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 Sunday, December 02, 2007
 In their latest inovative move, NCH Downtown Naples Hospital is helping family and friends of surgical patients keep informed of their progress. A 50 inch plasma screen has been installed in the surgical waiting room that has been linked to various units in the department where trained nurses document the patient's movement. Now those in the waiting room are up to the minute as far as their loved ones care, which will hopefully relieve some of their anxiety.
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Sunday, November 25, 2007
iROX is here!!! Whether that is good news or bad may depend on how much traveling you do on Interstate 75. The term iROX comes from I-75 Road Expansion, and gives a spiffy name to this huge $470 million project in Southwest Florida. Thirty miles of the road will be expanded from four lanes to six lanes, beginning in Collier County at the Golden Gate Parkway exit and extending into Lee County at Colonial Boulevard. Drivers should expect delays, however officials of the expansion stated that they do not plan any lane closures during the busiest hours from 8:00 A.M. until 5: P.M. Completion of the project is scheduled for late 2010.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Part of the field for the 2007 Merril Lynch Shootout has been announced and it starts with this year's Masters Champion, Zach Johnson. But it doesn't end there. Four other members of the victorious President's Cup team that defeated the International team in September will also be compeating: Scott Verplank, Woody Austin, Charles Howell III, and Stewart Cink. Also in the field for this two-man team event are fan favorites, Fred Couples, John Daly, Fred Funk, and Chris DiMarco. The event, hosted by Greg Norman, will be held December 5-9 at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, and broadcast on the Golf Channel and NBC.
Sunday, November 04, 2007
It's not all doom and gloom for the housing market in Southwest Florida. At least according to one prominent economist. Henry Fishkind, of Fishkind & Associates, informed his audience at the Southwest Florida Economic Outlook Conference last month that he believes that the market has hit its bottom. One reason for this optimism is the general good health of other sectors of the economy in the area. He did add however, that the slump will not have an immediate end because of the vast inventory of homes presently listed for sale.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Open Houses. Every Sunday you will see hundreds of homes from Olde Naples, Park Shore, and Pelican Bay to Grey Oaks, Olde Cypress, and Quail West, having open houses in hopes of selling these properties. There are two main reasons for having them: sellers insisting that their realtor hold them because they believe it gives them the best opportunity for a sale and, realtors having them in order to find potential buyers for any property, not necessarily the one they are showing. The truth of the matter is that only 2% of homes sold are done through open houses. Most of the people attending these events are either nosy neighbors or someone who uses the time as a type of entertainment. The much more modern way to attract buyers for your home is through an active internet presence, where roughly 75% of homebuyers go for their initial search, and dedicated professionals like Chris and Dick can provide that service
Sunday, October 21, 2007
North Naples and Collier County now has a new way to navigate. A new stretch of Logan Blvd. has now been opened. The two mile ride between Immokalee Road and Vanderbilt Beach Road opened on October 2, 2007, and has been a success ever since. This new stretch of Logan has offered travel opportunties for residents of such communities as Heritage Greens, Saturnia Lakes, Olde Cypress, Pebblebrook Lakes, The Quarry, and Golden Gate Estates.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Tourism for Naples, Collier County, and Southwest Florida continues to grow. In numbers released by the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention and Visitors Bureau, the number of visitors to the area in August rose by over 8% from the previous year, and their direct spending increased close to 15%. A good portion of the increases has been attributed to in-state travelers taking advantage of the new state law prohibiting school starts prior to two weeks before Labor Day.
Sunday, October 07, 2007
On October 1, 2007 the last commercial flight offered by Delta Airlines left Naples Municipal Airport. However this does not mean that Naples will be left stranded. A new airline has stepped up to fill the void. A family- owned airlines, Vintage, will be starting service sometime before the first of the year. While everything has not been completely worked out, the plan is for Vintage to offer nine weekly roundtrips from Naples to Tampa, Tallahassee, and the Florida Keys. Vintage has been operating successfully on Florida's east coast for 16 years.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
With high expectations, the Naples Big Cypress Market Place is planning to be ready in time for Christmas shoppers to complete their buying. Located on U.S. 41 in southeast Collier County, this 87,000 square foot facility will house a 300 booth, upscale flea market with a great variety of vendors, from furniture to food, and clothes to cosmetics. The Market Place will also include a winery, where potential customers can learn about the process of making wine, as well as purchase their wines with the option of personalizing the bottle's label. An arena and expo space are additional areas of this exciting new complex in Southwest Florida.
