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admin — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:50:00 GMT

Small Businesses - Creative Catering

admin — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:26:00 GMT

Writer/Producer: Chelle Koster Walton

Love to eat with family and friends at home but can’t seem to get it on the table? Southwest Florida serves up easy options – from preparing meals ahead at Prepped & Ready, to inviting a chef to your home for hands-on demonstrations, to hiring a caterer to entirely prepare an authentic Florida feast.

Resources:

Prepped & Ready, Punta Gorda

My Dinner Factory, Fort Myers

Easy Meal Prep Association

Events Planning

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Small Businesses - Coffee Houses as Gathering Places

admin — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:26:00 GMT

Writer/Producer: Kristy Vaughn

Escape from the daily grind through music or poetry readings at neighborhood coffee shops. Here, entertainment often provides a backdrop that leads to sundry conversation. An open-mic poetry night provides a casual forum for writers to share their work. Or a Bluegrass Band performs while patrons soak up the local flavor-- one coffee house even encourages regulars to grab a drum and create music alongside the band. Whether customers are on the stage or part of the crowd, java huts have traditionally been community gathering places where intellect and creativity merge with great coffee.

Resources:

The manna reading center official site is great for looking up event dates.

The Sanibel Bean official site is a great resource for determining what type of coffee

to buy and how to store it.

The official site for OpenMikes.org has a great calendar for event dates across

Florida, as well as the Southwest Florida region.

Find Southwest Florida coffee shops that offer bluegrass music events.

Listings of coffee shops in Naples. The site includes the addresses and phone numbers.

Listings of coffee shops in Florida. The site includes several towns in Southwest

Florida and provides the coffee shop name, address, and phone number.

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Small Businesses - Dining Locally

admin — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:25:00 GMT

Writer/Producer: Janina Birtolo

Naples Originals provides an easy way to find restaurants that provide menu selections that can only be found locally. These independent, locally-owned venues play a special role in both a community’s character and economy. Unlike chains, they also provide tastes that can’t be found anywhere else.

Resources:

Naples Originals (independently owned restaurants in Collier County)

Dine Originals (independently owned restaurants in the US)

Fresh Originals (independently owned restaurants in Sarasota/Manatee counties)

Restaurants in Lee County (independent & chain)

Restaurants in Charlotte County (independent & chain)

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