Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Commercial flights return to Naples — first in 25 years
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Sunny and headed for 95° with a Heat Advisory up until 6 p.m. — one of those summer Wednesdays that belongs to the pool or the A/C. The real surprise in today's news: commercial airlines are returning to Naples Airport for the first time in 25 years, and American is already selling seats.
Today
Heat Advisory till 6, but the water's clean
The advisory runs through 6 p.m. and afternoon storms build behind it, so beat the sun with an early beach morning — FWC's newest samples show no red tide anywhere from Barefoot Beach down to South Marco. High tide lands at 8:19 p.m. if you'd rather chase a sunset paddle instead.
Local News
Commercial flights are coming back to Naples Airport
American Airlines is already selling tickets for the first scheduled service out of Naples in 25 years — a nonstop from our own runway instead of the haul up to RSW in Fort Myers.
Vanderbilt Beach Road widening is underway
Crews have started the $28.4 million job to take the road from four lanes to six between U.S. 41 and Goodlette-Frank — expect cones on that 1.8-mile North Naples stretch for a while, with a smoother commute as the eventual payoff.
A downtown Naples landmark just traded for $23.26M
The twin four-story Collier Place towers — built by the Barron Collier Companies in the '70s and '80s and still 97% leased to downtown law firms — changed hands, a rare big-ticket sale of Old Naples office space.
Neighbors push back on an East Naples golf-and-cabins plan
A developer wants a golf course and up to 10 cabins on an old citrus grove in East Naples, but residents are raising wildlife and noise concerns as it seeks zoning deviations — one to watch at the county hearings.
Food & Drink
Maruto's Cuban Cafe opens in Golden Gate Estates
The family-run spot off Immokalee Road went to regular hours July 6, breakfast through dinner daily — media noche, palomilla steak and mojo pork, with longer hours on weekends for the Estates crowd.
The Dock turns 50 on Naples Bay
Fifty years of chalkboard menus, canoe races and hurricane comebacks have made the Crayton Cove mainstay a rare constant on the water — reason enough for a sunset drink there this summer.