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Q: Several months ago, there was an article about a new flea market coming on U.S. 41, east of 951. I have not heard anything else about it. Opening was approximately March to April. What happened to it?

- Loretta Morvay, Marco Island

Q: My question is regarding the flea market that is being built on the East Trail, east of 951. We had a number of opening dates and now we hear nothing. Will the flea market be opening this year or is it a dead issue?

- C. Custer, Naples

A: “We’re Almost Done! Opening Date Announced Soon!”

That’s a headline on bigcypressmarketplace.com, the Web site for the Big Cypress Market Place. That’s “done” as in completed, not dead. “Soon” is June.

“Our goal is June,” said Clare Ulik, director of marketing and public relations for Basik Development, builder, owner and operator of the Market Place.

I know what you are saying. Keep in mind that June is just a goal, the latest target.

Late February or early March was the goal reported in my January column, early December was the planned date mentioned in an October column, and the expected opening date was November in my column last July.

In a story published in August 2006, the business was slated to open in September 2007.

Construction delays, especially permitting setbacks, have kept the Big Cypress Market Place from opening as planned.

“We just got our final permit a couple of weeks ago,” Ulik said.

The Market Place, located off U.S. 41 East four miles east of Collier Boulevard, offers air-conditioned shopping from hundreds of vendors, including a fresh produce market, winery and entertainment area. The flea market area is 75 percent to 80 percent leased, and the produce market and restaurant space are filled, Ulik said.

“Erase preconceived ideas you’ve ever had of flea markets,” she said. “We’re going to be new, exciting and completely unique.”

The upscale flea market will be open year-round 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays through Sundays.

I know what you are saying: “Just open already!”

Q: What is going in the former building of Rooms To Go on U.S. 41 North? There are workers there daily rehabbing the interior of the building.

- Anne, Naples

A: OfficeMax is creating a new store in the shell of the former Rooms To Go building at 3770 U.S. 41 N. The target date for opening is in mid-July, according to Alan Cooper, the new store’s manager.

In late 2006, Rooms To Go opened a new Naples store about two blocks down the road at 3520 U.S. 41 N. that nearly doubled its space. The new location was the former site of Hodges Funeral Chapel.

The new Rooms To Go store spans 28,000 square feet, while the old store — the new OfficeMax — is slightly more than 15,000 square feet.

Tim Aten is chief online editor of the Daily News. E-mail questions with your name and city of residence to intheknow@naplesnews.com.

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