Published in Naples News on 3/6/17:

The long-awaited Publix supermarket in Golden Gate Estates is set to open at 7 a.m. March 23.
On average, it typically requires 40 semitrailers loaded with groceries to stock a new Publix store. That work began Wednesday as employees from other area Publix stores reported for duty to start the process, said Brian West, corporate spokesman for Publix Super Markets Inc.
“It typically takes us about three weeks to get the stores stocked,” West said. “It’s a lot of folks. There are a ton of people scrambling throughout the store. It’s a lot of busy work. They’re there with a mission.”
Once the shelves are fully stocked, the final food items to be put into place will be the produce on the afternoon before the store opens, West said.
Although the new store is about 46,000 square feet, it’s roughly 20,000 square feet smaller than the nearest Publix — the nearly 68,000-square-foot store t; ...

For those that are visiting Naples and looking for something to do this weekend here are the Top 5 from Naples News. 
#5: Bark-A-Que
Help raise funds to pair a veteran with a life-changing medical service dog Saturday at North Collier Regional Park, 15000 Livingston Road, North Naples. Starting at 11 a.m., visitors can enjoy barbecue, a silent auction and live music from local artists Joe Bachman & The Tailgaters and Nessa Bransan — a fundraising event benefiting Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs. Money goes toward raising and training the dogs for veterans, first responders and others in need. Visit medicalservicedogs.org for more information.
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#4: Ink Fest
Thinking of getting a tattoo? More than 200 artists will converge this weekend as the Ink Life Tour returns to Fort Myers on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Harborside Event Center, m ...

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Naples, FL. "Best Places to Get a Mortgage."






SmartAsset, a New York financial technology firm, did the study and rankings, based on four factors:



overall borrowing costs;
ease of securing a mortgage;
cheap property taxes;
low annual mortgage payments.



It was the third year for the study.


"This is the first time Collier County has made the national Top 10. However, this is the third year in a row they have ranked in the Top 10 for Florida," said A.J. Smith, personal finance expert and vice president of content at SmartAsset.


Collier ranked eighth in Florida in 2016 and fourth in both 2015 and this year.


"Collier County's ranking was likely helped by the fact that they outperformed the national averages in each of the study's categories," Smith said.


SmartAsset bases its rankings on $200,000 loan after a 20 percent down payment, Smith said.


SmartAsset looks at expected costs over the first five ...

Take a big breath, Naples.
The city tops realtor.com's list of the least-polluted cities in America.
To determine where the air is pristine and the water is safe to drink, the website ranked the 10 largest metros based on the following factors:
» Toxic chemicals released from factories
» Greenhouse gas emissions per square mile
» Number of Superfund sites per square mile
» Air quality, determined by the number of clear days in a year
» Water quality, measured by contaminants such as lead, copper and arsenic
Florida leads the way in air quality, and Naples is the cleanest city in the state, helped by its natural surroundings, which include the Everglades, Ten Thousand Islands and Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.
"Collier County has more acres of protected lands than any other county in Florida," Renee Wilson, a spokeswoman for the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, told realtor.com, pointin ...