Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 16th of August.
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🏘️ Community
Photos taken on Aug. 13 show a section of the proposed Bonita Estero Rail Trail in Southwest Florida—an 11.4-linear-mile paved path planned for walking, running and biking that will convert an inactive Seminole Gulf Railway corridor into a safe trail.
💼 Business
Trader Joe's introduced a new lime green 8-gallon insulated bag for keeping cold items at its Naples & Fort Myers stores on Aug.
15. The bag costs $8.99 and comes after the mini canvas totes quickly sold out.
After four years as a pop-up, cult-favorite Only Doubles is opening its first brick-and-mortar restaurant (3915 Arnold Ave., Suite A) in East Naples and plans to welcome customers with a focused menu and dive bar vibe in September or October.
🌲 Environment
Scientists and local experts are studying barnacles along dock pilings in Naples (highlighting their role in cleaning coastal waters and feeding local fish) as research continues to inspire new underwater adhesives and computer algorithms that may ease boat maintenance challenges.
The National Hurricane Center is tracking two tropical disturbances (Invest 94L has a 10% chance and Invest 92L has a 0% chance of development) as extreme heat continues in Florida, and officials urge residents to remain prepared.
🏈 Sports
Professional python hunter Taylor Stanberry came in second in the Florida Python Challenge on Aug.
14 in Naples, capturing 34 pythons while five months pregnant. She said she will keep hunting after her child is born — while expanding her nonprofit exotic animal sanctuary funded by her previous win.
Southwest Florida high school football is in full swing with Fort Myers High getting a new head coach after 50 years and St. John Neumann’s quarterback returning after leukemia as sports editor Ed Reed covers a season marked by rapid changes and growing competition.
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