Macedonian consulate allowed to fly flag at Fifth Avenue
restaurant  Flag of Macedonia.  Flag of Macedonia.  From 1991
until 1995, the Macedonia flag used the Vergina Sun.   Vergina -
Naples  700 Fifth Avenue South, Naples  — Need to find the
Macedonian consulate?  Just look for the flag.  One month after
the city’s Fifth Avenue South Action Committee said it felt
uncomfortable making a decision about whether to allow the
consulate to fly the Macedonian flag, Naples City Council on
Wednesday voted 5-2 to allow it to be displayed at the Vergina
Restaurant, 700 Fifth Ave. S.  The flag will mark the existence
of a Republic of Macedonia’s honorary consulate, 720 Fifth Ave.
S. That is the office of Macedonia Honorary Consul Lou Vlasho of
Naples.  “I’m very excited,” Councilwoman Penny Taylor said.
“Suddenly Fifth Avenue South has an international flavor, and
it’s never been there before.”  Councilwomen Teresa Heitmann and
Dee Sulick cast the dissenting votes. Both women said they
didn’t object to the Macedonian fl