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Naples, Florida, once known for its elderly population and retirement communities, has undergone a transformation attracting new settlers, wealth, and New Yorkers. The city has seen a surge in residential property prices, charity auctions, and luxury car sales, making it a desirable destination for affluent individuals. Despite recent hurricanes causing damage, Naples continues to grow in population and cultural capital, with new developments and attractions drawing in younger audiences and residents. The city's charm lies in its understated elegance and tranquil beachfront, making it an appealing alternative to more ostentatious locales like Palm Beach. [Extracted from the article]

When Joanna Bresee, a brown-haired, hazel-eyed 26-year-old, arrived at 21677 Rainbow Drive in Cupertino, California, last April to meet six prospective roommates for dinner, she was nervous. The accomplished group [...]

Gucci's globe-trotting creative director, Frida Giannini, is steering the fashion empire into the 21st century with style and vision. We followed Giannini, one of just a few women to hold [...]

Byline: BY ALEXANDRA WOLFE PHOTOGRAPHS BY JUSTIN COIT COUGAR NIGHT IN SILICON VALLEY Thursday nights have become surprisingly popular at a five-star Menlo Park hotel. Two eagle-eyed matchmakers, big tech [...]

Ronan, 14: Last spring I decided: no more being a guy; I want to be a girl. I've felt it coming for maybe two years. Then last spring I tried [...]

Frank Hudak Jr.: There are 70,000 bulbs, and that's not counting the ones on my coat. I spent two months crawling around on the ground doing this. I get out [...]

INTERVIEWS BY ALEXANDRA WOLFE Tara Wixom, 14: I think of the Purity Ball at the Evangelical Free Church as something I go to yearly to remind myself of the commitment [...]

Richard Katris: My mom raised cats when I was a child, so I'm very attuned to them. I've taken at least 800,000 cat pictures over 35 years. That's basically what [...]

NICHOLAS RICIGLIANO, U.S. MARSHAL, SENIOR INSPECTOR: That morning we were going to arrest a suspect in Queens, who was wanted out of Pennsylvania for numerous counts of sexual assault on [...]

Byline: PHOTOGRAPHS BY PATRICK DEMARCHELIER • STYLED BY JESSICA DIEHL Hollywood Is Her Oyster The 'Aren't you the girl from Easy A ?' days are over. Emma Stone is Hollywood's [...]

Byline: by ALEXANDRA WOLFE New York's Finest Above the winding din of cocktail chatter closing down the Water Club on the East River in Manhattan, an NYPD detective in a [...]

Byline: Alexandra Wolfe Crazy Town's "Butterfly" is emanating from an old gray shingled potato barn off Route 27 in Bridgehampton. A few dozen celebrities wrapped in spandex and bandannas pack [...]

IF SALMAN KHAN HAS ANYTHING TO DO with it, within five years everyone will be educated online--for free. As he announces this, the 35-year-old former hedge fund manager is sitting [...]

ON MAY 24, IN A SECURED WING OF Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan, a woman known as Harriet Chase died at the age of 104 (see 'Empty Nests,' page 150). [...]

WHILE ANDY TREES was teaching American history at Horace Mann, Eliot Schrefer was SAT-prepping many of the same Ivy-hungry kids at Advantage Testing. Each has written a roman a clef--Trees's [...]

The article discusses the historic Carlyle Hotel in New York City, which opened as a residential hotel in 1929. The hotel and its Bemelmans Bar have been popular throughout its history with notable peoples such as singer Frank Sinatra, U.S. President John F. Kennedy and family, and actor Jack Nicholson. Particular focus is given to efforts to reestablish the hotel as a destination for fashionable customers, including planned renovations by interior designer Alexandra Champalimaud.

The article offers information on the couple, executive vice president of Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., David Lauren, and philanthropist, Lauren Bush, whose FEED bag, benefits the United Nations World Food Program.

The article offers information on the tips on how travelers can acquire better services when traveling. It cites the importance of creating a good impression, choosing appropriate clothes, and carrying oneself confidently. It also includes harnessing technology, remembering names, and offering alternatives.

The article discusses Lisa Falcone. The wife of noted hedge-fund manager Philip Falcone, Lisa is head of her own film-production company, Everest Entertainment. Topics noted include how she met Philip, the couple's opulent lifestyle, and films she has financed through Everest including "Mother and Child," which starred Annette Bening and Naomi Watts.

The article discusses a one-time Wall Street, New York City finance industry tradition called "sell night," its use in marketing to prospective young employees, and the extravagances it heaped upon them. Managers reportedly have diminished the scope of "sell night" in consideration of the tight economy and concerns about appearing profligate. INSET: From Town Cars to Zipcars: The Way Wall Street Lives Now.

Offers celebrity news briefs. Engagement of Brooke Shields to Chris Henchy; Arrest of millionaire businessman William Koch for alleged domestic violence; Indictment of Olympic officials Thomas Welch and David Johnson for alleged payment of bribes; Death of Dean Fischer, Paul Coverdell, William Whyte, and Sir Marcus Oliphant.

Compares two so-called nations-at-sea concepts. Freedom Ship in Honduras and Principality of Sealand in Britain's North Sea; Prospects for investors and residents; Claims of sovereignty.

Mentions cases in which an employee has taken an employer to court over issues concerning an employee's appearance. Details of the case of transsexual Ricky Bourdouvales against Wal-Mart in New Brunswick, New Jersey; Cases involving US West Communications, New York State corrections department, a Virginia sports bar, and Domino's Pizza.

Compares the two groups, Mensa and the United States Republican Party, which will hold their annual conventions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in summer 2000. Reason they are meeting; Requirements for membership; Members who are celebrities; Topics and activities at the event.

Mentions five Broadway productions that failed. `Macbeth,' starring Kelsey Grammer; `Carrie,' starring Betty Buckley; `Moose Murders,' starring Holland Taylor; `Frankenstein,' with Dianne Wiest; `Breakfast at Tiffany's,' produced by David Merrick.

Compares an organized crime illegal stock scam to an episode of the television program, 'The Sopranos.' Arrest of New York mobsters for setting up brokerage operations to buy and sell penny stocks; Use of high-pressure phone calls as a sales tactic; Victimization of senior citizens in the telephone scheme.

Focuses on pledges made by Texas Governor George W. Bush and United States Vice President Al Gore in the 2000 presidential campaign. Promise by Gore to eliminate the national debt and conquer HIV; Pledge by Bush to provide cash for the disabled; Prediction that there will be at least 100 pledges made by each candidate before election day.

Focuses on musical recordings of Bruce Springsteen that discuss police. How '41 Shots/American Skin' makes a reference to the shooting of Amadou Diallo; 'Highway Patrolman,' which is perceived as being supportive of the police; 'Working on the Highway,' which is thought to have an anti-police slant.