Tim Aten

On May 27, Collier County commissioners unanimously approved a growth management plan amendment for the 169-acre Sabal Palm Road Residential Subdistrict, where 423 homes are proposed on longtime citrus grove property east of Collier Boulevard. https://t.co/gtYE3AhOmX

A longtime Collier County investor bought a piece of the past and then went to work building the luxury home of the future with a Tesla roof. The end result at 655 Park Shore Court in Naples soon will hit the market at $8.9 million. https://t.co/ZLPksoVptX

Construction started on Wynn’s Downtown, a mixed-use building at 1090 1st Ave. S. in the Naples Design District. Developed by the Wynn family’s Downtown Naples LLC, the project is part of a public-private partnership with the city and Gulfshore Playhouse. https://t.co/dV5LQ2MFvk

Some notable Naples-area restaurants permanently shuttered in May at the end of the annual busy season, which wasn’t as busy as expected this year, by most accounts. Know more now by reading today's Gulfshore Business story. https://t.co/x2FZaShoRD

On the 20th anniversary of its groundbreaking, the community of Ave Maria celebrates amazing growth and the potential for success beyond its founders’ dreams. Know more now by reading my feature story in the June issue of Gulfshore Business magazine. https://t.co/KHftKcpt5J

Belly Bliss Natural Cafe recently launched in a longtime restaurant space at 2355 Vanderbilt Beach Road, Suite 156, that most recently was home to Poached breakfast-lunch cafe at the Shoppes At Vanderbilt. Know more now ... https://t.co/oCGysUwne6 https://t.co/TGUzem6JWZ

Collier County agreed May 27 to continue moving forward with negotiations to allow the operators of the annual @CollierFair to purchase 100 acres of county land at Camp Keais and Oil Well roads to relocate the Collier Fairgrounds. Know more now ... https://t.co/FAf2gKnxrF https://t.co/sv4WZaTkPN

Golisano Children's Health Center in North Naples will continue operations following a settlement between Fort Myers-based Lee Health and Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Health System, officials said in a May 28 statement. https://t.co/Bu0uzIPsmC

To help finish Paradise Coast Sports Complex and fund other tourism-related uses, Collier County registered voters may be asked next year to increase the tourist-development tax by one penny to 6 cents. @PCSCnaples https://t.co/FeYFW7od6f

The Naples Community Redevelopment Agency voted against partnering with a nonprofit developer to purchase and renovate Stillwater Cove, formerly Gordon River Apartments — relinquishing its hopes of retaining the longtime workforce housing. https://t.co/AN94Mkc465

Halstatt Real Estate Partners broke ground this spring on Poinciana Plaza, which includes a retail strip with a restaurant and a freestanding Starbucks drive-thru on the corner of Airport-Pulling Road and Golden Gate Parkway in Naples. Know more now ... https://t.co/eLlaiCnCQr https://t.co/ecNCC3eKPz

Despite reports this week proclaiming IKEA is coming to Fort Myers, the Swedish furniture store does not have plans to announce a new store in the Fort Myers area, according to its media relations team. Know more now by reading David Dorsey's GB story. https://t.co/FxUTrlrA1F

The clearing of trees on four residential properties on Seventh Avenue NW recently began for the Collier County public charter school @MasonClassical Academy on the south side of Vanderbilt Beach Road west of Collier Boulevard. Know more now ... https://t.co/eLlaiCnCQr

Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) served 1,178,980 passengers in April, a 4% increase over April 2024, making it the second-best April on record, according to the Lee County Port Authority data. https://t.co/UkIqGuIsqk

Collier County tourism revenue ticked up slightly in March following a February dip — the season’s first year-over-year decline — but concerns linger about a softening market. Know more now by reading Aisling Swift's Gulfshore Business story. https://t.co/nAVlGGtNkJ

The space of a longtime Fort Myers pharmacy has been made over into a place serving only one kind of drug: caffeine. Take Two Coffee has moved to 3594 Broadway Ave., just south of Carrell Road and across the street from St. Michael Lutheran Church. https://t.co/CC5E4NpkiA

Naples-based Tacos & Tequila Cantina just broke ground on its fifth location. The Tex-Mex restaurant with a funky, eclectic vibe is under construction at the northwest corner of Pine Island Road and Del Prado Boulevard in Cape Coral, with plans to open by the end of the year. https://t.co/hcSpkiAx2C