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Daily editionThursday, October 29th, 2026

Good morning, Naples.

The Naples Today Team

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Here’s your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 29th of October.

Community

  1. David Moulton, 60, died Oct. 24; a viewing is Thursday, Nov. 5, 5 to 8 p.m. at Hodges-Kiser Funeral and his funeral is Friday, Nov. 6, 11 a.m. at Cypress Lake United Methodist Church.

    The family asks donations to the David Moulton Memorial Fund at FGCU.

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Business

  1. Costco will build its first Cape Coral store at 600 Chiquita Boulevard South, a roughly 165,000 sqft warehouse with a fueling facility.

    City Council will consider an incentive package on Nov. 2 that could provide up to $10 million for site development and impact fees, and an opening date is not announced.

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Education

  1. Formula One driver Ollie Bearman brought his race car to The Village School of Naples on Tuesday, met students, answered questions, and helped raise funds for the school and North Naples Church; he will race in Mexico City on Nov. 1.

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Environment

  1. University of Florida researchers published a Weighted Removal Index on Sept. 21 to guide Burmese python hunters on which snakes to prioritize for removal, finding that removing mature reproductive females and captures during winter or the breeding season most reduces population growth (WRI). The tool aims to help state contractors target high-impact removals and improve efficiency.

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  2. Florida Fish and Wildlife says fall is a safe, legal window to exclude attic bats using a professional exclusion left in place a minimum of four nights when temperatures are forecast above 50 degrees.

    Seal exterior cracks to stop reentry, and the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation is hosting a bat walk (6:30 to 8 p.m.) at Bailey Homestead Preserve.

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  3. At least half a dozen bottlenose dolphins put on a feeding frenzy off Fort Myers Beach (between the former pier site and the Pink Shell Resort) on Sunday, Oct. 25, tossing schools of mullet and churning the water for about 45 minutes.

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Government

  1. A Lee County judge on Oct. 28 upheld the county's 2025 approval of South Seas' redevelopment on Captiva Island, clearing plans for 435 hotel rooms and 193 residences, and opponents are considering an appeal.

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  2. Collier County will offer free passport photos in November for active-duty military and veterans at the courthouse and seven clerk offices, including Marco and Golden Gate City; veterans can also record DD-214 forms free at the Collier County Courthouse (call (239)2522646 for details).

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  3. On Oct. 27 Collier commissioners approved a five-story mixed-use project at U.S. 41 and Andrew Drive to replace an idle restaurant with a ground-floor eatery, a rooftop cafe, and 30 apartments, 25 income-restricted, with conditions: no alcohol, no pickup window, and no construction traffic on Andrew Drive.

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