Tim Aten

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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The Oasis Restaurant, a Fort Myers breakfast and lunch staple for 37 years, changed hands and will be rebranded by the fall as Fort Myers Brunch at 2260 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. https://t.co/dgpu1WFhUD

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Naples entrepreneur Phil McCabe has found his ultimate home at Naples Beach Club, A Four Seasons Resort. The longtime hotelier was the first to close on the exclusive private residences immediately north of the new hotel on Gulf Shore Boulevard North.
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Summer brings plenty of heat, but for seasoned locals braving the warm months has its perks. Off-season dining deals make venturing out worthwhile, letting us enjoy restaurants we usually avoid when the crowds are thick. See some deals in The Naples Press. https://t.co/Dgl49RacOz

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South Seas resort has cleared a legal hurdle to receive building permits for its first additional units in more than 50 years — but not quite all of the legal hurdles to build them. Know more now by reading the Gulfshore Business story by David Dorsey. https://t.co/x2hbyn4Ztg

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The Naples franchise of Fresh Monkee, specializing in high-protein, low-sugar shakes and smoothies, is coming to the new Poinciana Plaza on the SW corner of Golden Gate Parkway and Airport-Pulling Road. Know more now by reading my Tim Aten Knows column. https://t.co/ieNsix1duF

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The future of a restaurant in the historic Olde Naples Building remains uncertain. The on-and-off-again project appears to be off again in downtown Naples. Know more now by reading this week's Tim Aten Knows column. https://t.co/ieNsix1duF

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The first building of the Olde Naples Hotel with its Annie’s Bistro, Bar & Bakery opened to the public this month and the new 109-room hospitality venture will fully launch this summer in downtown Naples. Know more now by reading my latest story.
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A $8.45 million Collier County jury room and courtroom expansion project that has been pending for over 6 years is moving forward and is expected to be completed next year, providing a larger jury assembly room and two additional courtrooms for judges. https://t.co/1LCZKz9NmO

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Just shy of a year after breaking ground, Naples Comprehensive Health celebrated a construction milestone on its $295 million heart and stroke facility with a topping-out ceremony Wednesday. Know more now by reading the Gulfshore Business story. https://t.co/m0PIHPAcWC

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Mariano Maldonado, the chef and restaurateur who co-founded El Gaucho Inca Restaurant in Fort Myers, died May 19 in a motorcycle crash in Tennessee. He was 55. Maldonado and his wife, Rocio Navarrete, also opened El Gaucho Inca restaurants in North Naples and Estero.

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The first #SWFL location of Eddie V's Prime Seafood launches June 7 at Waterside Shops in Naples. The freestanding dinner restaurant and lounge at 765 Seagate Drive will be the sixth location in Florida for Eddie V’s. https://t.co/Qhlr6tbcNW

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Golisano Children's Museum of Naples will launch its early learning initiative Discovery School at CMON this fall. This early learning center will serve Pre-K students in a newly renovated space on the museum’s second floor. Know more now ... https://t.co/Tbq3apQ0e7

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After more than a decade of planning, Collier County, Florida is moving forward with building the 16th Street NE bridge over the Golden Gate Canal that will connect Golden Gate Boulevard to Randall Boulevard in Golden Gate Estates. https://t.co/rt8xd6GITP

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Sweet Tomatoes salad bar restaurant has returned to its original south Fort Myers location and announced its grand reopening for June 1. Know more now by reading the Gulfshore Business story by David Dorsey. https://t.co/2N0vDROqgQ

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Trinity-by-the-Cove Episcopal Church in Port Royal has weathered seven decades of severe hurricanes that have increased in severity. Now church leaders want to prepare for the future by becoming more resilient and elevating buildings and a stairway. https://t.co/2UPfMEq6nW

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Giuseppe and the Lion permanently closed Sunday on Pine Ridge Road in North Naples. The local restaurant and lounge with live music operated more than three years in the former space of the longtime Noodles Italian Cafe & Sushi Bar and Nooshi Lounge in Mission Square.

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After warning illegal gambling operations to cease, the Florida Gaming Control Commission has stepped up raids and arrests as slot-machine arcades and hidden gambling dens increase in Southwest Florida and statewide. Know more now ... https://t.co/Hgb4rqzjbn

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Vybe, a new restaurant at Bell Tower in south Fort Myers, brings a throwback to Chef Harold Balink's previous concept while putting a new spin on it. Know more now by reading the Gulfshore Business story by David Dorsey. https://t.co/oeu4nX1XCR

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While Collier County, Florida, does not have a specific completion date yet, the long-awaited extension of Vanderbilt Beach Road is targeted to open “later this summer,” according to staff at the county’s Transportation Engineering Division. 
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The new Costco in Fort Myers will have more than twice as many parking spaces while sitting on more than twice as much land as the current wholesale club in south Fort Myers that has been operating since 1999. Know more now ... https://t.co/s1AjOGh9Oe