Donna Fiala

There is something that puzzles me. Florida Power & Light (FPL) announced they would install a “smart meter” on each home, which would read the usage every month electronically rather than have a meter reader go to each and every ...

There are always a lot of good news items to talk about these days. To start off, the community center at Eagle Lakes Community Park is going to be a reality. It has been 6 long years of fighting to ...

With much anticipation and excitement, the Isles of Capri Paddlecraft Park has officially opened. The ribbon cutting was held on Friday, March 30, and was attended by Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) officials, Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve ...

My goodness, isn’t the year going by quickly? I can’t believe it is almost Easter and soon our winter residents will be leaving, which means a huge portion of our volunteers will be leaving. These people come down from up ...

The sights, the sounds, the smells; There are few things in life more intoxicating than a day at the county fair. The Collier County fair is back next week, bigger and better, yet exactly like what you remember from your ...

Towne Centre on U.S. 41 East is really looking up. New façade on the buildings on the east end of the shopping center, new decorative additions and updated paint colors, the parking lot has a new layer of asphalt, all ...

Lennar Homes has taken the East Naples community by storm and showered their full force on revitalization projects. Many of you probably already know that they purchased the gorgeous Treviso Bay resort and have been focused on getting it back ...

Hopefully you have taken a ride through Naples “Towne Centre” (yes, that’s how they spell it) on U.S. 41 East on the side opposite Bealls department store. You might already know that there are eight owners in that shopping center.

Recently there was a ribbon cutting ceremony as the Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge on Marco Island was officially opened for traffic. Included in the ceremony was a memorial for the late Mike Minozzi, a Marco resident and former Marco Island ...

Many people have asked why Collier County doesn’t have a gas to energy plant at the landfill, and I’m happy to tell you we now have one. I promised to write about it in this week’s Collier Citizen, and here ...

What a wonderful time of the year! Hopefully each and every one of you had a joyous holiday and are looking forward to a happy and healthy new year!

Christmas is in the air! Everything looks brighter and happier, lights twinkling and cheerful greeting, people singing, celebrations taking place, families coming together, folks caring about others. It feels good to spread good cheer.

Hopefully everyone had a wonderful, happy and family-oriented Thanksgiving, and you’ve been able to walk off a little of that extra turkey and all the trimmings you enjoyed.

Congratulations to Chellie Doepke (of Verona Walk, one of my new soon-to-be developments in the redistricting process beginning in January, subject to the Justice Department’s approval) for being awarded the first-ever Outstanding Service of the Year Award at the inaugural ...

It seems there is always good news to talk about, and this week is no exception. The state and Collier County transportation departments held a groundbreaking ceremony this week as work officially began on the widening of Davis Boulevard, and ...