High-powered family doubles down on Naplesbased holdings
August 13, 2018
A few times a week, Bruce Barone Jr. looks out his office window on the 600 block of Fifth Avenue South in Naples and spies a couple taking a photo next to the statue out front. The bronze sculpture is of a man wearing a...
READ MOREDining Review: Sails Restaurant in Naples
August 13, 2018
The freshest fish from around the world await at this fine-dining establishment in downtown Naples. In a dining landscape as crowded with good restaurants as Fifth Avenue South, I’ve always wondered how a new eatery sets itself apart. The answer is not simply with exceptional...
READ MOREWilson Creative Group Named Agency-of-Record for 5th Avenue South Business Improvement District
July 25, 2018
Historic Downtown District Chooses WCG to Transform Marketing Efforts Naples, FL: (July 20th, 2018) . . . The 5th Avenue South Business Improvement District (BID), whose mission is to promote and market 5th Avenue South as the shopping, dining, working, and living destination of choice,...
READ MORE5th Avenue South Businesses Debut Thursday Night “Dinner and a Show” Series
July 12, 2018
Support culinary and performing arts save up to 20% on pre-theatre meals Naples, FL: (June 26, 2018) . . . Eleven legendary 5th Avenue South restaurants are teaming with the Business Improvement District (BID) and The Naples Players to host a new Thursday “Dinner and...
READ MORESEX murder & MUSIC
May 17, 2018
Fourteen local theaters announce upcoming seasons If you go to the theater next season, you’ll get to spend time with sex therapist Dr. Ruth, superstar mega-agent Sue Mengers, the clever Roman slave Pseudolus and British sleuths Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. You’ll spend time in...
READ MORECheap eats: Summer dining specials in Naples
May 17, 2018
The roads are clear. The beaches are no longer crammed with umbrellas and beach chairs. The restaurants have lulled to a quiet hum. Season is over. And to celebrate, several Naples restaurants have introduced summer dining specials friendly to the local budget. Time to break...
READ MORENaples restaurants: Alexander’s chef shares local favorites — Where the Chefs Eat
May 16, 2018
Alexander Bernard, chef/owner of Alexander’s Restaurant in Naples, points to three key ingredients when it comes to keeping a restaurant in business — hard work, commitment and passion. And Bernard should know. His restaurant has been open since 1995 and continues to draw a loyal...
READ MOREHoffmanns buy Naples Transportation & Tours
May 14, 2018
The Hoffmanns don't just want to be in the real estate business. They want to be in the hospitality business. Their latest acquisition fits with that goal. The family — the largest owners of commercial real estate in Naples — snatched up Naples Transportation &...
READ MOREHere’s what Florida’s beautiful south-west has to offer
May 10, 2018
As well as its name, this Paradise Coast location has plenty in common with Naples in Italy - think its high degree of style and distinction and its location at the centre of an impressive stretch of coastline. But Naples and its attendant areas of...
READ MOREGreetings from JLB: Sails, Dante’s and the rest of the news that’s fit to eat
May 10, 2018
It's been a week. Maybe you heard, but the good folks at Naples Daily News have hired a new restaurant critic. And oh yeah it's me. Fret not News-Press readers, I'm not leaving you (I could never!). I'm just spending more time in the wilds...
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