Thursday, July 16, 2026
The Naples condo market just woke up
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Mostly sunny and 93 today, with a heat advisory along the coast until 7 tonight — July doing exactly what July does. The bigger surprise: our long-sleepy condo market just woke up, with April sales jumping 51% while inventory keeps shrinking.
Today
Heat advisory today — but the water's all clear
NWS has coastal Collier under a heat advisory until 7 tonight, so treat the beach like a morning errand — low tide at the Pier is 8:13 a.m., and the latest red tide samples came back clean everywhere from Barefoot Beach to South Marco.
Metal art opens tonight in Bonita
Forged & Found, a celebration of metal in art, opens at Arts Bonita's Visual Arts Center with a reception from 6 to 8 tonight. The show hangs through Aug. 27 if tonight doesn't work.
This Weekend
Frozen opens Friday at Arts Bonita
Arts Bonita Actors Theatre opens the Broadway musical Friday at 7 p.m. in the Hinman Auditorium, with tickets from $24 — two air-conditioned hours in a frozen kingdom sounds about right this week.
Casey Bishop plays Celebration Park Saturday
Live rock on Becca Avenue in Bayshore, Saturday at 6 p.m. Fair warning: the forecast turns unsettled after today's heat peaks, so keep one eye on the radar.
Free lemonade (and six new stores) at Waterside
Waterside Shops is pouring complimentary lemonade Fridays and Saturdays through August while it readies six new stores and three new dining spots — a nice little locals'-season perk before the crowds come back.
Local News
Condos are selling again — fast
Closed sales jumped 51% in April and inventory keeps shrinking, a real turn after years of insurance-and-assessment cold feet. If you've been waiting out the condo market for a deal, your leverage is quietly fading.
The Neapolitan Way Publix is back
The rebuilt store reopened July 2 with a bigger footprint and a mezzanine seating area, replacing the original that stood nearly 40 years before its 2024 teardown. Park Shore's grocery run is officially back to normal.
Veterans nursing home breaks ground in Golden Gate
Construction has started on the state veterans' nursing home at the former Golden Gate Golf Course — 120 skilled-nursing beds serving veterans from eight Southwest Florida counties, and the first big piece of that property's second act.
Food & Drink
The Rooster is doubling up
Chef Bryan Sutton closed Thee City's Diner in Naples Towne Centre South on June 1 to clear the way for a second Rooster Food + Drink this fall — anyone who's tried to get a table at the original understands the math.