The old Albertson's at the Market Place at Pelican Bay has been sitting vacant since Albertson's closed its doors last year.

The Naples Daily News reported in Tim Aten's In the Know column that Publix plans to open its first hybrid organic supermarket concept in Naples. This new store will combine a Green Wise Market with a traditional Publix grocery store. 

In this new store, there will be a prepared foods and cafe section where shoppers can purchase freshly made selections to take home or eat in the store.  Unfortunately for Pelican Bay residents, the store will not open until the second half of 2010. 

The new Silverspot movie theater opened recently in the Mercato.  I have yet to visit the new theater but from what I have read it sounds like a pretty classy place.  Silverspot has 11 theaters, a restaurant and a lounge.  Its theater's boast leather seats.  Prices of $15.00 for an adult ticket reflect the opulence of the place.  I will have to report back once I actually enjoy an evening there.

The Naples Board of Realtors recently released the home sale statistics for August 2009. Not surprisingly, the HUGE majority of pending and closed sales are all under $300,000.00.

It appears that someone put a screeching halt to real estate activity just before Labor Day.  September is normally a slow month. Now that I have a bit of extra time on my hands, I decided to start exercising again!  Go figure that I decide to start exercising during the time the Fitness Center is closed.  I could have used this as an excuse to postpone my exercise but I decided to use the workout room in my subdivisions until the Fitness Center reopens on September 24th.  Wish me luck!

Do you have a friend who owns a pet and wants to buy in Pelican Bay?  Have them take a look at each subdivision's pet restrictions on this page.

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Some how I pictured being down at the beach yesterday after I finished work. After all it is Labor Day weekend.  Alas, the skies looked black late yesterday. My husband and I were afraid that if we went to the beach a storm would come and the trams would be shut down because of lightening.  What did we do with our time off?  Started cleaning out the kitchen cabinets in our Avalon rental unit.  We recently had the cabinet fronts redone, put in a new Silestone counter top, a new sink, new garbage disposal and a new faucet. 

We thought it would be a good idea to give the insides of the cabinets a thorough cleaning before we started putting back all the "stuff" we took out of the cabinets.  What a fun evening.

Pelican Bay, like all of us, is aging.  Our Avalon unit was built in 1993 and definitely needs some updating. What a difference the new cabinet fronts and counter make!  Here's a shot of the old cabinets:

Here's how the new cabinet fronts look.

Once we get the new tile back splash installed, I'll have to update these photos.

I recently purchase a Flip video and have been experimenting with it. Here is my first sunset video for you to enjoy.

Want to see real estate statistics for Pelican Bay? Just click here:  Statistics

Do you want to purchase in Pelican Bay but own a pet?  I recently complied a list of all the complexes in Pelican Bay with their pet restrictions.  Just click here to view the page: PET RESTRICTIONS

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Sandpiper Restaurant and Beach Renovations

Summertime Rains in Pelican Bay

Afternoon tropical storms are typical in Naples, Florida during the Summer.  It seems that lately whenever I finally finish with work and head to the beach, the sky opens up, thunder roars and rains pour down.  I thought I'd share a couple of videos of my evening at the Sandpiper beach at Pelican Bay in Naples Florida. 

Wherever you are this evening, I hope you are staying dry! 

Should you be thinking of selling your home in Pelican Bay and would like a candid assessment of what it would take to sell your home in today's market, I would be happy to provide you with a free market evaluation.  Feel free to give me a call at 239-594-2780 or e-mail me at Lynn@NaplesBuys.com.

Would you like to own home in our unique beach community?  Search here, once at the search page, you can search by development, save your search and new listing updates will be e-mailed to you.

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About the author:

Lynn Wilber is a Real Estate Professional who lives in Pelican Bay.  Her 31 years of real estate experience and her area expertise have been valuable resources for Pelican Bay Sellers and Buyers.  For more information, please contact Lynn Wilber or call 239-594-2780.

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