Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Cars on 5th grounded; new condos on the Gordon River
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Sunny and 93° today, with afternoon thunderstorms arriving as reliably as the tides — all five Collier beaches are running red-tide free this morning. City Council just approved the Viceroy, a three-story mixed-use project with 12 condos, boat slips, and commercial space on a 1.81-acre waterfront site right at the Gordon River and Fifth Avenue South bridge.
Today
Morning beach window — catch it early
High tide at 12:39 p.m. and clear skies through midday make this morning ideal for the water — plan to be back before the afternoon thunder rolls in.
Local News
Viceroy: condos and boat slips right by Fifth Ave South
That quiet 1.81-acre waterfront lot near the Gordon River bridge is getting a full build-out: 12 condos, ground-floor commercial, underground parking, and boat slips facing the water — the kind of walkable, water-adjacent density Old Naples hasn't seen in that spot before.
Cars on 5th is out for 2027
Too many people, nowhere to park — City Council denied the 2027 permit and told staff to negotiate a smaller, limited-attendance format, which means the show may finally become worth attending again instead of just surviving.
Keep 100 feet from nesting shorebirds on the Fourth
Least terns and black skimmers are incubating eggs along Collier beaches right now — Audubon Florida says skip the personal sparklers on the sand and head to the free municipal shows in Naples and Marco Island, both at 9 p.m. July 4 and visible from every Gulf beach.
Naples Community Church gets $1.2M stained-glass windows — lit nightly
Nine illuminated panels depicting biblical scenes will face City Hall once complete; Council also waived the $27,800 public art fee, making this one of the rare city decisions that actually improves a block after dark.
Another Publix confirmed for North Naples — mid-2027
No address pinned down publicly yet, but a new store is on the way for the North Naples area — welcome news for anyone who's circled a parking lot up that way during peak snowbird season.
Food & Drink
Pelican Larry's is now Adoré Bar & Cucina
The family behind GG Brunch Haus gutted the Davis Boulevard space and relaunched it as an Italian restaurant with imported ingredients — one of three new Italian spots that just opened in the Naples area this month.
A Roman pizzeria founded in 1916 opens near Naples on July 13
Piccolo Buco — started near Rome's Trevi Fountain over a century ago — brings its fifth U.S. location to Coconut Point in Estero, with Roman-style pies and a pedigree older than most of our buildings.