A ceremony was held on Jan. 5 to celebrate the official groundbreaking for a project that will rebuild the pier and make it accessible again.

See what the Naples Pier will look like after the one damaged by Hurricane Ian is demolished and the new one is built.

Hurricane Ian damaged the piers in Naples and Fort Myers in 2022 and both have not reopened. But plans are finally taking shape to rebuild.

The Naples Pier has been destroyed since Hurricane Ian. Since then, the city has considered ways to restore the pier, but questions linger over the work, especially on how long it will take to ...