Hot ticket #1: Chocolate Is My Life - Friday, Jan. 9
Don't just eat chocolate; learn to make it. From 6 to 8 p.m., under the guidance of chocolatier Ingo Wullaert, design and make chocolates of your own creation at his shop. Then, eat them. Yummy.
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Hot ticket #2: Naples Collects exhibition - Friday, Jan. 9
The von Liebig Art Center is letting the public get a glimpse of magnificent treasures that are rarely seen in public. Some of the most impressive works of art in Collier County aren't found in the galleries, museums or art centers.
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2008 year in review: Want to see Olde Naples? Why not Segway the day away? 06/19/08
Why Segway?
Riding a Segway can feel a little like sleepwalking. Your body is motionless and relaxed, but at the same time, it can be zipping around Olde Naples at a five-mile-per-hour clip
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2008 year in review: Hibiscus Golf Club 07/03/08
New in town? Just visiting? Naples has more golf courses per capita than just about anywhere in the country, but many of them are private clubs.
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2008 year in review: See nature up close in a kayak
Kayaks have just about replaced traditional canoes for this sort of adventure. They are silent, and won't disturb wildlife. Plus, the intimate scale of paddling makes you feel like you are really in touch with nature. The kayak's popularity is mainly due to its stability. The craft sits in the water, not on top, so it is less tippy and easier to control.
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2008 year in review: A rare bloom: Florida's mysterious ghost orchid 07/31/2008
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary 348-9151 www.corkscrew.audubon.org
Immokalee Road, 15 mi. east of I-75 Open 7 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. every day $10 adults, $6 college students $4 kids 6 to 18, under 6 free What to bring: water, binoculars, sunscreen, bug spray, camera
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2008 year in review: Sweet Liberty offers cruisers the sweet life 08/14/08
Imagine a dream wedding party on a deserted tropical island, with you and your guests surrounded by windswept beaches and pristine waters of the Gulf of Mexico. An impractical fantasy? Len Wassmer's Sweet Liberty can transport you there in minutes for the memory of a lifetime.
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2008 year in review Sway: You've come a long way, Naples 08/28/08
Colored lights project pulsating images around an expansive dance floor that accommodates up to 600 entranced revelers, while a world-class DJ creates hypnotic mixes of music old and new, and cadres of service personnel keep the alcohol flowing, catering to partygoers' every need.
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2008 year in review: Rookery Bay marks 30th 09/25/08
Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) is part of a federal network of 27 protected areas around the nation's coasts, established for long-term research, monitoring and coastal stewardship.
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2008 year in review: At Palace Games, the greatest prize is friendship 09/11/08
The sun bears down upon the road between Naples and Marco Island, making the air shimmer and dance. At Prime Outlets, a collection of manufacturer's discount stores, sits Palace Games Too. A short walk from the parking lot is enough to form beads of perspiration on the forehead.
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2008 year in review: Holocaust Museum educates, inspires 10/09/08
Naples is fortunate to have a specialized, world-class institution in the Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida.
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2008 year in review: King Richard's-Naples' amusement park 10/22/08
In Naples, there is a magical kingdom, where kids can enjoy carnival rides, batting cages and go-carts, play miniature golf, Lazer Tag and video games, climb a vertical rock wall or splash around in an aquatic playground.
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2008 year in review: Speedy Johnson lives up to his name 11/06/08
Everybody should ride through the Everglades in an airboat at least once. You can't get any closer to nature without sinking into the swamp, and the trip makes for stories and photo albums that will be shared for years.
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2008 year in review Cocktail: King's Lounge 06/19/08
King's Lounge is not your average Irish pub. Ed Lynch, his daughter, Pat Yonkman, and her daughter, Melissa Guistina, all trace their lineage to Roscommon, in county Tipperary. That's Irish.
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Golf: Use the short game to lower your handicap
The full swing and its corresponding set up factors are the most important factors for success in your golf game. However, the short or "scoring" game, whose main objective for professional players is to turn three shots into two from inside 100 yards of the pin as often as possible.
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2008 year in review Cocktail: Bayshore Coffee Company: Just enough of everything 08/14/08
If you're looking for an intimate bistro to curl up with a glass of wine, a gourmet panini and listen to some live jazz, blues, salsa or even bluegrass music, look no further than Bayshore Coffee Company.
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2008 year in review Cocktail: 5th Avenue Coffee Co. 07/31/08
5th Ave. Coffee Co.
599 Fifth Ave. S.
239-261-5757
Open at 7 a.m. every day, with breakfast menu
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2008 year in review Cocktail: Foxboro Sports Tavern covers all the bases 08/28/08
"Foxboro takes care of the locals."
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History: The tale of Olde Naples Pier | | | | | | | Photo courtesy Naples Historical Society | |
First came the hotel, and then the pier. In January 1888, there was, as yet, no pier. Before it, the Naples Company used the fastest steamship on the coast, Capt. Merritt's Fearless, which the company purchased.
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2008 year in review Cocktail: Make the scene at Noodles 10/22/08
Maybe you can't be all things to all people, but Noodles Italian Café & Sushi Bar sure does try. With two extensive, full-service bars, eclectic menu offerings and great entertainment, it has becomes a real gathering spot over the past four years. Noodles is centrally located in North Naples in the Mission Square Plaza, between Airport and Goodlette roads.
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Fishing: Shrimp: don't leave the dock without it
Here in southwest Florida, many types of live and dead bait are employed with great success year-round on the inshore and offshore fishing grounds.
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2008 year in review Dining: Norm's restaurant
Norm and Marion Armstrong describe their restaurant as, "Your source for great seafood, steaks, prime rib, duck, alcoholic beverages, live entertainment and dancing."
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2008 year in review Dining: Spanky's Speakeasy
When you walk into Spanky's Speakeasy, you are surrounded by whimsical antiques, neon and vintage decorations that evoke the Depression-era ambiance of the "Little Rascals" movie series, sometimes known as "Spanky and Our Gang."
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2008 year in review Dining: Bistro Paradis: "Ooh, la-la!" 07/03/08
High tea is all the rage today, served in English bone china, replete with cucumber finger sandwiches and sugar tongs. Or maybe you'd prefer a huge slice of homemade quiche, prepared by a bona-fide French chef.
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2008 year in review Dining: The Blue Heron restaurant 07/17/08
Naples is beautiful, but development has changed much of the charming landscape in ways that few of us can remember.
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2008 year in review Dining: Rio's Mexican Grill 12/31/08
Rio's Mexican Grill
6355 Naples Blvd.
239-594-9727
"No fast food - fresh food fast."
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2008 year in review Dining: Chardonnay: a contemporary approach to Naples fine dining 08/14/2008
Since 1989, the Chardonnay restaurant has epitomized fine dining in Naples. Others have come and gone, but it has remained an institution dedicated to superb continental cuisine and service. Last September, owner Russel Rosen changed the management team and what has emerged is the best of the old, with an attitude tilted toward the future.
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2008 year in review Dining: Dock is paradise on the half shell 09/11/08
The Dock restaurant has become a Naples institution in the 32 years Vin DePasquale has owned it. It's just the place to take your out-of-town guests or to go if you're visiting and want to get a healthy dose of the Naples experience. Located next to the City Dock, there are enough boats and pelicans for a camera full of memories.
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2008 year in review Dining: Deli Club feels just like home 09/05/08
The Deli Club is an unassuming little café, nestled in the Davis Village Center on Davis Boulevard. That's appropriate, because a visit there is a lot like stepping into your mom's kitchen.
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2008 year in review Dining: Gino's Pizza is back! 10/09/08
Hungry for pizza? You know, the New York kind. How about some wings? Or, maybe you're in the mood for a nice calzone, stromboli, panine, sub, salad, cannoli, tiramisu or New York cheesecake?
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2008 year in review Dining: Have you been to Nanna Vetta's East? 10/22/08
Here's a riddle: where can you get a farm-fresh breakfast, like an affordable, five-egg omelet, homemade biscuits, pancakes or Belgian waffles with fruit and nuts, starting at 6 a.m., with such friendly service that you won't want to leave? Nanna Vetta's East? You must have heard this one before.
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2008 year in review Dining: Paloma Blanca 2: Cuban cuisine in Naples 11/06/08
You don't have to be Cuban to love their cuisine. So, if Miami's Little Havana is too far to drive, stop in at either location of Paloma Blanca and experience the real thing here in Naples. Owners Reynaldo and Marlen Martinez added a second restaurant nine months ago in Golden Gate, following the seven-year success of their first venture.
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Calendar
Here's the scoop on local events.
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Music!
Here are the tunes and good times you're looking for.
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