FYI-Food: Best bites, cocktail parties, farmers markets
November 22, 2017
Best First Bite Vergina Restaurant on Fifth Avenue South was voted first place last week during the First Bite menu release party to preview Southwest Florida Restaurant Week. Attendees of the event at Mercedes-Benz of Bonita Springs voted on which of the participating restaurants had...
READ MOREHoliday and Christmas events in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Naples (2017)
November 21, 2017
Ready for a little ho-ho-ho and also some fa-la-la-la-la? Here's our huge list of holiday events in Southwest Florida — from Santa Claus to “The Nutcracker” to “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid.” Kenny Rogers even makes an appearance. Happy holidays! http://www.news-press.com/story/entertainment/2017/11/21/holiday-and-christmas-events-fort-myers-cape-coral-bonita-springs-naples-2017/880234001/
READ MORELet’s Talk Food: Thanksgiving remembered in Old Naples
November 20, 2017
In recent years, Fifth Avenue South has emerged as Naples' own Miracle Mile. It has always been some sort of miracle to me. In 1952, when I first arrived in Naples, Fifth Avenue was a newly burgeoning avenue of commerce and, for me, the heart...
READ MOREHoffmann Commercial Real Estate buys two more buildings as Third Street expansion continues
November 20, 2017
Hoffmann Commercial Real Estate's expansion in downtown Naples continues with the purchase of two new buildings, the company announced. The St. Louis-based real estate holding company, a division of Osprey Capital, purchased Pettit Square at 292-296 14th Ave. S. and 271 Broad Ave. The group...
READ MORELongtime Naples historian and food columnist Doris Reynolds dies at 92
November 18, 2017
Doris Reynolds prided herself on never missing a deadline in more than 30 years. The longtime food columnist for the Naples Daily News died at her Naples home shortly after dinner Friday night. She was 92. “I think one of the things that kept my...
READ MORENew York developer plans Naples retail
November 17, 2017
A Syracuse, N.Y.-based development firm has acquired roughly six acres in downtown Naples, where it plans a multilevel retail project expected to exceed 50,000 square feet. Brookline Development Co. LLC capped its assemblage of property along tony Fifth Avenue South on Nov. 7, with...
READ MOREWhich band would you like to see perform in Naples for Hurricane Irma relief
November 16, 2017
Collier County plans to host a concert Dec. 9 to raise money for hurricane relief and let the world know Naples is back in business. The band, though, remains a mystery. If you had to choose for one band to perform on Fifth Avenue South,...
READ MORENaples is a dining destination worth visiting, rich with newcomers and long-standing favorites
November 13, 2017
Naples Restaurant Week is a semiannual promotion celebrating the region’s best dining at an affordable price, with lunch and dinner prix fixe meals available for either $25 or $35, depending on the location. This year it’s slated for Nov. 30 to Dec. 13, with 60...
READ MOREGourmet food, fine wine take over Fifth Avenue for Naples event
November 11, 2017
Fifth Avenue South transformed into a food — and wine — lover's paradise for the inaugural Paradise Coast Food & Wine Experience on Saturday. Almost 40 restaurants, including Ocean Prime, 21 Spices by Chef Asif, and Da Vinci's Ristorante, set up their makeshift kitchens under...
READ MORELetters to the Editor, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017
November 10, 2017
More parking spaces needed My wife and I arrived in Naples Oct. 31 (yes, Halloween night) after a 2,200-mile road trip from Boulder, Colorado. When we turned west on Third Avenue South from U.S. 41, all we saw were cars parked all along Third Avenue...
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