Naples Daily News Stories

Hurricane Donna’s destruction still vivid 50 years later to Naples old-timers

kbishop@naplesnews.com (KATY BISHOP, JENNA BUZZACCO-FOERSTER) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:25:00 -0000

Hurricane Donna blasted Naples on Sept. 10, 1960, and the Category 4 storm has been called one of the worst storms to ever hit Naples. Old-timers have said Collier County hasn’t seen a storm like it since. But Donna helped set changes in motion.

Prep swimming: Sept. 8, 2010

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:20:00 -0000

High school swimming results from Wednesday

Overcoming overwhelming grief can take time, but it is possible

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:02:00 -0000

When we are in the moments of the overwhelming hurt and pain of grief, we don’t think we will ever get through it. And sometimes, our grief can bring up feelings or thoughts that we don’t understand and that scare us into becoming more attached to them and the grief than the process of moving through it and we get stuck.

Local tennis column: Junior Team Tennis league accepting new players

heart22@comcast.com (TOM RIFE) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:38:00 -0000

Team tennis locally isn’t limited to adult players.

Alico Inc. gets new credit deal with Rabo Agrifinance

lllayden@naplesnews.com (LAURA LAYDEN) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:11:00 -0000

LaBelle-based grower and land manager Alico Inc. has entered into a new credit agreement with Rabo Agrifinance Inc. for $100 million.

Get growing: Gardening news for Southwest Florida

kbishop@naplesnews.com (KATY BISHOP) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:07:00 -0000

Frankly Speaking: The truth of youth

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:05:00 -0000

Did you ever get the feeling when you were a kid that your parents never thought you did anything right? Well, the other night while I was waiting to be seated for happy hour at a local drinkery and eatery, I heard a mother berating her young child for taking more than one peppermint on the way out of the restaurant. “No, no, Peter. Put it back. If you take more than one, it’s like stealing,” she said.

Make it green: Send in your photos

ms@msadesign.com (MICHAEL SPENCER) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:02:00 -0000

Technobuddy: Ink costs can easily outstrip your printer price

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:01:00 -0000

You may be printing yourself into the poorhouse. It’s easy to spend nearly twice a printer’s purchase price in a single year just buying ink.

Reader stories: Hurricane Donna ... 'A remarkable and humbling display of nature's power'

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:00:00 -0000

Funny thing about hurricane awareness.

Editorial: The Conservancy has it right on the environment

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:00:00 -0000

The Conservancy of Southwest Florida says more freshwater should be directed to the west from Lake Okeechobee.

Mac 411: Get over AppleWorks with new software

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:00:00 -0000

Even drought-tolerant plants need the rainy season

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:57:00 -0000

With the water situation in Florida getting worse each year and the water rates going up almost as fast as the stock market is going down, serious gardeners and all people — not only those involved with the green industry here in Florida — need to take into consideration the water needs of all new landscape plantings.

Annual percussion summit borrows broadway ideas to forge the show

sbhasin@naplesnews.com (SABINA BHASIN) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:51:00 -0000

Golden Gate to host Patriot Day ceremony

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:48:15 -0000

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Golden Gate Civic Association, Golden Gate High School, Golden Gate Middle School and Golden Gate Fire Control & Rescue are working together to host a 30-minute memorial honoring those who died during the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Puppies galore at the Humane Society Naples

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:47:34 -0000

Due to an unusually large number of recent rescues and surrenders, The Humane Society Naples is bursting with 35 puppies of all types.

Junior golfers compete at The Sanctuary Golf Club this weekend

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:46:09 -0000

The SFPGA Junior Tour presented by the Honda Classic is playing at The Sanctuary Golf Club

As I See It: Decisions, decisions, decisions

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:46:00 -0000

How many decisions do you have to make every day? How many are easy? How many difficult? Not to mention stressful. When I was a kid just getting out of knickers and into long pants, decision making for entertainment was no decision at all. Radio ruled the airwaves since television wasn’t in the picture as yet.