Arts & Leisure

Sunny-day dining and more
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Sunny-day dining and more
On the menu at Island Gypsy Café: fresh catches and beautiful sunsets
By George Lang 
29 August 2025
New Floridians do not get a guidebook when they arrive in the Sunshine State, but they quickly learn...
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29 August 2025
Ongoing events Everglades exhibition 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays ...

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An artful farewell
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An artful farewell
Final ride a trip down memory lane for FGCU pioneer
By Harriet Howard Heithaus harriet.heithaus@naplespress.com 
22 August 2025
Morgan T. Paine looks like an Eddie Bauer advertisement, and in a certain way, creates art that has ...
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22 August 2025
Ongoing events Everglades exhibition 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays ...
Summer jazz ahead
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Summer jazz ahead
In sultry Naples, there are still spots with cool music
By Harriet Howard Heithaus harriet.heithaus@naplespress.com 
15 August 2025
Jazz is that perfect little black dress or that pair of side-elastic slacks you want to last forever...
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15 August 2025
Ongoing events Everglades exhibition 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, noon-4 p.m. Sundays ...
An aria midsong
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An aria midsong
“... I wanted a huge gathering of the community. We had a hundred people on that stage, people who had never been in an opera.”
By Harriet Howard Heithaus harriet.heithaus@naplespress.com 
8 August 2025
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and that has been wonderful for opera in Southwest Florida. ...
Liquid art
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COVER STORY LIQUID ART
Liquid art
By Harriet Howard Heithaus harriet.heithaus@naplespress.com 
1 August 2025
Sibrack glass collection pushes sculptural boundaries One expects sparkle in the home of glass colle...
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25 July 2025
Free this week Backpack fun 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays (or as open) through Aug. 9 at all Coll...
Birthday party
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Birthday party
Artis—Naples honors 250th in song, story
By Harriet Howard Heithaus harriet.heithaus@naplespress.com 
18 July 2025
Artis—Naples announced its single ticket concerts this week, with an ambitious stretch from internat...
Keys to success
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Keys to success
Piano series weathers 10 tough years
By Harriet Howard Heithaus harriet.heithaus@naplespress.com 
11 July 2025
Concert pianist Milana Strezeva and her husband, Raniero Tazzi, looked around the community in which...
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11 July 2025
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The Barber’s friend
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The Barber’s friend
Humanity, humor in Naples’ ‘Sweeney Todd’
By Harriet Howard Heithaus 
4 July 2025
Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is not taking cues from Hollywood. This musical is th...
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4 July 2025
Fourth of July events Firecracker 5K 7 a.m. July 4. Gulf Coast Runners host this annual event. The r...
‘Unreliable’
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‘Unreliable’
Countywide public-safety emergency radio system scrutinized
By Aisling Swift aisling.swift@naplespress.com 
27 June 2025
Collier County’s aging public safety radio system doesn’t meet national standards, and suffers from ...
How the Nazis delivered propaganda
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How the Nazis delivered propaganda
Holocaust museum explores regime’s creative avenues for deception
By Harriet Howard Heithaus 
27 June 2025
Propaganda is a chameleon genre. It croons to you how good life can be. Or it warns you, breathlessl...
Creativity blooms in shared space
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Creativity blooms in shared space
Bayshore Arts property gives artists room to be inspired
By Harriet Howard Heithaus harriet.heithaus@naplespress.com 
20 June 2025
The Bayshore Arts District’s tale of its first artists’ studio is similar to the axiom about Muhamma...
Summer staycations
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Summer staycations
Elevated escapes to enjoy in town
By Melanie Pagan 
13 June 2025
When the summer sun heats up in Naples and snowbirds head north, locals find new ways to play withou...

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Naples developer sues architect over error in plans approved by city
By Aisling Swift aisling.swift@naplespress.com 
22 August 2025
After years of lawsuits and bankruptcy litigation, The Nautilus Naples LLC purchased a dozen Bay Clu...
Restaurant replacing The Bevy this fall
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Restaurant replacing The Bevy this fall
By Tim Aten tim.aten@naplespress.com 
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Q: What happened to The Bevy? Went there in early June for their “Summer Dining Deals” and the place...
Petology Naples opening soon
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Petology Naples opening soon
By Alexandra Cavalier alexandra.cavalier@naplespress.com 
22 August 2025
Offering a collaborative and personalized experience, Dr. Brian Peters and his wife, Alison, have fo...
Culinary legends reunite
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Culinary legends reunite
By George Lang 
8 August 2025
A Facebook memory popped into Charles Mereday’s feed this spring, reminding the chef of the special ...
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13 June 2025
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Ghost-ly musical a double-threat show for TheatreZone
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Ghost-ly musical a double-threat show for TheatreZone
“It’s not one of those things that you want to wake up in the middle of the night and there they are, standing at the foot of your bed.”
By Harriet Howard Heithaus 
6 June 2025
It’s easy to imagine the cast and creatives of Ghost the Musical in a tug-of-war from opposite ends ...
Purradise Gardens helps Collier County street cats survive
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Purradise Gardens helps Collier County street cats survive
Purradise Gardens helps street cats survive in Collier County
By Therese McDevitt terry.mcdevitt@naplespress.com 
30 May 2025
Down a gravel road called No Name Lane off Immokalee Road sits Purradise Gardens, a one-of-a-kind sa...
A sit-down with musician Ben Allen
Arts & Leisure, Local News
BEHIND THE ARTIST
A sit-down with musician Ben Allen
“I want to provide the best live show."
By J.C. Amodea 
30 May 2025
“Great job, Ben.” • Darius Rucker “You’re killing it.” • Brooks & Dunn “Classic country boy; knock i...
No more dog days
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No more dog days
By Harriet Howard Heithaus harriet.heithaus@naplespress.com 
23 May 2025
At one time, yes, Naples snoozed through summer. That was about 40,000 people ago, before its niche ...
A sit-down with musician Ricky Howard
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BEHIND THE ARTIST
A sit-down with musician Ricky Howard
By J.C. Amodea 
23 May 2025
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, musician, vocalist and composer Ricky Howard is most comforta...
Rolling Art: Offering hood’s eye view of aesthetics
Arts & Leisure, Cover Story
Rolling Art: Offering hood’s eye view of aesthetics
Offering hood’s-eye view of aesthetics
By Harriet Howard Heithaus harriet.heithaus@naplespress.com 
16 May 2025
These women, warriors and wild animals were the stars of a selective high society, born to spend the...
‘Prodigal’ explores return to fold
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‘Prodigal’ explores return to fold
By J.C. Amodea 
16 May 2025
The final show of The Studio Players’ 12th season is The Prodigal Son, a drama by award-winning Amer...
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