Open and shut
September 29, 2017
It was a week of mixed emotions at Naples Soap Co. The chain both permanently closed one location, in Key West, due to damage from Hurricane Irma, and opened a second location in Naples. The Key West store opened in 2012 on 128 Duval St.,...
READ MOREMartha Stewart chef, Graham Elliot headline Paradise Coast Food & Wine event in Naples
September 29, 2017
Come November, there will be sugar, spice and everything Martha Stewart in Southwest Florida. On Nov. 11, the swanky Fifth Avenue South in Naples will shut down to make room for the inaugural Paradise Coast Food & Wine Experience presented by The News-Press and Naples...
READ MOREInn on Fifth Captures Naples’ Sophisticated Experience
September 29, 2017
Just a short, two-hour drive from Miami, Naples offers a soothing and stylish escape to South Florida’s west coast – and as countless loyal guests will attest, no place captures the sophisticated Naples experience better than the Inn on Fifth & Club Level Suites.
READ MOREIn the Know: 3 local eateries shutter ahead of Irma
September 20, 2017
Hurricane Irma’s immediate impact on local restaurants will undoubtedly have a longtime effect here. These businesses, especially small mom-and-pops without a full bar to supplement revenue with alcohol’s greater markup percentage, already operate with a slim profit margin. A disaster such as Irma will make...
READ MOREFifth Avenue South Coming Back to Life
September 20, 2017
Naples' iconic Fifth Avenue South on Tuesday looked a little bit like the shadows playing on the sidewalk in the afternoon sunlight: patches of light and dark. Much of the south side had had its power restored last week; much of the north side remained...
READ MOREHurricane Irma expected to batter, boost Florida’s economy
September 15, 2017
She’s stuck, unsure whether she still has a job after Hurricane Irma barreled through Sunday. Torres is worried about paying the bills, including the rent on the place in the working-class Pine Manor neighborhood that she shares with her two children. http://www.news-press.com/story/news/2017/09/15/hurricane-irma-expected-batter-boost-floridas-economy/659815001/
READ MOREDeveloper marks $30M in purchase agreements
September 14, 2017
Construction of the third phase of models at Naples Square is expected to begin by the end of 2017. Third-phase purchase agreements worth nearly $32 million have been processed, according to a statement from the developer, the Ronto Group. Naples Square is at the corner...
READ MOREHurricane Irma: Naples residents wake to downed trees, trucks, debris, water
September 11, 2017
The dawn after Hurricane Irma rose over downed trees, lost shingles and standing water around Naples. http://www.naplesnews.com/story/news/2017/09/11/hurricane-irma-naples-residents-wake-damage-water/652701001/
READ MOREHurricane Irma: Structural damage in Old Naples appears far and few in between
September 11, 2017
Snapped palm fronds, broken branches and the occasionally uprooted tree littered the sidewalk along Naples' Fifth Avenue South Monday morning after Hurricane Irma swept through the downtown street. Only a few pedestrians and bicyclists ambled along the boarded-up store fronts and restaurants, less than 24...
READ MOREHurricane Irma makes landfall on Marco Island as Category 3 storm; Collier braces for storm surge flooding
September 10, 2017
Hurricane Irma made landfall Sunday afternoon on Marco Island after a nerve-wracking march toward Florida that overwhelmed emergency shelters and had Southwest Floridians bracing for storm surge flooding. The National Hurricane Center reported that Irma slammed ashore as a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained...
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