Sunday, July 12, 2026
Collier weighs privatizing the tourism bureau
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It's mostly sunny and headed for 94° in Naples today, classic dog-days summer with the afternoon storm clock ticking. The bigger news: Collier commissioners are quietly floating handing the county's entire tourism bureau over to a private nonprofit.
Today
Tides call for a beach day
Low tide hits Naples Pier at 4:41 a.m. and again at 5:56 p.m., and FWC's latest samples show no red tide from Vanderbilt Beach to Gordons Pass — a green light for sand over pool today.
RSW shutting off restroom water overnight
Terminal expansion work means overnight water outages tonight through Tuesday at Southwest Florida International, with restrooms in concourses B, C and D closed and a boil-water notice in effect — worth knowing if you've got an early flight out.
Local News
The new Publix on Neapolitan Way is open
The nearly 40-year-old store came down in November 2024; its replacement opened July 2 with a bigger footprint, a mezzanine seating area, and a full deli, bakery and pharmacy.
County weighs privatizing the tourism bureau
Commissioners are considering turning the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention and Visitors Bureau from a county department into a nonprofit — a quiet structural shift that decides who controls beach marketing dollars for years to come.
Bears are on the move again
Juvenile black bears are leaving their mothers' territory this time of year and turning up in Golden Gate and other neighborhoods — wildlife officials say pulling in bird feeders is the easiest way to keep them moving along.
Naples teen launches his own delivery service
Julian Yanez Vazquez turned his time driving for DoorDash and Uber Eats into Julian's FastDash, running personal errands and deliveries around Naples and Marco Island beyond the usual food and pharmacy runs.
Food & Drink
The Rooster is opening a second location
Chef Bryan Sutton is taking over the former Thee City's Diner space in Naples Towne Centre South this fall, keeping the original Rooster running while the new spot adds dinner service.
Waterside Shops adds six stores, pours free lemonade
Six new shops and three new places to eat land at Waterside this summer, and Fridays and Saturdays through August they're handing out free lemonade — a good excuse to duck into the AC on a 94-degree afternoon.