announced that its annual golf tournament, A Swing of Grace, raising over $490,000. The event was held at Bonita Bay Golf Club on May 7 and benefits the programs and services offered by Grace Place. “We are deeply grateful for the overwhelming generosity...
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