Biography
Kristine Gill has held intern and reporter positions at The Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio, the Columbus Dispatch and her college paper, the Kent Stater. A Kent State grad, she also has background as a talented “sandwich artist” at Subway as well. She’s coming to us having just returned to the States from a six-week fiction writing workshop in Dublin, Ireland.-
Naples-area merchants have happy tales of dogs in office reducing stress
Published 05/22/2012 at 7 a.m.
A preliminary study by professors at Virginia Commonwealth University, among others, showed people who worked in an office with dogs had lower stress levels than those who worked without dogs and who didn't have pets at home.
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Theater group wants to tear down Norris auditorium, build higher than 30 feet
Published 05/20/2012 at 8 a.m.
A Naples theater group might tear down the Norris Center auditorium to build a replacement that would exceed the city's 30-foot height limit and seat 350 patrons, nearly double its current capacity.
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Residents suggest fining pilots who violate Naples voluntary curfew
Published 05/16/2012 at 7:52 p.m.
Some residents suggested fining pilots who break curfew or publicly listing the names of "repeat offenders."
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Naples City Council blog: Airport noise dominates discussion
Published 05/16/2012 at 7 a.m.
Airport noise will likely take center stage today during a joint meeting between Naples City Council and commissioners from the Naples Municipal Airport Authority.
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Pool rules with loud alarms turns off some homeowners
Published 05/11/2012 at 7 a.m.
Ivy Scholtz' skin had turned purple by the time she was pulled from a Golden Gate Estates swimming pool.
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Self-described 'political unknown' Donalds seeks Mack's U.S. Rep. seat
Published 05/06/2012 at 6:50 p.m.
Naples resident and self-described "political unknown" Byron Donalds has announced his bid for the congressional seat representing much of Southwest Florida, saying members of the community asked him to run.
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They give a hoot: Builder, landowner follow rules to protect burrowing owls in Marco Island
Updated 05/04/2012 at 12:51 p.m.
A nesting family of Florida burrowing owls attracted a crowd last month on Marco Island, when workers brought equipment to a vacant lot.
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Boaters ask Naples to relax advertising restrictions
Published 05/01/2012 at 4:20 p.m.
During today’s meeting, Naples City Council will discuss whether to change a city ordinance that restricts the content and size of signs displayed on boats that moor in Naples Bay.
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Panel urges Collier leaders to stop using tourist taxes to help operate museums
Published 04/27/2012 at 8:15 p.m.
Members of a Collier County tourism subcommittee tasked with finding a way to advertise the area year-round have renewed a once-controversial proposal to increase the number of annual visitors — stop using the tourism tax to pay for museums.
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Board votes unanimously against fees at Naples parking garages
Updated 04/23/2012 at 5:16 p.m.
The five present members of the citys Community Redevelopment Agency advisory board voted unanimously against recommending the city charge a fee Monday, citing concern from business owners and those who use
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