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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