Naples Southwest Florida from M To O

Naples Southwest Florida from M To O

Naples Southwest Florida from M To O

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Medical care may be hard to come by in some tropical outposts, but that's not a problem here. The Physicians Regional hasa branch in North Naples Southwest Florida, bringing to 13 the number of hospitals from Port Charlotte to Naples. Lee Memorial's Healthpark Medical Center looks more like a hotel than a hospital, with a soaring and lushly landscaped atrium lobby and a cafeteria that serves food people come in for even when they have no other reason to be there. Lee Memorial also has a growing Children's Hospital with a pediatric specialty staff that can care for children locally, rather than sending them to Tampa or Miami. Doctors Hospital has one of the country's leading cancer care facilities. Bradenton's Blake Medical Center has been a "Top 100" hospital for the past five years and has one of the country's top-ranked ICU units.

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Names, some of which confound the tongue, quickly separate newcomers from the pack. Take the Pine Island community of Matlacha for example. It is NOT matt-LATCH-a; it's MATT-lash-SHAY. Its origin is murky, with some claiming it's derived from a French word, although no one can say which one, while others believe it's a derivation of an Indian word for "defender." Others worth boning up on are Ochopee (oh-CHOP-ee), a tiny town in eastern part of Naples Southwest Florida that lays claim to the world's smallest post office and is an Indian word for "big field;"and Immokalee (im-MOCK-a-lee) ,an Indian word for "tumbling waters," and is also an agricultural town in eastern Collier County that's home to the region's only on-land casino. Sarasota tongue-twisters include Tamiami (TA-mee-A-mee) Trail and Myakka (My-AK-a) State Park.

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Outlet shopping is one of our major forms of recreation here, because we have plenty of great opportunities for conspicuous consumption. Among the hot spots are Tanger Sanibel Factory Stores on Summerlin Road in Fort Myers, Coral Isle Factory Stores on State Road 951 between Naples and Marco Island and Miromar Factory Stores at Exit 19 of Interstate75 at Estero. Just off exit 43, Prime Outlets at Ellenton has an impressive roster of designer stores, Caribbean village-style architecture and tropical landscaping. For those who get more of a thrill paying full price, Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers, The Promenade in Bonita Springs and Waterside Shops in Naples offer stylish settings with tenants to match. We've also got our share of sprawling malls with major anchors and world-class retailers: Edison Mall in Fort Myers; Coastland Center Mall in Naples; Sarasota Square and Southgate Plaza in Sarasota. Boutique devotees can shop and be seen along Fifth Avenue and Third Street South in Olde Naples; Periwinkle Place on Sanibel's Periwinkle Way; or Palm Avenue and St. Armands Circle in Sarasota.

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