
You know I know. Senior editor and columnist for Gulfshore Business and The Naples Press. Follow @TimAtenKnows on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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An old-school musical comedian extraordinaire, Jimmy Keys has been making local audiences laugh for years with his vaudevillian charm. He sings. He plays piano. He dons wigs and outlandish costumes. He tells cornball jokes. He’s Jimmy Keys.
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The Island at West Bay Club is developer Kolter Urban’s latest ode to exclusivity: a luxury residential tower within a private country club community on Estero Bay. Manhattan Construction workers recently reached the tower’s 24th floor. gulfshorebusiness.com/develo…
A 28-unit luxury condominium complex will be built on a Naples Park block following demolition of the former Burger King drive-thru restaurant, a multiunit commercial building and a single-family home, all now behind a construction fence. Know more now ... gulfshorebusiness.com/develo…
Costco plans to open its first Cape Coral warehouse at 600 Chiquita Blvd. S., in northwest Cape Coral. The proposed development includes an approximately 165,000-square-foot warehouse and members-only gas station. gulfshorebusiness.com/gb-dai…
After it was destroyed by financial and meteorological calamities, Legacy Harbour Marina at 2044 W. First St. in Fort Myers has been reborn after four years of rebuilding hurdles. Know more now by reading the Gulfshore Business story by David Dorsey. gulfshorebusiness.com/develo…
Collier County commissioners today will decide the fate of a contested proposal that would replace a former KFC restaurant with a building holding 30 units of workforce housing and a ground-floor Mediterranean restaurant on U.S. 41 East at Andrew Drive.
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Hoffmann Family of Companies announced Friday that it had purchased Hamilton Harbor Yacht Club, which Collier Enterprises developed in 2008 before selling it in 2021 for $16.62 million to MSD Partners, a Dell-owned company. Know more now ... gulfshorebusiness.com/news/h…
Baci Pizza is moving again in East Naples. This time, the local Italian restaurant and pizzeria is moving from off Bayshore Drive to Airport-Pulling Road. Baci Trattoria & Pizza will be in the northern end unit of Courthouse Walk at 2650 Airport Road S. gulfshorebusiness.com/hospit…
During an exclusive pre-rally interview Friday at @FGCU in Fort Myers, @WINKnews spoke with President Donald Trump about the cost of living, the midterm elections and the war with Iran.
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Voulez-Vous Naples, a new dining, cabaret and nightlife destination in Bonita Springs, is targeting to open in November. The concept combines Mediterranean-inspired cooking, live performances and international DJs. Know more now from Gulfshore Business. gulfshorebusiness.com/hospit…
Carucci’s Restaurant and Pub is replacing Lima Restaurant & Pisco Bar, which closed in June in The Village Falls center off U.S. 41 East, south of Rattlesnake Hammock Road in East Naples. The goal is to launch the new restaurant by the end of October.
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Paragon Theaters, a South Florida-based national movie theater operator, will operate an 11-screen cinema at Mercato, the leasing agent for the North Naples lifestyle destination announced Wednesday, Gulfshore Business reports. gulfshorebusiness.com/hospit…
Whataburger will open its second #SWFL restaurant today, Oct. 22, at 22927 Lyden Drive, in the former Pollo Tropical off U.S. 41 across from Coconut Point in Estero. The restaurant will begin serving customers at 11 a.m., @GulfshoreBusiness reports. @Whataburger
At Tuesday's meeting, the Estero Planning, Zoning & Design Board unanimously granted a continuance to revise the plan for redeveloping the Regal movie theater that closed four years ago at Coconut Point.
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Former Naples City Council member Linda Penniman died Tuesday, just three weeks after resigning on the day of her husband’s death. Know more now by reading the Gulfshore Business story by Aisling Swift. gulfshorebusiness.com/collie…
Naples Airport Authority approved an operating agreement with American Airlines, clearing the way for twice-daily nonstop flights between Naples and Charlotte, North Carolina, beginning Dec. 2, @GulfshoreBusiness reports.
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Truly caring and treating people well are important traits for career success, Naples-based Barron Collier Companies CEO Blake Gable told Guadalupe Center students this week during their annual Leadership Day.
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The face of Naples’ legacy shopping street, Fifth Avenue South, is changing again. Some of its longtime tenants worry its next coat of elan will erase local retail that was comforting, quirky and original. Some of those have already fled. Know more now ...
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Since demolition last year of the interior of at least 3 adjacent commercial units that included the former L’Olivo and Roma Italian restaurants on Fifth Avenue South immediately west of Inn on Fifth, the project has had a standstill. gulfshorebusiness.com/develo…
The owners of Naples restaurant Parmesan Pete's have launched a packaged-food business, bringing their signature marinara sauce to six retail locations across Southwest Florida, Gulfshore Business reports. gulfshorebusiness.com/gb-dai…


