Good morning, Naples.

Lee County's Variety Club now meets at Estero Recreation Center (9200 Corkscrew Palms) and North Fort Myers Recreation Center starting fall 2026 to offer social and recreational activities for adults with disabilities.

The program charges $20 a month and requires a one-time $10 lifetime membership.

Meals on Wheels of Southwest Florida, part of Community Cooperative, earned the 2026 Quality Senior Living Award from the Florida Council on Aging for serving homebound seniors by delivering hundreds of meals plus performing wellness checks on weekdays.

CROW held its annual Conservation Summer Camp on Sept.

19 at its headquarters on Sanibel Island. Middle school students learned basic suturing while high school students performed a dogfish shark dissection as part of STEAM and wildlife conservation activities for kindergarten to 12th grade campers.

FDOT will fully close Pine Ridge Road under I-75 from Friday, Sept.

25 at 11 p.m. to Monday, Sept. 28 at 6 a.m. for overhead structure installation at a new Diverging Diamond Interchange in Collier County (exit 107); motorists should follow posted detour routes.

On Sept. 18, Collier County commissioners approved a budget cutting $5 million from the Conservation Collier program, lowering annual funds from $35 million to $30 million and saving homeowners about $13 a year.

The revised $3 billion budget + reflects efforts to balance spending on land preservation.

Dr. Edison Valle of Naples Neuro Care explained that endoscopic spine surgery reduces recovery time and indirect costs by letting eligible patients return to work about three weeks sooner than traditional methods.

He also trains local surgeons — helping improve patient care and productivity.

South Fort Myers beat Community School of Naples 29-14 on Salute to Service night Friday; a Sheriff's Office helicopter flew over to honor local service members and mark South Fort Myers' return after a bye week.