Naples tennis club’s lawsuit against county moves forward
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008
The decade-long struggle to build a hotel at the Naples Bath & Tennis Club got a shot in the arm Monday. Collier Circuit Judge Cynthia Ellis said a lawsuit brought by Tennis Realty against Collier County could go forward. Full story »
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- Collier County Police Beat: Dec. 2, 2008
- Bullying goes digital, and parents vow to fight back
- Collier commissioners will consider ordinances to keep up appearances
- Horses-drawn carriages still allowed in downtown Naples
- Alligator Alley meeting Tuesday night in Naples
- Marco Island to keep City Manager
- Teen girl found passed out on road; man arrested for selling alcohol to minors
- Collier Sheriff's Office finds girl who threatened suicide on webcam
- Community School artwork to benefit Cancer Alliance of Naples
- Florida lenders halt new foreclosures for 45 days
- Naples council considers park for former Fun Time site
- Foreclosures down in Lee for November
- Buses for Naples High playoff game leaving earlier than first scheduled
- South Florida Watershed Journal: November weather summary for Naples
- City of Naples decides not to purchase Renaissance Village for park
- UPDATE: This too shall pass for man accused of ingesting earrings
- Publix on Davis Boulevard to offer Christmas carols on Dec. 8
- Traffic stop for window tint leads to 5 arrests on drug charge
- Chabad Jewish Center of Naples prays, hopes to help in wake of terrorist attacks in India
- Bikers shoulder the storm to raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Collier commissioners put impact fee problem in hands of county’s Productivity Committee
- North Naples communities fight over proposed road
- Money for books, furniture will get new library branch opened soon
- Collier commission to consider ordinance to curb homeless camping
- VIDEO/PHOTOS: Naples fire department chief Jim McEvoy moonlights in Irish band
- New pediatric dental center to help keep needy children smiling
- Panther killed on Oil Well Road
- Hundreds of FPL customers in Lee, Collier lose power for few hours
- Cyclists participate in Turkey Ride to raise awareness of making community more bicycle friendly
- Collier County Police Briefs: Dec. 1, 2008
- South Florida Watershed Journal: Yeehaw Junction, Florida
- Shoppers get opportunity to support Habitat for Humanity this holiday season
- Collier County Police Beat: Nov. 30, 2008
- Registration opens for the Southwest Florida Birding & Wildlife Festival
- Six new lanes open to traffic on Vanderbilt Beach Road
- PRESS RELEASES: Widened road open; Habitat fundraiser; Birding Festival
- North Naples fire, Edison team up on Fire Academy program
- Man shot by Collier deputies ordered held in jail without bond
- 2 killed in Hendry County crash involving motorcycle
- Pelican Bay couple decks halls of justice with decoration lawsuit
- PHOTOS: Story behind the art is part of Naples Renaissance festival
- Students of misfortune: More Lee, Collier schoolchildren without a place to call home
- Toys for Tots donation box stolen from North Naples restaurant, owner says
- Collier lawmakers jockey for space in taxpayer-supported offices
- The day after: Shopping center crowds return to typical seasonal weekend traffic
- PHOTOS: Quiet hurricane season still a costly one for Collier, Lee counties
- Free HIV testing offered starting Monday as number of cases rises
- POLL: Two-thirds of Naples businesses not complying with city's recycling law
- Dreaming of toys: Collier Sheriff's Office hopes to deliver to needy kids
- Dreaming of toys: East Naples firefighters want to cheer up thousands of kids
- Yearly housing permits increase by one
- Service in memory of rabbi’s family killed in Mumbai attack
- AARP tax aide volunteers needed in Collier County
- UPDATE: Fatality crash near Immokalee, State Road 29 shut down
- Many avoid the lines and head to zoo and parks
- Collier County Police Beat: Nov. 29, 2008
- VIDEO/PHOTOS: Cautious shoppers gobble up bargains on Black Friday
- Naples water bottler markets water bottles made from plants, mostly corn
- Computer glitch may be reason for enrollment drop in disadvantaged kids' insurance program
- Collier and Lee graduation rates up, dropout rates down
- Collier County gets personal with banks to clean up untidy foreclosures
- City Manager's Weekly Report
- School Page: Collier education briefs for Nov. 29, 2008
- School Page: Collier higher education briefs for Nov. 29, 2008
- Man shot by deputies released from hospital, booked into jail
- Four hospitalized when deputy strikes ambulance
- Two-vehicle crash snarls Black Friday traffic at mall
- Housing starts show only incremental increase in October
- Chris Griffith: Are banks still lending money to buy homes?
- A happy holiday was a quiet holiday for emergency responders
- POLICE BEAT: Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008
- PRESS RELEASES: Toys for Tots; Control burn meeting; Weekend Art Festival; Fossil show
- PHOTOS: Thousands of Immokalee’s needy show up for Thanksgiving meal
- Farmer File: A Berry Berry bad scam
- PHOTOS: St. Matthew’s House serves nearly 5,000 for Thanksgiving
- Shoplifter desperation: Bad economy, holiday need adds up to more thefts
- Study: FGCU worth $389 million yearly to region’s economy
- Thanks to God given at Thanksgiving faith celebration on Marco Island
- A decade later, Naples tennis club hotel plan comes back to court
- Commissioner Henning: Naples council should stop ‘whining’ about park costs
- Electronics tops Marco wish lists, but it’s not all
- Kosher pickle-making program to be held Dec. 8
- Closed for Thanksgiving , Collier County
- Collier County Police Beat: Nov. 27, 2008
- Unlicensed massage parlor in Marco shut down
- Experts offer tips to shop safely and avoid getting ripped off
- PHOTOS: Annual Farm City BBQ fundraiser feds 4-H charity coffers
- PHOTOS: Family burned out of home says it has much to be thankful for
- Volunteers prepare to serve Thanksgiving dinner to thousands of Collier County’s needy
- Retired rabbi returns to Naples temple
- Retailers hope Black Friday brightens gloomy economy
- Unlike stomachs, hotels won’t be full on Thanksgiving
- Local girl to perform in Macy’s parade
- Coalition of Immokalee Workers to protest Subway
- Boaters: Ethanol-free gas available at these Collier locations
- Marco City Manager review may segue to review of city charter
- Car crash blocking eastbound lanes on Alligator Alley
- Memorial fund created to assist family of Estero woman killed in motorcycle crash last weekend
- Studio 55: What are you thankful for?
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