Collier County commissioners today will decide the fate of a contested proposal that would replace a former KFC restaurant with a building holding 30 units of workforce housing and a ground-floor Mediterranean restaurant on U.S. 41 East at Andrew Drive. gulfshorebusiness.com/collie…

Hoffmann Family of Companies announced Friday that it had purchased Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club, which Collier Enterprises developed in 2008 before selling it in 2021 for $16.62 million to MSD Partners, a Dell-owned company. Know more now ... gulfshorebusiness.com/news/h…

Baci Pizza is moving again in East Naples. This time, the local Italian restaurant and pizzeria is moving from off Bayshore Drive to Airport-Pulling Road. Baci Trattoria & Pizza will be in the northern end unit of Courthouse Walk at 2650 Airport Road S. gulfshorebusiness.com/hospit…

During an exclusive pre-rally interview Friday at @FGCU in Fort Myers, @WINKnews spoke with President Donald Trump about the cost of living, the midterm elections and the war with Iran. naplespress.com/local-news/p…

Voulez-Vous Naples, a new dining, cabaret and nightlife destination in Bonita Springs, is targeting to open in November. The concept combines Mediterranean-inspired cooking, live performances and international DJs. Know more now from Gulfshore Business. gulfshorebusiness.com/hospit…

Carucci’s Restaurant and Pub is replacing Lima Restaurant & Pisco Bar, which closed in June in The Village Falls center off U.S. 41 East, south of Rattlesnake Hammock Road in East Naples. The goal is to launch the new restaurant by the end of October. gulfshorebusiness.com/chef-c…

Paragon Theaters, a South Florida-based national movie theater operator, will operate an 11-screen cinema at Mercato, the leasing agent for the North Naples lifestyle destination announced Wednesday, Gulfshore Business reports. gulfshorebusiness.com/hospit…

Whataburger will open its second #SWFL restaurant today, Oct. 22, at 22927 Lyden Drive, in the former Pollo Tropical off U.S. 41 across from Coconut Point in Estero. The restaurant will begin serving customers at 11 a.m., @GulfshoreBusiness reports. @Whataburger

At Tuesday's meeting, the Estero Planning, Zoning & Design Board unanimously granted a continuance to revise the plan for redeveloping the Regal movie theater that closed four years ago at Coconut Point. Know more now ... gulfshorebusiness.com/lee/es…

Former Naples City Council member Linda Penniman died Tuesday, just three weeks after resigning on the day of her husband’s death. Know more now by reading the Gulfshore Business story by Aisling Swift. gulfshorebusiness.com/collie…

Naples Airport Authority approved an operating agreement with American Airlines, clearing the way for twice-daily nonstop flights between Naples and Charlotte, North Carolina, beginning Dec. 2, @GulfshoreBusiness reports. gulfshorebusiness.com/gb-dai…

Truly caring and treating people well are important traits for career success, Naples-based Barron Collier Companies CEO Blake Gable told Guadalupe Center students this week during their annual Leadership Day. Know more now ... gulfshorebusiness.com/educat…

The face of Naples’ legacy shopping street, Fifth Avenue South, is changing again. Some of its longtime tenants worry its next coat of elan will erase local retail that was comforting, quirky and original. Some of those have already fled. Know more now ... gulfshorebusiness.com/retail…

Since demolition last year of the interior of at least 3 adjacent commercial units that included the former L’Olivo and Roma Italian restaurants on Fifth Avenue South immediately west of Inn on Fifth, the project has had a standstill. gulfshorebusiness.com/develo…

The owners of Naples restaurant Parmesan Pete's have launched a packaged-food business, bringing their signature marinara sauce to six retail locations across Southwest Florida, Gulfshore Business reports. gulfshorebusiness.com/gb-dai…

A plan to dissolve many Collier County advisory committees that aren’t legally required or effective met pushback from conservationists, advisory members and residents, prompting commissioners to agree to gather more input before eliminating committees. gulfshorebusiness.com/collie…

Sizzle Dining's 10th year was its most successful to date, with more than 105,000 meals sold. A dollar from each meal benefits Blessings in a Backpack of Southwest Florida, Gulfshore Business reports. gulfshorebusiness.com/hospit…

Signs reading “No Rezoning” line the streets of Coconut Creek as residents push back against a proposed 28-home development they fear could change the character of their neighborhood in East Naples. Know more now ... gulfshorebusiness.com/develo…

Shy Wolf Sanctuary founders Nancy and Kent Smith have settled their lawsuit against the nonprofit, which wanted to evict them, contending they never had a right to live out their lives in their Golden Gate Estates home on the sanctuary’s campus. gulfshorebusiness.com/nonpro…

The recent sale of another major office building continues to raise the bar for commercial real estate transactions in Naples. The Trianon Centre on U.S. 41 in the Park Shore neighborhood sold for $27 million Sept. 30. Know more now ... gulfshorebusiness.com/real_e…