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🔥 THIS WEEK IN NAPLES-

From new restaurants and retail openings to major transportation projects, expanded airline service, cutting-edge healthcare, and renewable energy at the airport, Southwest Florida continues to invest in its future. At the same time, we're answering questions residents have been asking—from why your tap water may taste different this week to what Florida law actually says about backyard burials. Add in a few high-profile criminal cases and the start of early voting, and it's been another busy week across Collier County.

👉 Here's everything you need to know before the weekend.

⚡ THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

🍽️ What's Opening, Closing, and Changing in Naples — Your latest roundup of new restaurants, businesses, and local developments.

🚧 A flyover is coming to Livingston Road and Immokalee Road. Collier County approved $7.6 million to begin designing one of its biggest future traffic projects.

💧 Does your water taste or smell different? Here's why Collier County's annual water system maintenance is underway—and why officials say it's safe.

✈️ RSW is adding more new flights than it has in years. See every new nonstop route arriving this fall.

🏥 NCH just opened a Robotic Surgery Institute—and performed a Florida-first procedure during its very first week.

🗳️ Early voting begins Saturday. Here's where to vote, what's on the ballot, and why August's election could have a major local impact.

🌴 Your guide to everything happening in Naples this week

📰 Now Let’s Get Into The Stories 

🔗 What's Opening, Closing, and Changing in Naples Right Now

🔗 Collier County Just Approved $7.6 Million to Design a Flyover at Livingston and Immokalee Road. Here's What's Coming — and When. 

🔗 If Your Collier County Water Tastes or Smells Different Right Now — Here's Why. It's Routine, and It's Safe.

🔗 A Naples Man Thought He Was Shooting at a Bear. His Neighbor — a Father of Four — Was in the Dark. Four Months Later, He's Been Charged.

🔗 RSW Is Having Its Biggest Year for New Air Service in Memory. Here's Every New Route Landing This Fall. 

🔗 NCH Just Opened a Robotic Surgery Institute in East Naples — and Performed a Florida First on Its First Week 

🔗 Early Voting Starts Saturday in Collier County. Here's Where to Go, What's on the Ballot, and Why August Actually Matters More Than November.

🔗 Naples Airport Just Installed 270 Solar Panels. They'll Be Generating Power Before American Airlines' First Flight.

🔗 Kelly Roofing — a Collier County Institution for Decades — Just Shut Down. Customers Are Left Holding Bounced Checks.

🔗 Can You Bury Someone — or Your Pet — in Your Backyard in Florida? Here's What the Law Actually Says.

🔗 A Soap Opera Star Who Lives in North Naples Was Arrested for DUI in May. Here's What the Records Show.

🔗What's Happening in Naples This Week: August 6–12, 2026

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