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High temperatures today will be in the mid to upper 80s.

A pilot playwriting project is coming to East Naples Middle School to introduce kids to theater at a younger age, and to explain the art of creating -- and attending -- a play.

A new fund to serve Southwest Florida's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community has been established at the Southwest Florida Community Foundation.

Lucky’s Market, a natural foods grocer based out of Boulder, Colo., is coming to the Naples Town Centre in early December.

Richard Thackston has a familiar face under his World War II veteran cap in an East Naples chain coffee shop. A regular, he sits with his coffee reading the newspaper but his approachable demeanor often leads to him sharing the stories from his life.

Each week, Naples Daily News and PrepZone brings you the best local music and the best local football highlights in one bone-jarring, face-melting place. This week: UNRB.

How much did this matter? Barron Collier High School football senior lineman Sam Saletko sobbed on first-year Cougars coach Mark Jackson. After his team won the Catfish Bowl, 21-15, at Gulf Coast on Friday.

The Naples High football team has kept scoreboard operators busy the past five games, and Friday was no different.

On Thursday, I granted space another chance to wow me, a do-over if you will. And it did.

It was an extraordinarily hot summer this year in Naples — but we're not talking about the temperature.