The city of Naples is getting closer to adding another parking garage to 5th Avenue South.
June 27, 2017
On Monday, an advisory board voted 5 to 2 that the city should move forward with purchasing land to build a new parking garage. The Community Redevelopment Agency will consider that recommendation at their August meeting, and they could decide to approve the garage then....
READ MOREFourth of July fireworks and more in Southwest Florida for 2017
June 27, 2017
Fourth of July is back next week with more fireworks, sparklers, live bands and even a hot-dog-eating contest. Here's what's happening so you can plan your star-spangled fun. http://www.news-press.com/story/entertainment/2017/06/27/fort-myers-cape-coral-fourth-july-independence-day-events-things-do-4th-july-4th-fourth/428440001/
READ MOREGulfshore Playhouse complex to further Ronto’s vision for Naples Square
June 24, 2017
With Gulfshore Playhouse poised to close on its purchase of a three-acre tract within Naples Square at the corner of Fifth Avenue South and Goodlette-Frank Road in downtown Naples in mid-August, The Ronto Group’s vision of a community that not only enriches the entire Downtown...
READ MOREFestive Fourth of July Fireworks
June 23, 2017
Starting at 10 a.m., downtown Naples will come to life with a parade of festive floats, entertainers, a salute to armed services, and more. The route begins at Broad Avenue South and continues north up Third Street South, then east along Fifth Avenue South. Then...
READ MOREDowntown Naples office tower sells for $16 million
June 5, 2017
In one of the largest recent transactions involving a single downtown Naples property, a Bonita Springs doctor and real estate investor closed last week on the purchase of the Regions Bank office tower on Fifth Avenue South for $16 million, brokers on the sale said....
READ MORENaples marchers wear orange to raise awareness about gun violence
June 3, 2017
Orange was the color of the day at a march Saturday in the streets of downtown Naples to advocate an end to gun violence. More than 100 marchers wore bright orange clothes as they chanted: "Two, four, six, eight. Stop the violence. Stop the hate," and "This...
READ MORESuccess is in the Details for Chef Vincenzo Betulia
June 1, 2017
Seven days after opening his third restaurant, The French, chef Vincenzo Betulia stands at the entrance to its open kitchen and surveys the scene. It’s early in the evening, about 6 p.m., but already tables are starting to fill up. Still the kitchen remains relatively...
READ MOREPersonnel Announcement
May 27, 2017
Marlene Graham, owner of Tropics Real Estate founded in 2010 on Fifth Avenue South in Naples, has been accepted into the Forbes Real Estate Council, an invitation-only community for executives in the real estate industry. Graham joins other Forbes Real Estate Council members, who are hand-selected, to...
READ MORENaples rejects metered spaces along Fifth Avenue South, favors parking garage
May 15, 2017
By one vision, Fifth Avenue South in downtown Naples ought to be even more urban, with the installation of metered on-street parking spaces that would increase turnover of the area’s shoppers and diners. But despite a recognized need to free up congestion in the city’s...
READ MOREFree street parking on 5th Avenue may come to an end
May 12, 2017
During Monday's workshop meeting, Naples city leaders will consider a consultant's recommendation to add time limits for parking on 5th Avenue.
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