Vision Nightclub opens in North Naples

I received in my email recently the announcement of Vision Nightclub opening on U.S.41 just north of Immokalee Road. For all that Naples has to offer, there are actually few so called “night clubs” to go to enjoy some music and do a little dancing. Vision seems to be a unique club that we need to […]

About town in Naples

Thought I’d bring you up to date on a few headlines from Naples.

The Naples Daily News is reporting a new 288 acre commericial development in East Naples off of Collier Blvd. The area is being called City Gate and will have four new hotels built to serve the area. The new residents will include two […]

Naples Renaissance Fall Art Festival this weekend

If your out and about this weekend you should drop by the Naples Renaissance Fall Art Festival down on 10th street. It’s sponsored by the von Liebig Art Center and the Naples Art Association and will be open from 10-5 on Saturday and Sunday. The festival features 130 national, regional and local artists that have been […]

Turkey Day Quiz

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Before you dig into that big bird and sit down in front of the televisioin to enjoy the football games…take this little quiz to test your knowledge of Thanksgiving.

The circus is coming to town

 
Photo ©Rick Bethem
The Cole Bros. Circus will pull into Bonita Springs on Thanksgiving Day and stay through the weekend until Sunday the 25th.
This year’s theme is circus of the stars, extreme entertainment said spokesman Ron West. The flying trapeze is back along with the elephants and clowns.
The big top will set up at the Fort […]

Sales Report for the first two weeks of November in Naples

Here is an update of the residential sales reports for the first part of November from the 1st to the 15th.

Total residential units sold were 112.
Total condos sold were 50.
Total single family homes sold were 62.
The most active price range for condos were in the $200,000 to $249,000 range where there were 12 sold.
The average […]

Golf course to re-open in Naples

Photo ©Rick Bethem
I got great news from an “insider” today that the old Ironwood par-3 golf course will re-open under the name of Evergreen. This is a real cute, but challenging, par three course located on Lakewood Blvd, just off of Davis Blvd. in East Naples. This was always a very popular course for winter […]

Google phone search

Did you know that you can put a phone number into Google’s search bar and it will give you the person’s name and address? I don’t know when they started this but you can also hit MapQuest and you will get a map to the person’s house. Wow, this is basically a nationwide reverse telephone […]

The Nomadic Project comes to Naples

An exhibit titled The Nomadic Project: Experience America Through Art is coming to Naples from November 15th to December 1st. It will be on display at the Journeyman Gallery located at 2220 J&C Blvd.
The Nomadic Project Exhibition depicts all fifty states through art, music and film. The work was created when Kristin Abraham and Alfonso […]

Real estate still good investment

With all the crazy news about real estate the past year it was nice to receive a well thought out article in my inbox today that put a positive spin on the reality of the situation. Peter Mosca wrote a great article laying out the facts that real estate continues to be the best long-term […]