Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate didn't wait for Black Friday to go shopping again on Fifth Avenue South.

A public office is a public trust," proclaims the Florida Commission on Ethics motto. Recent decisions continue to convince us the best enforcement of the ethical principles that we expect elected officials to follow comes not in the form of any designated panel, but from an enabled public. An expeditious process for voters to decide whether to remove an offending elected leader from office seems a reasonable alternative to us.

Current and former Naples City Council members called for an independent watchdog Thursday to enforce the city's ethics ordinances that govern conduct of public officials.

Current and former Naples City Council members called for an independent watchdog Thursday to enforce the city's ethics ordinances that govern conduct of public officials.

Naples City Councilman Sam Saad lobbied to accelerate taxpayer-funded improvements in the same low-income area where his business partner manages properties for a company that has hired Saad's law firm for real estate work.

Collier County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved expansion plans for the headquarters of medical device manufacturer Arthrex. They did so in spite of opposition from nearby residents who expressed misgivings about additional traffic and tall buildings.

The Beach Box Cafe will lose a parking exemption that could cause the restaurant and bar that anchors the entrance to Vanderbilt Beach to close its doors.

A Naples board overseeing the downtown redevelopment district gave preliminary approval Monday to a real estate developer’s request to buy $500,000 in city parking credits needed for a redevelopment on Fifth Avenue South, a proposal that some describe as a short-changing of taxpayers.

It's not business as usual at Colin Strong Antiques.

Since construction started on Central Avenue, the street to his front door, he's seen little business.

Only lawyers, politicians, land planners and bureaucrats pay attention to comprehensive plans.

Comp plans, as they’re called, have been required by state law since the 1980s and require local governments to create a vision for the future in anticipation of growth.