Some Naples City Council members questioned during a Monday budget workshop whether they're putting enough focus on projects aimed at improving water quality.

Money to remove a bottleneck that’s parched the Everglades for more than nine decades is now in place for a $100 million project to raise the Tamiami Trail’s course through the River of Grass.

Though wages remain largely stagnant for many American workers, there are several cities around the U.S. where incomes are on the rise.

In the final days of this year’s legislative session, the Florida Senate slipped an amendment onto House Bill 7103 that would put the final nail in the coffin on the idea of coordinated growth management in our state.

It’s particularly revealing when entrenched incumbency betrays the politician, as is the case of Naples Mayor Barnett. About Florida’s population growth and its impact on his city, Barnett, in an unguarded moment, offered:

Two different areas of the northern stretch of the Gordon River have tested positive for high levels of bacteria, according to Collier County Waterkeeper, but the city of Naples disputes the nonprofit group's testing methods.

FGCU marine science professor Mike Parsons is one of five researchers on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Blue-Green Algae Task Force.

With toxic algae fouling Southwest Florida’s inland waterways and coastline last year, state health officials faced a flood of worried questions as people turned to them for crisis leadership.

Clearly, something has been bothering the voters of Naples.
And they have indicated Ray Christman best understands what it is.Christman’s impressive vote tally in Tuesday’s special election, nearly 51 percent of all votes cast in a four-candidate race, earned him a spot on the Naples City Council.

After winning special election for Naples City Council, Ray Christman speaks with those in attendance at his watch party in Naples on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Morgan Hornsby, morgan.hornsby@naplesnews.com