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• BUSINESS MONDAY: Fifth Avenue South looks to reinvent itself Published 06/05/2011 at 10 a.m.

  Fifth Avenue South isn’t a shopping mall, and business owners on the Naples street say they don’t want to be one. A Naples main street, Fifth Avenue South has worked this year to return to its roots by promoting more ...

• Publix rolls out new coupon policy this week Published 05/24/2011 at 1:33 p.m. 2 Comments

  As a father of four boys, Stephen Serge of Naples relies on coupons to help stretch his family’s food budget.

• Palette to Palate: Tour offers sample of Crayton Cove cuisine and art Updated 04/27/2011 at 9:56 a.m.

  A Palette to Palate stroll through Crayton Cove is promising to nourish both body and soul. The unique walking tour features food and wine from three of Naples’ favorite restaurants, plus a chance to meet and view the work of ...

• JetBlue buys naming rights to Fenway Park replica spring training stadium Published 03/29/2011 at 7:35 p.m.

  The new stadium facility, being built off Daniels Parkway, will be called JetBlue Park and bring about $1 million into the Lee County coffers.

• Flip Flop Shops gets its foot in the door of Naples market Published 02/18/2011 at 6:02 p.m.

  If you’d like to slip away on a mini tropical vacation the next time you’re in the Coastland Center mall in Naples, duck in to the Flip Flop Shops.The new, tropically themed retail franchise provides customers with the ultimate selection ...

• Circumnavigators take seriously the mandate to go West ... and East ... and ... Published 02/04/2011 at 6:22 p.m.

  Deep in the darkest, densest, most inaccessible region of the Central African Republic, among a tribe of isolated Bayaka pygmies, Joe Horton and his wife, Sandra Morrison, were feasting on a dinner of tadpoles, grubs and macerated manioc root. Macerated, ...

• Experts offer advice on keeping pests out of your home for the holidays Published 12/22/2010 at 6:14 p.m.

  Area pest experts said much of our traditional holiday hustle and bustle — from baking to putting up Christmas trees, garland and wreaths, to hauling boxes down from the attic — can also bring bugs and rodents into your home.

• Transported to Africa: Proposed interactive exhibit at Naples Zoo will put people in a scene Published 12/03/2010 at 7:06 p.m.

  The Naples Zoo plans to open an innovative and highly interactive new 5-acre, $3 million coastal Africa exhibit sometime in 2013-14.

• Neapolitan Nina Nguyen planned a dream wedding, homecoming in Vietnam Published 12/03/2010 at 4:21 p.m.

  The low and measured chanting of the monks winding their way in a slow-moving column towards the ancient pagoda. The gentle swaying of bright yellow prayer robes and the swirl of heavy incense smoke rising towards the sky. This is ...

• New rules could limit the hunt of sunken treasure off Florida’s coast Published 02/14/2010 at 5:47 p.m.

  Marine archaeologists recently brought requests for modifications to the state’s rules governing the recovery of historical shipwrecks by private sector salvers.

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