Mary Lou Connone marks 25th year as volunteer at Naples visitor center
December 24, 2017
"How may I help you?" It's a question Mary Lou Connone stands ready to ask when any outsider steps into the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce's visitor center. She's asked that question more times than anybody can count as a volunteer at the center for...
READ MORECelebrating a quarter-century of volunteering
December 21, 2017
Just like many Naples residents, Mary Lou Connone began her love affair with the town as a snowbird escaping the winter cold of her home state Ohio. A quarter-century later, she’s doing her best to give the phrase “lifetime of service” new meaning in Southwest...
READ MORENew Year’s Eve: Where to celebrate in Naples, Bonita Springs and Fort Myers
December 20, 2017
New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are the final act of the holidays. Less stressful than Christmas, there are fewer, or no, relatives around and no gifts to worry about. Whether it's all about toasting the year coming to a close, or clinking glasses...
READ MORERonto announces interior design concept for Naples Square Phase III Chatham model
December 16, 2017
The Ronto Group has finalized the interior design concept for its furnished Phase III Chatham model at Naples Square. Phase III construction is underway and purchase agreements worth $37 million have been processed. Naples Square’s walkable lifestyle and the availability of one- and two-story, two-...
READ MORENew Noshes
December 14, 2017
Southwest Florida restaurants come and go almost as regularly as the tides. Some might ask, “Don’t we have enough restaurants?” With 1,564 in Lee County, 958 in Collier County and 318 in Charlotte, according to state statistics, you might think so. And that doesn’t count...
READ MOREConcerts, plays, and more: Things to do in Southwest Florida
December 8, 2017
"Miracle on 34th Street": Various times now through Dec. 23. Sugden Community Theatre, 701 Fifth Ave. S., Naples. The Naples Players present the musical version of the famous Christmas movie about a department store Santa who may just be the real one in disguise, and...
READ MOREBuy Side
December 6, 2017
Greg Hoffmann doesn’t just want to own commercial property in downtown Naples — he wants to dominate the market. And he is. Hoffmann, CEO of Chicago-based Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate, a family controlled firm that also owns portfolios in St. Louis and Avon, Colo., has...
READ MORETree lighting in Downtown a Naples tradition
December 4, 2017
The 44th annual tree lighting ceremony in downtown Naples is a sight to behold every year. “44 years of it and I don’t think it ever really gets old,” Mayor Bill Barnett was slightly wistful, going over the long history of the city tradition. As...
READ MOREDining review: Kitchen on Fifth Avenue dazzles with farmhouse simplicity
December 1, 2017
With dishes as clean and simple as its name, Kitchen opened in September on Fifth Avenue South. The new restaurant boasts gourmet food in a casual setting, serving brunch and dinner from 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Kitchen, a sister restaurant to Café Milano...
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