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Mark H. Bickel | Naples Daily News
The fish must be biting in Naples because the city located only a few blocks from the Gulf of Mexico is considered one of the best fishing spots in Florida.
This is according to a new study by FishingBooker, the leading site for booking fishing trips in the US.
The study ranked the top fishing spots in each state in the U.S. based on six criteria derived from FishingBooker’s internal data, gathered from over one hundred thousand fishing trips in the past year.
In Florida, 202 towns were ranked according to their score from 1 to 10 in six different categories.
Destin took the top spot with 59 points out of 60, followed by Panama City Beach (53 points), St. Petersburg and Islamorada (51 points each).
Naples received 43 out of a total possible score of 60 points.
Read where Cape Coral ranked on naplesnews.com.
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Charles Runnells | Naples Daily News
You probably can’t think “Jimmy Buffett” without thinking “Florida.”
From his flip-flops and Hawaiian shirts to his laid-back songs about beach bums and fruity drinks, the late singer-songwriter is practically synonymous with the Sunshine State.
That’s why the Florida Legislature designated Friday, Aug. 30, as Jimmy Buffett Day. Concerts and other events are happening all over Florida to celebrate the trop-rock icon behind breezy hits such as “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” “A Pirate Looks At Forty” and the immortal “Margaritaville.”
To mark that special day, here are 10 fun facts about the late, great Buffett — from where Parrotheads got their name to how he wrote “Margaritaville” while stuck on the Florida Keys’ Seven Mile Bridge.
The Florida House of Representatives created Jimmy Buffett Day with House Resolution 8065. The Florida Legislature adopted it Feb. 22.
The resolution decrees that Jimmy Buffett Day will take place Friday, Aug. 30. That’s almost a year — minus two days — after Buffett’s death on Sept. 1, 2023.
“Jimmy Buffett honed his art as a singer-songwriter in the bars of Key West,” the resolution states, “and the laid-back island lifestyle of the Florida Keys was the foundation on which he built his signature tropical rock sound.”
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Diana Biederman | Naples Daily News
USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards has announced the winners of America’s best hotel amenities. Categories encompass spas, eco-friendliness, bars, swimming pools — and ta-da! — on-property restaurants.
While several prestigious hotel restaurants (think Inn at Little Washington and Blackberry Farm) might be considered the destination augmented with adjacent rooms, neither made USA Today’s list in 2024 revealed on Aug. 21.
And when considering how many high-end hotels dot our nation’s landscape, calling this category ultra-competitive is an understatement.
Consider this an opportunity to live like you’re on vacation minus the overnight stay when visiting Florida’s sole best hotel restaurant winner.
Mark H. Bickel | Naples Daily News
Most expensive homes sold July – Collier
A Port Royal home in Naples is No. 1 on the list for most expensive single-family property transfers in Collier County from July 1-31, 2024.
This home is located at 3787 Fort Charles Drive. It has 5 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms. It sold for for $20.7 million. It previously sold for $9.6 million in 2020.
List price: $21,900,000
Sold price: $20,700,000
Neighborhood/Sub-division: Port Royal
Size: 7,219 square feet
Year built: 2009
Days on market: 192
Amenities: Bayfront, Boat Dock/Lift, Beach Access, Private Membership, Private Pool/Spa, Built-In Grill, Outdoor Fireplace/Kitchen
View: Bay
See the Top 10 real estate sales in Collier County recorded for July 2024 on naplesnews.com.
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Phil Fernandez | Naples Daily News
What’s rising, with a planned autumn opening, is The Perry Hotel Naples, a 160-room hotel along the Cocohatchee River that will feature the rooftop Tigress Restaurant & Bar.
The lodge is the second for The Perry, a boutique hotel brand that launched in 2017 in Key West, where developer FOD Capital is based.
What will the new Tigress Restaurant feature in Collier County, Florida?
The rooftop full-service 75-seat venue will serve Asian-fusion cuisine with dry-aged meats, chops and steaks. The property also includes a boardwalk that meanders from the pool deck to a riverfront pier with an eight-slip marina and a dock from which water sports, fishing trips, and dolphin and sunset cruises can depart, according to Mike Raymond, FOD’s CEO.
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Diana Biederman | Naples Daily News
On a hot summer day in 2004, I remember standing in line with my ’21’ Club colleagues at the first Shake Shack in New York City’s Madison Square Park.
Nowadays, it’s famous for its burgers and shakes, but during that visit, I don’t recall any burgers or crinkly fries because it was all about hot dogs and soft drinks.
In those early days, it resembled a kiosk with an assembly prep line with different staff responsible for different toppings.
Following a 40-minute wait, it was my first (and last) bite into a Chicago-style wiener.
Several years later, another location opened in my neighborhood across from the Museum of Natural History. The ever-present line around the block made the sidewalk tricky to maneuver.
Anyone working in the restaurant industry has always paid attention to anything Danny Meyer (the hospitality legend behind the concept) opens because he is among the world’s most successful restaurateurs. Whether dining at Union Square Café, the game-changing restaurant that made him famous in 1985 — or Shake Shack — you’re in for a special experience.
Twenty years and more than 400 Shake Shacks across the globe later, Naples is getting its first outpost at Mercato Shops. It’s set to open in 2025 and is taking over 3,000 square feet in what was formerly Charming Charlie’s and, subsequently, the pop-up Hand & Harvest Artisan Market.
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