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Ashley Collins

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What are top restaurants in Naples, Fort Myers, per Yelp reviews

What are top restaurants in Naples, Fort Myers, per Yelp reviews

Naples Daily News — We all have that friend or relative who religiously reads Yelp reviews before dining at any establishment. First, they must know if the restaurant is clean. But do they have good dim sum? What about the service? If the stars don't align - four or five the most - then it's back to square one.
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Oba! Pops and Tubby Pig open in Fort Myers, Shrimp Dock closed for season - A La Carte

Oba! Pops and Tubby Pig open in Fort Myers, Shrimp Dock closed for season - A La Carte

Naples Daily News — Oba! Pops brings cool, Brazilian-style treats to south Fort Myers. The Tubby Pig is finally open, and more food news in A La Carte. Avocado, sweetcorn, watermelon. Those are some of the 25 flavors found at a new dessert shop in south Fort Myers - Oba! Pops.
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Food truck paradise: From Fort Myers to Naples, mobile cuisine more popular than ever

Food truck paradise: From Fort Myers to Naples, mobile cuisine more popular than ever

Naples Daily News — CLOSE Area food trucks aren't slowing down. From Cape Coral crepes to gorditas in Bonita, SWFL's appetite for mobile cuisine seems to be stronger than ever. In 2010, the chef-run Nosh Truck rolled into Fort Myers-area farmers markets and events. Its high-end lineup of fusion burgers and tacos forever changed food as we know it in Southwest Florida.
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My Vagina Felt Like It Was on Fire for a Year-but Doctors Kept Telling Me It Was Just a Yeast Inf...

My Vagina Felt Like It Was on Fire for a Year-but Doctors Kept Telling Me It Was Just a Yeast Inf...

Health — A gut feeling told Ashley Collins, 27, that the pelvic pain and burning that took over her daily life and made sex hurt was caused by something other than what her many doctors believed.
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Golden Gate Estates grandma delivers surprise baby, restarts motherhood at 50

Golden Gate Estates grandma delivers surprise baby, restarts motherhood at 50

Naples Daily News — Michele Hall looks down at the pregnancy test cradled in her hand. A plus sign appears. She gasps. How can this be? From the bathroom, she yells for her husband, Jerry, who's in the kitchen making breakfast. They meet at the doorway and she slowly hands him their future.
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Healthy Bod: How does CoolSculpting work? We visit Pura Vida Med Spa in Naples to find out

Healthy Bod: How does CoolSculpting work? We visit Pura Vida Med Spa in Naples to find out

Naples Daily News — If you've heard of CoolSculpting, you've probably seen the many TV ads or celebrity endorsements claiming the fat freezing procedure slims and tones by killing unwanted fat. It seems almost too good to be true, but the FDA-approved fat freezing treatment is found at cosmetic centers all around Southwest Florida, like Pura Vida Medical Spa in Naples.
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'Fuzzybutt Farm': Dream farmhouse designed by woman in East Naples

'Fuzzybutt Farm': Dream farmhouse designed by woman in East Naples

Naples Daily News — CLOSE When you think farmhouse, images of horse stables, pigs rolling in mud and grandma's home cooking may come to mind. But this farmhouse, off Golden Gate Parkway near Interstate 75 in East Naples, is far from it. A gravel driveway leads visitors through a secluded forest of trees and up to a wooden gate emblazoned with the phrase "Fuzzybutt Farm."
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No ring for Naples native Caitlin Conroy, booted off ABC's dating show 'The Proposal'

No ring for Naples native Caitlin Conroy, booted off ABC's dating show 'The Proposal'

Naples Daily News — CLOSE Naples native Caitlin Conroy, 28, is still looking for Mr. Right after getting booted off Monday night's episode of ABC's latest matchmaking reality show, "The Proposal." Conroy, along with nine other single women, showed off her personality and looks onstage in a pageant-style competition in hopes of winning the heart of the suitor, an entrepreneur.
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Find affordable, quality sushi, grilled entrees at Hibachi of Japan's newest Naples locale

Find affordable, quality sushi, grilled entrees at Hibachi of Japan's newest Naples locale

Naples Daily News — When you think of a hibachi-style Japanese steakhouse, images of an animated chef juggling utensils or arranging onion rings into a fiery volcano come to mind. But you won't find a traditional culinary show at Hibachi of Japan in North Naples, one of three locations in town.
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Reggae fever: Soul, rock bands rise up in Naples, Fort Myers as genre goes mainstream

Reggae fever: Soul, rock bands rise up in Naples, Fort Myers as genre goes mainstream

Naples Daily News — Go to most any venue or concert in town, and you may find yourself feeling some serious reggae vibes. Reggae originated in Jamaica in the 1960s and has long been looked at in the U.S. as beach music typically played by Jamaican artists. But the tide is changing fast, according to Southwest Florida's reggae-inspired bands.
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Naples real estate agent earns rose from Becca on season premiere of 'The Bachelorette'

Naples real estate agent earns rose from Becca on season premiere of 'The Bachelorette'

Naples Daily News — If you tuned in to watch the drama unfold on " The Bachelorette" on Monday night, you might have seen a familiar chiseled face. In a sea of 27 tuxedos, suits - and a chicken costume - was Naples real estate agent Trent Jespersen vying for Becca Kufrin's heart.
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Sweet oasis: Millennial friends dream of making Bonita Springs music, arts hub

Sweet oasis: Millennial friends dream of making Bonita Springs music, arts hub

Naples Daily News — CLOSE It's almost 8 p.m. on a Thursday and the sun is setting after an evening of showers. With no more rain in the forecast, studio lights set up on the side of a roof are switched back on. Reggae singer Etana and her band move into their places on a backyard deck of a downtown Bonita Springs house.
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Sky high: Naples teen flies solo on 16th birthday

Sky high: Naples teen flies solo on 16th birthday

Naples Daily News — CLOSE Sailor Robinson looked forward to getting his license when he turned 16 - the one that sent him into the wild blue yonder. "It's my first solo flight," he told air traffic control before taxiing down the runway at Naples Municipal Airport on Wednesday morning.
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Man, 81, woman, 75, take the plunge on Naples Princess after finding love again

Man, 81, woman, 75, take the plunge on Naples Princess after finding love again

Naples Daily News — CLOSE Wearing a soft pink dress and mini veil, the blushing bride appeared unexpectedly from the captain's quarters hand in hand with her tuxedo-clad groom. That bride, Lacey King, 75, and her groom, Alan Goodridge, 81, were beaming as they walked down the aisle past guests in a surprise ceremony Saturday evening on the Naples Princess.
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Succulents, rose gold trendy in 2018, according to Naples wedding planners

Succulents, rose gold trendy in 2018, according to Naples wedding planners

Naples Daily News — CLOSE In the '50s, many brides wore gloves to match their tea-length dresses. In the '70s, colored tuxedos grew in popularity. And in the '90s, bridesmaids caught on the matchy-matchy trend, wearing identical hairstyles and dresses. From 2000 to now, wedding trends continued to evolve, not just the fashion, but also the decor, favors and food.
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Bombin'Tacos

Bombin'Tacos

facebook.com — Bombin'Tacos. 732 likes. Southwest Florida's premier mobile taco joint
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'Welcome to the revolution': Parkland students lead emotional March for Our Lives rally

'Welcome to the revolution': Parkland students lead emotional March for Our Lives rally

USA Today — CLOSE Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this article gave an incomplete description of Emma Gonzalez's speech. Six weeks ago, they were just high school kids in Parkland, Fla.: cramming for tests, plodding through college essays, jousting with friends.
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Martin Luther King Jr. inspires Parkland student as she readies for March for Our Lives

Martin Luther King Jr. inspires Parkland student as she readies for March for Our Lives

USA Today — CLOSE WASHINGTON - Mei-Ling Ho-Shing appeared pensive Friday as she read a quote engraved in stone at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. "Believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."
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#LiveSWFL: Hold on tight, Pure Florida jet boat is a speedy, scenic ride

#LiveSWFL: Hold on tight, Pure Florida jet boat is a speedy, scenic ride

Naples Daily News — CLOSE You may travel through Naples Bay on a jet ski, fishing boat or yacht. But what about a jet boat? If you haven't, look no further than Pure Florida. Owned and operated by father-son team Lance and Harry Julian, the tourism company, with locations in Naples and Fort Myers, offers sightseeing, river and sunset cruises, jet ski and boat rentals and fishing trips and charters.
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With cattle drive, cowboys and families celebrate ranching heritage of Immokalee area

With cattle drive, cowboys and families celebrate ranching heritage of Immokalee area

Naples Daily News — CLOSE Cattlemen, women and children rode horseback down Immokalee's Main Street on Saturday, and it was a scene right out of a Western. Donning cowboy boots and hats, more than 30 of them headed west on Main Street from Immokalee Road and gradually moved 200 head of cattle as part of the annual Immokalee Cattle Drive and Jamboree.
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High students share back-to-school thoughts before and after

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High students share back-to-school thoughts before and after

Naples Daily News — CLOSE PARKLAND - Brandon Travinski suffered from a bad case of back-to-school jitters. Just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, the 14-year-old freshman sat at his kitchen table quietly eating Froot Loops cereal as local TV news about Parkland played in the background.
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'We cried together, we held each other.' Students return to Florida school after shooting

'We cried together, we held each other.' Students return to Florida school after shooting

USA Today — CLOSE PARKLAND, Fla. - Brandon Travinski suffered from a bad case of back-to-school jitters. Just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, the 14-year-old freshman sat at his kitchen table quietly eating Froot Loops as local TV news about Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School played in the background.
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Armed guards, counselors, bitter memories greet students' return to scene of Florida school shoot...

Armed guards, counselors, bitter memories greet students' return to scene of Florida school shoot...

USA Today — CLOSE PARKLAND, Fla. - More than 3,000 students - or 95% of the school - returned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School here Wednesday for the first time since a gunman claimed 17 lives in the halls on Valentine's Day.
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