Good morning, Naples.

U.S. News released its 2027 Best Places to Retire rankings today, and Southwest Florida placed seven locations in the top 250, led by Port Charlotte at No. 37, followed by Bonita Springs at 39, Cape Coral at 57, Naples at 65, Punta Gorda at 76, Lehigh Acres at 189 and North Port at 191.

Sea Salt reopened after a summer closure with refreshed furnishings, a 36-foot canvas by Yankel Ginzburg, and an expanded menu that keeps seafood central while adding global influences from Japan, Hawaii, and Europe at 1186 Third St. S.

Northstar is opening a regional headquarters in Florida after $1.3 billion in 2026 sales (Oct.

26 report), fueling continued data center investment; projects are drawing neighborhood pushback over energy, water, and land-use impacts across Southwest Florida.

Collier County began an $8 million beach nourishment project, hauling 208,000 tons of sand to restore 3.5 miles of coastline (Doctors Pass to 21st Ave. S.), and officials expect work to pause for Thanksgiving weekend and finish by the end of the year.

Lee Health says it will continue serving as Southwest Florida’s nonprofit safety-net system, providing around-the-clock trauma care, pediatric and maternal services, financial assistance, and care for uninsured, underinsured and Medicaid patients, and the system celebrated 110 years on Oct. 26.

Daylight saving time will end at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov.

1, when clocks will move back one hour to return to standard time (bringing earlier sunrises and earlier sunsets).

Fifteen high school girls from bowling, cross country, golf, swimming and volleyball are nominated for the Southwest Florida Girls Athlete of the Week for Oct.

19–24; readers can vote now through 10 a.m. Thursday to pick the winner, who will receive a T-shirt from BSN Sports and a tote bag.