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    Pizzerias lead 2024 restaurant closings
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    Pizzerias lead 2024 restaurant closings
    By Tim Aten tim.aten@naplespress.com 
    20 December 2024
    Pizzerias amassed a major slice of the more than 50 area restaurants that closed in 2024. Beyond the...
    Two new eateries coming to East Naples
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    Two new eateries coming to East Naples
    By Tim Aten tim.aten@naplespress.com 
    13 December 2024
    Q: Do you know why La Rosa Pizza in East Naples closed? — Tracy Caldwell, East Naples A: After opera...

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    Immokalee Road land cleared for senior housing
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    Immokalee Road land cleared for senior housing
    By Tim Aten tim.aten@naplespress.com 
    29 November 2024
    Q: What is being built just east of Logan Landings and west of the Saturnia Lakes community on Immok...
    Publix to demolish, rebuild Naples store
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    Publix to demolish, rebuild Naples store
    Tim Aten tim.aten@naplespress.com 
    22 November 2024
    Q: Years ago, you reported that the Publix at Neapolitan Way here in Naples was going to go under re...
    Collier details road projects in Estates
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    Collier details road projects in Estates
    By Tim Aten tim.aten@naplespress.com 
    15 November 2024
    Q: Could you give me information regarding the start of Randall Boulevard widening? I had attended a...
    More new tenants coming to local retail centers
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    More new tenants coming to local retail centers
    By Tim Aten tim.aten@naplespress.com 
    8 November 2024
    Q: Is a bowling alley coming to Green Tree shopping center or is that just a rumor? — Jarrod Feintuc...
    Mexican restaurant forced to change name
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    Mexican restaurant forced to change name
    By Tim Aten tim.aten@naplespress.com 
    1 November 2024
    Q: Do you know La Santa is now Kandela located at Tarpon Bay Naples? Have you written an article on ...
    Restaurants, more coming to East Naples
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    Restaurants, more coming to East Naples
    Tim Aten 
    25 October 2024
    Q: Can you update us on new restaurants coming to Route 41 and Collier Boulevard or new restaurants ...
    Update on Costco, East Naples projects
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    Update on Costco, East Naples projects
    Tim Aten 
    18 October 2024
    Q: Any credibility to the “news” that the plans for a new Costco down on Collier Boulevard have fall...
    Updates on planned Immokalee Road projects
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    Updates on planned Immokalee Road projects
    By Tim Aten tim.aten@naplespress.com 
    11 October 2024
    Q: Are you able to tell us what is coming to the land that is being cleared next to the fire station...
    Naples welcomes colorful new brewpub
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    Naples welcomes colorful new brewpub
    Tim Aten 
    4 October 2024
    Kaleidoscope Beer Co. plans to add some color to the local brewpub scene. The Naples taproom for Rip...
    Naples bookstore reopening delayed until 2025
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    Naples bookstore reopening delayed until 2025
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    27 September 2024
    Q: Do you have the opening date for the relocated Barnes & Noble store in Naples? Before the origina...
    Petar’s expands its local dining space
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    Petar’s expands its local dining space
    Tim Aten 
    20 September 2024
    Petar’s Restaurant has taken the longtime dining favorite to the next level. A recent expansion of t...
    Jimmy P’s expanding with new location in Naples
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    Jimmy P’s expanding with new location in Naples
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    13 September 2024
    Q: Hey! I saw a sign up for a Jimmy P’s at Collier and Vanderbilt! Do you know anything about this? ...
    Aurelio’s Pizza closing after serving Naples for decades
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    Aurelio’s Pizza closing after serving Naples for decades
    By Tim Aten tim.aten@naplespress.com 
    13 September 2024
    After serving Naples for more than 25 years, Aurelio’s Pizza is closing its Southwest Florida outpos...
    3 more Chick-fil-A locations planned in Naples area
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    At least three new Chick-fil-A drive-thru restaurants are in the planning stages in Collier County.
    3 more Chick-fil-A locations planned in Naples area
    6 September 2024
    At least three new Chick-fil-A drive-thru restaurants are in the planning stages in Collier County. ...
    Burntwood Tavern evolving with changes at Mercato
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    Burntwood Tavern evolving with changes at Mercato
    Photos: Modven Group; North American Properties Atlanta
    30 August 2024
    Burntwood Tavern temporarily closed over the weekend at Mercato in North Naples, with plans to reope...
    Restaurants continue to come and go
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    Restaurants continue to come and go
    Tim Aten 
    23 August 2024
    Q: Was wondering if you possibly knew when Havana Libre at Founders Square would be opening up? — St...

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    21 June 2024
    Plans are in the works this summer and fall to reimagine the Mercato mixed-use development in North ...
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