Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Chick-fil-A is finally coming to the Estates
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Ninety-one and sunny this morning, with a heat index pushing 106 — peak locals'-season swelter, and the afternoon storms will follow right on cue. The news worth the drive east: the Estates is finally getting its own Chick-fil-A, Chipotle and Starbucks.
Today
Beaches read all clear — just go early
FWC's latest samples show no red tide anywhere off Collier, from Marco to Cape Romano. With the heat index hitting 106 by afternoon and storms close behind, morning's your window — low tide at the Pier is 8:22.
Sun-N-Fun Lagoon is open for the season
The county water park at North Collier Regional Park runs daily 10 to 5 — the easy answer now that the kids are home and it's too hot for the backyard.
Local News
Chick-fil-A is finally coming to the Estates
The Shoppes at Orange Blossom near Big Corkscrew is filling in with Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, a Starbucks drive-thru, Circle K and Mavis Tires — a real cluster of everyday chains for a corner of Golden Gate that's always had to drive west for any of it. Doors are targeted for early 2027.
Someone just moved into the Four Seasons
Veteran Naples hotelier Phil McCabe is the first to close on a residence at the old Naples Beach Club, now a Four Seasons — a 9,000-square-foot beachfront condo he's calling his last home. A first closing means the long-delayed flagship is finally handing over keys.
Charlie Palmer will lead the 2027 Winter Wine Festival kitchen
The James Beard winner is the new Chef de Cuisine for a festival that's poured more than $366 million into Collier kids' charities — proof that our quietest summer months are when the big winter money gets organized.
More of us are going solar to fight the summer bill
With the AC running nonstop and rates creeping up, Collier homeowners are pricing out rooftop panels in growing numbers — worth a quote now if your June statement made you wince.
Food & Drink
Aielli's summer specials are the locals'-season move
Sea Salt's running an oyster special and Barbatella has BOGO Pasta Tuesdays plus a $29 three-course from 4–6 daily — exactly the kind of off-season deal that vanishes the day the snowbirds come back.
Tomorrow is National Sushi Day
June 18 is your excuse to finally order the 'Sexy Jalapeño' — Naples Press rounded up the city's best rolls if you want a plan.