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Cavo’s menu lauds small-plate dining. There is an emphasis on sharing selections between diners, and dishes served as they are prepared, rather than in a set of courses.

Mini golf is a subtle combination of luck and control.

Awesome and amazing. Those are just two of the adjectives area teen-agers used to describe their recent visit to World Youth Day in Paris where PopeJohn Paul II was the guest of honor.

Pope John Paul II speaking to people from atrium of St. Martha's Catholic Church in Miami, Florida in September 1987. 

A study shows how lowering blood pressure could help prevent strokes. Plus learn about how a Naples clothing store found success.

The Kids Celebrate Reading Book Fair at Barnes & Noble on Saturday will have book giveaways, book signings, even book dramatizations — a safari queen will whisk youngsters away through storytelling and song.

Follow Dave Osborn on Twitter @Ndn_Dosborn. He writes about comedians, music, and life in Southwest Florida.

Fresh from enrapturing crowds all over Washington, Pope Francis is bringing his resonant message of humility and hope to Capitol Hill as he becomes the first pontiff to address a joint meeting of Congress.

Tropical Storm Ida is moving slowly eastward in the Atlantic.