In This Weeks Slice:

• Charcuterie and Wine Tasting 🍷

• Western Party 🤠

• Halloween Recovery 🎃

• New non-stop travel to RSW ✈️

IN THE NEWS

Porter Airlines to start daily, nonstop service to Toronto. ✈️ The biggest international destination for Southwest Florida International Airport is about to get even bigger. Porter Airlines will start daily nonstop service to and from Toronto Nov. 11, with the first flight from Toronto arriving to Fort Myers Nov. 10. (GB)

Big Hickory Waterfront Grille owners begin new journey toward rebuilding.🍔 The first public information meeting was held Monday night for the proposed site of Big Hickory Waterfront Grille & Marina in Bonita Springs, marking a new chapter for the local restaurant that has been considered a charm of the city for more than 50 years. (GB)

Miami Dolphins player opening Nautical Bowls on Marco Island. 🏈 When defensive back Elijah Campbell and his wife Anisse relocated to South Florida in 2021, they missed eating healthy treats at Nautical Bowls so much that they decided to become franchisees and open their own locations here. (GB)

THINGS TO DO

Today - November 🦃

🍊 Sea Salt’s 15 Days of Giving - Join Sea Salt as they highlight and support 15 local Charities. Each day, a different charity and its mission will be showcased, and 15% of the proceeds from lunch and dinner will be donated towards the charity. (Olde Naples)

Tomorrow

🍊 Mercato Music Nights featuring Unlimited Devotion. Kick off your weekend early at November’s outdoor concert. Rock out to live music by Unlimited Devotion celebrating Grateful Dead. The first 50 people in attendance will receive a FREE Mercato lawn chair! 6:30 - 8:30pm. (Mercato)

Friday

🍊 John Williams Favorites at Artis Naples. Few contemporary composers are as accomplished and beloved as John Williams. 8:00pm. (Pelican Bay)

🍊 Charcuterie & Wine Tasting with Hailstone Vineyards. 6:00pm. (East Naples)

Saturday

🍊 Third Street Farmers Market has fresh produce, flowers, pastas, seafood, pastries & baked goods, prepared foods, jams, relishes, fresh roasted coffee and much more. 7:30 - 11:30am. (Olde Naples)

🍊 Vanderbilt Farmers Market is North Naples largest, longest running, year round, pet & family friendly Farmers Market! 8:00 - 1:00pm. (Vanderbilt)

🍊 10th Annual Skim Jam presented by the Old Naples Surf Shop is fun for the whole family - all skill levels and ages welcome. Registration is 7:00 - 8:00am, event starts at 9:00am. (Old Naples)

🍊 Kris Kringle Fair at Mayflower Church. Holiday decorations and gift items for sale in a market style event. 9:00 - 1:00pm. (East Naples)

🍊 It’s free Saturday for Collier County residents at the Naples Zoo. 9:00 - 4:30pm. (Caribbean Gardens)

🍊 Riptide Goes West a Yellowstone Inspired Event will feature a mechanical bull, line dancing, Felton hat company, live music by Austin James, and plenty of delicious food options at Riptide Brewing Companies Bonita location. 5:00 - 9:00pm. (Bonita Springs)

Sunday

🍊 ‘26 Miles’ presented by Gulfshore Playhouse closes today. 26 Miles is the story of a broken family rediscovering understanding, redemption, and love. Times vary. (Old Naples)

🍊 STARability Foundation Trunk Show at Lisa Kahn Design. 2:00 - 5:00pm. (Lake Park)

Monday

🍊 Check out Foxtail Coffee for your Monday pick-me-up. (Immokalee Road)

Tuesday

🍊 Trivia Tuesday at Ankrolab Brewing. 7:00pm. (Bayshore)

HAPPY HOUR 🍹

Seasons 52 has a Happy Hour on Monday - Thursday from 3:00 - 6:00pm. Some highlights are the $6 wines by the glass, $7 cocktails, and $12 for a glass of wine and a flatbread. (Mercato)

DOWN FOR A DRIVE? 🚘

Maluma: Don Juan Tour Is coming to Miami on Saturday the 4th at 8:00pm. (Miami)

FUN FACT 🌴

Miami is the only major American city founded by a woman. Julia Tuttle, known as “the mother of Miami,” was the driving force behind the incorporation of the city of Miami in 1896. (Source)

GIF OF THE WEEK 🎃