Naples restaurants: Sails glides into rarefied waters — JLB review
May 10, 2018
I've never walked onto a yacht. But I imagine it feels like walking into Sails. This 3-month-old Fifth Avenue South restaurant exudes luxury. It's in the place settings of French Laguiole flatware, the soft cotton of the table cloths, the menus bound by supple leather...
READ MORETips for vegan skin care from Naples Soap Company
May 9, 2018
Naples Soap Company offers skin, hair and body products that are vegan, non-gmo, gluten free, cruelty free and eco friendly. As summer approaches, the company wants to remind Southwest Florida residents that it's important to care for your skin, being that it's one of the...
READ MOREA Taste of Jersey owner shares her Naples favorites — Where the Chefs Eat
May 9, 2018
Although A Taste of Jersey in Naples is her first restaurant, Susan Farese has been in the food service industry her entire working life. “Bartending, serving, catering,” she says. “I really have done every aspect of food service. But cooking has always been my favorite...
READ MOREMother’s Day restaurants in Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral 2018
May 8, 2018
Treat mom at these local restaurants offering Mother’s Day meals. Eateries from Punta Gorda to Marco Island are serving special Mother’s Day brunch and dinner menus. Enjoy mom’s company and let them mix the mimosas. https://www.news-press.com/story/life/food/2018/05/08/mothers-day-restaurants-fort-myers-naples-cape-coral-punta-gorda-2018/590638002/
READ MOREFifth Avenue businesses weigh in on St. Patrick’s Day parade discussion
May 8, 2018
Although many Naples residents have passionately defended the annual St. Patrick's Day parade, which the Naples City Council discussed scaling back at its workshop Monday, some Fifth Avenue business owners may not be upset if the event shrinks. The purpose of Monday's workshop was to...
READ MOREMay 2018 Events Poster
May 7, 2018
Check out the May Events on 5th Avenue South! FAS May2018 Events Flier FinalHR2
READ MOREThe Lady from Haiti on Fifth Ave will stay open until big-ticket art sells
April 27, 2018
After nearly 26 years in business, the Lady from Haiti art boutique on Fifth Avenue South in downtown Naples will close — but not until all the art is gone. “I want to stay open through the time to get the major pieces sold,” said...
READ MORE5th Avenue South: Culture Quest
April 24, 2018
5th Avenue South, the exclusive publication authorized by Naples’ Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District, serves as a year-round influential resource. http://www.naplesillustrated.com/2018/04/24/5th-avenue-south/
READ MOREFashion and nostalgia? They’re in the bag
April 19, 2018
She’d taken a class in the early 1960s at the Shell Factory in North Fort Myers and had learned the raw beginnings of coquillage, or shell art, gluing bits of treasure heaved from the sea onto the fabric panel that formed the side of a...
READ MORE#LiveSWFL – Pinky up: Get into the royal wedding spirit at Brambles Tea Room in Naples
April 19, 2018
Cue the trumpet call. On May 19, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will tie the royal knot in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. If you didn't get an invite to arguably the biggest event of the year, don't fret. You can still partake in the royal affair at Brambles English Tea...
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