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Charlotte Katz Representing Buyers In Southwest Florida

Bonita Beach On our site you'll find knowledge and resources necessary for exploring some of the Southwest Florida real estate markets – the ones that I concentrate on.
You can learn about other cities along the Gulf coast and what they offer by doing some searches on the web. You may want to investigate Cape Coral, Ft. Myers, and east Naples. Then move north to Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, Sarasota and even St. Petersburg.
Each city has its own natural beauty and ambience that is so unique to Florida, yet also offers its own special lifestyle that makes Florida such a desirable place to call home. Flowers In Bonita

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Mom ‘n pop hardware stores battle specter of ‘big box’ Lowes in East Naples

Local “mom & pop” hardware stores faced with the specter of a Lowe’s home improvement store going up in East Naples plan to keep prices low to compete. The “big box” chain is scheduled to open at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Collier Boulevard toward the end of the year. The building is under construction. Continue reading

Everglades-area eco-tour operators dread effects of oil spill on environment, business

Eco-tour guide Capt. Jason Sine managed to hold off his exasperation until he and his group had reached the shell-strewn beach of Pavilion Key, one of the Ten Thousand Islands situated deep in the Everglades National Park. Sine had drawn a map in the sand explaining the machinations of the now-infamous Gulf Loop Current, and how it could literally suck in and steer the BP oil leak right toward Southwest Florida, and indeed the park. Continue reading

Cheap golf beckons as courses struggle to curb summer revenue losses

While local summer golfers are busy dusting off their clubs in anticipation of cheap play for the next six months, courses and country clubs are knuckling down to a familiar financial grind. Summer is traditionally something of a business nightmare for most golf clubs and courses because their expenses don’t drop, and they have to find ways to cut them. Continue reading

PHOTOS: Taste of Collier attracts thousands

Like many of the thousands of people who flocked to Sunday’s Taste of Collier gourmet festival at Bayfront Naples, Steve and Kathy Thomson had their route mapped out. “We’re going to eat until we get to the other side,” Steve Thomson said with a chuckle, adding that the couple’s budget limit for the afternoon would be “until we’re full.” Continue reading

PHOTO GALLERY: Naples airport fake drill helps responders prepare for real thing

Screams and groans emanated Saturday morning from every corner of the debris-strewn tarmac at the east end of Naples Municipal Airport. Continue reading

Some Numbers To Chew On...

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