By TIM ATEN

Originally published 05:55 a.m., October 27, 2010
Updated 09:39 a.m., October 27, 2010

Q: At Bayfront, Shane’s Cabana Bar was to have gone through a remodeling job, converting it to two floors. Will be the challenge still alive, and if it really is, when is the scheduled date for start of construction and completion?

— Juan Gonzalez, Miami

A: The challenge to triple the size from the Naples waterfront bar continues to be temporarily put on hold, according to Kevin L. Stoneburner of Stoneburner Development Co., which owns Shane’s Cabana Bar, 495 Bayfront Location.

Stoneburner had plans to replace the one-story, 1,000-square-foot bar on the Gordon River with a two-story, 3,600-square-foot open-air constructing with restrooms on both floors.

The application for your project’s developing permit was cancelled by the developer Oct. 1, explained Naples metropolis planner Adam Benigni.

It has been nearly two years because Naples City Council approved the enlargement mission, overturning the choice in the city’s Design Review Board. In August 2008, the advisory panel rejected the proposed expansion because board members stated it was too huge for the restricted waterfront space.

Amador’s Bistro Italiano

Q: Amador’s Bistro Italiano was closed in September. I heard a rumor that they may reopen soon. I hope so. Best Italian dining in Naples. Any word?

— Naples Joe

A: It is not a rumor, Joe. Amador’s Bistro Italiano, 2500 U.S. 41 N., recently reopened after taking a couple of months off throughout the slow season.

The restaurant, which was closed Aug. 15 to Oct. 15, is now open from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday as a result of Saturday.

Extra news for Southwest Florida foodies:

■ CityFest “Films and Flavors” takes place on Fifth Avenue South in downtown Naples from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. The unique outdoor dining expertise will occur on tables stretching from Ninth Road South to Third Street South. Participating inside the particular prix fixe menu are Bistro 821, Bert’s Seafood & Chowder House, McCabe’s Irish Pub & Grill, Vergina Restaurant, Fifth Avenue Coffee Company, Café and Bar Lurcat, Bellini Italian Restaurant, Bice, Café Luna, Ron’s Italian Pizzeria and Café, Ristorante D’Angeli, The Jolly Cricket and Truluck’s. A portion from the proceeds benefit the Naples International Film Festival.

■ Cafe Italia Ristorante’s Collier County location within the Naples Walk shopping center at Vanderbilt Beach and Airport-Pulling roads, reopened Oct. 1 after being closed for your summer. The restaurant offers gourmet lasagna for $1.99 each day for lunch between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. with the purchase of a soft drink. Cafe Italia’s new Miromar Outlets location remained opened all summer.

■ Stonewood Grill and Tavern unveiled its new menu and wine list last weekend, the first of many scheduled enhancements inside the restaurant chain’s evolution. Among the new offerings are a rib eye steak and a Florida Orange Cake, a three-layer cake with a Dreamsicle taste. Stonewood has 16 Florida restaurants, including locations in Naples at 7935 Airport-Pulling Road, and in Fort Myers at 7091-9 College Parkway.

■ IHOP restaurants will be giving away free Scary Face Pancakes to kids under 12 this Friday. The national chain is asking parents to leave behind a little something to help support Children’s Miracle Network. The “design-your-own” Scary Face Pancake includes an oversized buttermilk pancake with a whipped topping mouth and strawberry nose, served with two mini Oreo cookies and candy corn on the side to allow kids to create their own Halloween hotcake.

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