JEAN AMODEA

Hearing Stu Shelton play a dizzying jazz keyboard composition with nary a ruffle is a treat for Neapolitans who savor and nurture the genre.

Absinthe, the mysterious and once elusive green-colored, anise-flavored spirit, has been memorialized by Armand Alikaj as the name of his three-year-old North Naples restaurant.

Take a drive downtown into Olde Naples, turn into the Naples Boat Club, and look for a hidden gem tucked away where blue sky meets the calm Naples Bay: Wharf Tavern Restaurant.

Jason Chang has created 12 signature pies that not only taste authentic but are made from USDA-certified organic ingredients, as he says, “with no exceptions.”

If you don’t already know it, a trip to our local beaches on any given day will produce a treasure trove of souvenirs, all without cost.

Literally changing the face of Naples' Fifth Avenue South with its blockbuster "A Veally Good Deal," Cafe Luna has expanded, just in time to celebrate its fifth anniversary.

Komoon blends three cuisines artfully and tastefully.

Omar Baker loves to sing and he's been entertaining Naples audiences for years.

Many one-name divas have graced the musical scene; we have Cher and Madonna, Beyonce and Sade. Now, local singer Chloe, who also prefers the single moniker wants to number her rising star among that heavenly host and is launching her ...

You can take the man out of Brooklyn but you can't take the Brooklyn out of the man. It's a bit of a twist on the original, but an apt adage for local guitarist and vocalist Rick Howard, who honed ...

Enjoying genuine, rustic, homemade Italian food in Bonita Springs area just got a little easier. Chef owner Peter Della Rocca of his barely 1-year-old Parmesan Pete’s Italian Kitchen invites the public to visit and enjoy a “Big Bite of Brooklyn.”

Two best friends are now in top roles in the upcoming Naples performances of "The Nutcracker."

Christopher and Trish Jubinville say they just want you to feel as though you’re sitting in their home kitchen. That’s the philosophy behind the warm ambience and homestyle food at the chef husband-and-wife team’s Trail Café & Grill in North ...

Long considered an American culinary art form, doughnut making in its purest form is the featured item at Trackside Donuts and Café. Open only since Sept. 7, the homey café at the southeast corner of Old 41 and Bonita Beach ...

Cracking up Naples’ audiences for more than 10 years and sometimes billed as “the funny man from across the sea,” Jimmy Keys is truly a one-of-a-kind act. In his high-energy musical and comedy act, Keys delivers hysterical classic rock star ...

Under the business name of Blue Fish, signifying good luck in Japanese culture, Mike and Jennifer Yang, owners of the Japanese seafood buffet and hibachi steakhouse in North Naples, hope to keep their good fortune of success going.Blue Fish earned ...

Undeniably different, The Geek Skwad, has one mission — to bring back fun to the Southwest Florida music scene for audiences from age 21 to 65. There’s nothing too square about that. Different, indeed, from their names to their onstage ...

The number of Neapolitan bluegrass aficionados is growing as folks realize there’s something fresh and friendly in all that pickin’ and strummin.’

The number of Neapolitan bluegrass aficionados is growing as folks realize there’s something fresh and friendly in all that pickin’ and strummin.’ Local musician Russ Morrison is doing his part to bring aware­ness of this feel-good art to Southwest Floridians ...

Long-time Naples-area favorite sax man Tim Poindexter is keeping it cool over the long summer. For him that means playing cool jazz mixed with soulful vocals. On a recent gig at South Street City Oven and Grill, Poindexter warmed-up the ...

Steve McDougall looks forward to the summer when his band CTO High Voltage can perform in public and showcase its music. And these days, he says that his seven-year-old band is at its best. The band’s repertoire includes music by ...

Fuse music featuring Bill Colletti, showcases the sultry sounds of his horn playing accompanied by more than 1200 quality music tracks in a variety of musical styles including jazz, swing, Latin, pop, rock and country.“Having a unique act that provides ...

Latitude, a new local entry in smart casual dining featuring Florida fusion cuisine, boasts that it has “the right attitude.” Occupying the former space of Café Italia in the Naples Walk shopping center, the restaurant is poised for success, judging ...

Get your crab claws before it’s too late. The end of stone crab season is fast approaching on May 15, so if you have not yet indulged in the sought-after delicacy, plan to get out to any number of local ...

Music legend Jimi Hendrix once said that “You have to use fantasy to show different sides of reality.” The “Tools in Motion: Works from the Hechinger Collection” exhibit, on display at the Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs, does ...

After enjoying a Chinese lunch last week, a group of artists traded their chopsticks for bamboo brushes and rice bowls for rice paper and practiced the art of Chinese brush painting in the time-honored tradition of copying from master works. ...

Pat and Jack Hazen, originally from Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, operate the Bonita Springs agency. Their recipe for business success is simple and works well.

There are a couple of things that our northern visitors and residents can’t get enough of - good bread and good pizza. Claiming to be able to satisfy at least one of those yearnings, Bill Bellucci, owner of newly opened, ...

Born in Bangkok, Thailand, David Wong operated restaurants from Los Angeles to Miami, which served French and Thai cuisine. Now, in Bonita Springs, he wants to show off his authentic Asian culinary skills, finely honed over 30 years spent in ...

With the motto “You’ve tried the rest, now try the best,” La Villa Pizzeria and Café is determined to prove that their cafe, featuring New York style pizza, will make the North Naples corner café the go-to spot for locals, ...