It’s nearly mid-January, and how are you doing on your New Year’s resolutions? The practice of marking the turning of the year can be traced back some 4000 years to the early agrarian societies and animal sacrifices in the hopes of some particular good fortune. Now, and after none other than Julius Caesar designated January 1st [...]
Popping the cork on champagne is always a sign that good times are meant to start. Lopping the top of the bottle off with a well-placed swipe of a sabre is far more dramatic, if risky, and seldom if ever seen or done now. Sabering the bottle is historic and romantic, but if you manage to [...]
The excitement and fun continue on Third Street South with well-known signature events in January and February. On January 14, the annual Pets on Third celebration comes to Third Street South, welcoming all manner of four-legged friends for a street festival and pet parade, where judges will critique the best-dressed among the pet and owner entrants. [...]
This Saturday, the Third Street South Farmer’s Market will be celebrating National Farmer’s Market Week, which is August 6th through 12th. In addition to the usual booths, there will be some extra surprises. Farmer’s markets are uniquely poised in local communities to bring people together, often with their pets, promote healthful eating, and support local agriculture, [...]
In the double life department, Jim Bixler, the well-known and highly accomplished Third Street South horticulturist, is also a talented vocalist who sings with the much-respected choir at Trinity-by-the-Cove Episcopal Church and is a member of the newly established Genesis Ensemble, which was recently profiled by the Naples Daily News. The Genesis Ensemble has just recorded [...]
Four restaurants on Third Street South have received the coveted Award of Excellence and Best of Award of Excellence recognition for 2017 from Wine Spectator. Nationally, fewer than 2500 restaurants across the country qualify for the Award of Excellence and only just over 1100 are designated as Best of Award of Excellence. Third Street South’s awardees [...]
Third Street South’s D’Amico’s The Continental has been named by Travel + Leisure a Top Dog Friendly dining destination in the country. Well-deserved, The Continental welcomes dogs in their outdoor courtyard at any time, and also annually plays host to the Bow Wow Brunch, an event that benefits the Naples Humane Society. While not listed on [...]
Third Street South, the Birthplace of Old Naples, contributes a great deal towards the latest ‘best of’ award Naples has earned, that of BEST BEACH TOWN TO LIVE IN. The award sets it above more than 200 other locations across the United States for the superior quality of its weather, the level of safety, the health [...]
You may already be familiar with Third Thursdays on Third, during which there is live music along Third Street South on the third Thursday of each the month. What you may not realize that a number of Third Street South restaurants offer live music on a variety of schedules, up to and including each day of [...]
Every February 14, whether you love it or loathe it, is Valentine’s Day, celebrated throughout the United Unites and elsewhere globally. It is a day shrouded in the colors of red and pink, bouquets of roses and bottles of wine, boxes of chocolate and, for some, hoped-for even smaller boxes of jewelry. It is also, evidently, [...]
