Building bridges to connect Golden Gate Estates puts residents on opposite sides
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Whether a dead end is a good thing or a bad thing can be a matter of interpretation. For some residents of Golden Gate Estates, the quiet associated with a dead-end street was the reason for purchasing their homes. Full story »
more Citizen News
- Celebrating Naples style
- Local biker celebrates 50th with 500+ mile ride
- Freedom heroes honored in stone
- DEPUTY summer camp is maxed out
- Two local favorites closing
- Chrzanowski is top engineer
- Estates man sent to prison for 40 years in child porn case
- Golden Gate boat ramp construction under way
- Community gets chance to say where it wants bridges over Estates canals
Seniors key to Lely girls’ basketball success
Thursday, July 3, 2008
The Lely girls basketball team has four players who will do battle together for the last time this winter. Until last year, folks in the know said “give them time — they are just freshmen, just sophomores.” Full story »
more Collier Citizen Sports
- Little League: More fireworks from District 27 All-Stars
- Links of Naples regarded as “working person’s” course in area
- Weight room, agility skills fill Lely workout schedule
A New Perspective: The voice of reason must speak out for freedom
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Our print day doesn’t often coincide with the 4th of July. For that reason, some of you probably received your paper a day earlier than normal. Full story »
more Collier Citizen Opinion
- On the Mark: Money wasted on impractical scenarios
- Scratch Paper: Who’s afraid of the big parade?
- A New Perspective: Where is the passion set by our forefathers?
Head custodian at Golden Gate High considers school a second home
Sunday, June 22, 2008
It was the Collier County schools that brought Frank Amador to Naples. They are the reason he stays. After arriving in Miami from Cuba seven years ago, Amador worked for several years as a custodian at Miami Community College. But when it came time for his wife and now 9-year-old daughter, Veronica, to join him, Amador decided to move. Full story »
more Collier Citizen School News
- School funding vote set for November
- Workshop: Collier School Board members get both sides of outsourcing custodians
- Union: Plan would save Collier schools millions without privatizing janitorial services
Collier’s property values dipped lower than expected last month
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Attribute it to an ailing economy or a formerly inflated real estate market, but Collier County’s property value dipped a little lower than originally anticipated a month ago. It is not all bad news: Declines in value likely mean lower taxes for property owners. Full story »
more Collier Citizen Business
- Money $marts: Good debtors are bad credit to shy bankers
- They’ve got all the resources to rent, buy, sell
- Porky’s Last Stand in Golden Gate closes
A dinner date at Norm’s Restaurant
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Norm and Marion Armstrong describe their restaurant as, “Your source for great seafood, steaks, prime rib, duck, alcoholic beverages, live entertainment and dancing.” Full story »
more Collier Citizen Dining
- Your Food Review: Sally Rosales talks about her favorite restaurant
- Your Food Review: Watermark Grill is a unique place
- Your Food Review: Red Lobster’s tilapia is the best
The making of the swimsuit edition
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
“I thought it was a joke at first,” Citizen sports editor Ken Lane recalls of the publisher’s suggestion to provide little variety over the summer months. “But then I realized he wasn’t kidding. He really wanted us to do a swimsuit edition!” What started out as an amusing venture soon turned into a concept piece, utilizing the small paper’s talented photographers and graphic designers to create the special issue. Full story »
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- Alpha District Golf Tournament -- 07/05/08 at Magnolia Landing Golf Club, 3501 Avenida Del Vera Boulevard in North Fort Myers
- FREE ADMISSION at Naples Zoo -- 07/05/08 at Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens
- July Fourth Weekend at Naples Zoo -- 07/05/08 at Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens
- Independence Day Sidewalk Sale -- 07/05/08 at Miromar Outlets
- Independence Day Blood Drive -- 07/05/08 at Miromar Outlets
- Estero Community Day -- 07/05/08 at Koreshan State Historic Site
- Blood Drive -- 07/05/08 at Regal Hollywood Stadium 20 - Naples
- Naples Jazz Masters Summer Series -- 07/05/08 at Norris Community Center
