Games of chance
Casinos, racetracks and penny arcades vie for gamblers’ money
AN ATLANTA-BASED DEVELOPER AND THE owners of the Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Racing & Poker hope to prod state lawmakers into expanding gambling in Lee County — a move Izzy Havenick says will help the landmark dog track win back business from the penny arcades and so-called Internet cafes that have sprung up in strip malls throughout the Southwest Florida area in recent years. Full Story
Awards honor ‘Stars’ of the local tourism industry
Paradise Coast Tourism Star awards for 2012 were handed out to the cream of Collier County’s tourism industry crop at the 10th annual Collier County Tourism Week celebration and luncheon held at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort on May 10. The event takes place every year to coincide with National Travel & Tourism Week. Full Story
IMAGINARY STREET SCENES
Michelle Weinberg’s ‘architecture as theater’ depicts where human drama happens
BLOCK BY BLOCK, MICHELLE WEINBERG is creating her own imaginary city.
She paints scenes of city streets: buildings, walls, billboards, gardens, courtyards and cul de sacs, all in bright colors and dizzying patterns that seem as if they should clash, but don’t. Full Story
Think you can dance?
Reality show seeks seniors to step out
Modern Features Entertainment and Silver Shoe Productions announce “Senior Prom,” a competition reality show for television that will showcase six Naples residents as they take a journey toward their dream dance of a lifetime. Full Story
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