…to ‘improve views and visual connections to golf’
Laura Layden | Naples Daily News
The Naples Beach Club development continues to evolve.
The developers are seeking city approval for another set of design changes.
The latest revisions involve a roughly 10.2-acre parcel within the nearly 125-acre redevelopment site.
The biggest adjustment: Replacing an existing hotel clubhouse and conference center, rather than remodeling it.
The center, part of the former Naples Beach Hotel, was built more than 20 years ago. It sits on the east side of Gulf Shore Boulevard North, near South Golf Drive.
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Diana Biederman | Naples Daily News
My first impression of Fifth Avenue South when moving here? A high-low hodge-podge of restaurants and retailers.
Case in point: Marilyn’s and Kay’s who don’t compete for shoppers. Butterfly necklaces for $10,000 at Provident or the $14 version at Best of Everything across the way.
Two years later, Sails across from Subway.
You get the gist.
Posting my thoughts on TripAdvisor earned a rebuttal from the biz district’s former boss though a dozen of the site’s users clicked thumbs up.
But times have changed; two hurricanes and a global pandemic later, Fifth Avenue is upping its exclusivity factor.
Subway is gone. The chain’s replacement since late December?
Casa Neri, a sister restaurant to next door’s Molto Trattoria, home to my favorite Caesar salad, and La Pescheria on the next block. All three are co-owned by the brother-sister duo Andrea and Francesca Neri, who I interviewed and photographed Jan. 3.
Read the full review and see photos.
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Here are 5 birds you can see there.
Chad Gillis | Fort Myers News Press
Everglades National Park is a place of wonder and beauty.
Encompassing 1.5 million acres of a subtropical paradise that’s unique to South Florida, it’s the largest wilderness east of the Mississippi River, and the park is famous for its plethora of birds, from bald eagles to wood storks and roseate spoonbills.
Home also to the endangered Florida panther, black bears and Burmese pythons, Everglades National Park is truly expansive. It’s home to one of the most productive ecosystems on this continent, evidence by the sheer volume of wildlife that can be found here.
A reddish egret feeds in the shallows at Bunche Beach in Fort Myers. The species is one of more than 300 that make Everglades National Park the top spot for birding in the nation, a report says.
The park was recently named the best birding park in the nation by Travel Lens. With more than 300 bird species roaming the park, we decided to cut the list down to five extraordinary bird species that can be found in Everglades National Park.
Read the entire article and enjoy beautiful photos of Roseate spoonbill, White pelican, Reddish egret, Snail kite, and Painted bunting on news-press.com.
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Hurricane Ian canceled the boat show in November. The 50th Annual Fort Myers Boat Show will take place in the historic downtown Fort Myers riverfront this weekend. Ian destroyed the yacht basin where the show usually takes place.
The city of Fort Myers worked with the organizers to find a new date and location for the show.
The largest exhibition of boats, boating products, and services on the west coast of Florida with more than 500 boats. All types and sizes of boats will be on exhibit.
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Art Fair
Naples Art New Year’s Art Fair
January 7 & 8 | 10 am-5 pm
Cambier Park, 755 Eighth Street S, Naples
Info on Facebook Events
Comedy
Comedian Ginger Billy
January 5-7
Off The Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, #1100
Drew Hunter standup shows
January 8-11
Shows for both cost $35+
offthehookcomedy.com or 239-389-6901
I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers
One-woman play starring Patty Caroli as Sue Mengers
January 4-22
Arts Center Theatre, Marco Town Center, 1089 N. Collier Blvd., No. 432, Marco Island
Based on the story of Sue Mengers, a Hollywood agent to stars Barbra Streisand, Burt Reynolds, Cher and more.
$40
239-394-4221 or marcoislandart.org
Music
Nash to Naples Songwriter Fest
January 7 | 6 p.m.
Cambier Park, Naples
Donations welcome
An inside look at the process behind writing favorite country songs, with Andrew Albert, Paul Sikes, Emily Falvey, Emily Landis, Johnny McGuire, Brock Berryhill, and Neon Union with Andrew Millsaps and Leo Brooks.
Bring your own seating
Naples Jazzmasters Dixieland Band
January 7 | 2-4 pm
River Park Community Center, 301 11th St. N., Naples
Upcoming concerts on February 11, March 4, April 1
Free – donations appreciated
naplesjazzsociety.com
Naples is #12 in Best Places to Live, and ranks highly for retirement, safety, quality of life and more.
U.S. News does a wonderful job of analyzing places to live, going in depth to dig out the details.
Nestled between the edges of the Everglades and the shores of the Gulf of Mexico sits Collier County, home to Naples, Immokalee and Marco Island, as well as a range of distinctly Florida flavors.
U.S. News analyzed 150 metro areas in the United States to find the best places to live based on quality of life and the job market in each metro area, as well as the value of living there and people’s desire to live there.
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#12 in Best Places to Live
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#6 in Best Places to Retire
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#1 in Safest Places to Live
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#2 in Best Places to Live in Florida
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#4 in Best Places to Live for Quality of Life
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#9 in Fastest-Growing Places
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#24 in Most Expensive Places to Live
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