Naples is entering the new fiscal year with a bigger budget and a higher tax rate. The $294.1 million spending plan raises the millage rate to 1.29 as the city adds public safety funding and prepares for uncertainty over Florida’s November property tax amendment.
After decades of flooding complaints, River Park East is moving to the front of Naples’ infrastructure line. More than $38 million is targeted for new stormwater and wastewater systems, raised roads and at least one pump station.
Collier County’s pandemic-era property surge has shifted into reverse. Preliminary figures show real estate market values declined 3.23% in 2026 as higher interest rates, increased inventory and greater buyer leverage cooled the market.
Naples is moving toward a $294.1 million budget and higher property tax rate for the coming fiscal year as officials prepare for rising union salaries, increased police and fire staffing and economic uncertainty. A final budget hearing is scheduled for Sept. 16.
Vuori athletic wear launched a new 4,000-square-foot store at Waterside Shops in Naples, opening on Sept. 4, featuring their signature "styled for life" activewear for men and women. The store occupies space formerly held by Pottery Barn, which relocated nearby.
Brothers Luca and Valerio Di Falco have expanded their Naples restaurant roots with La Pizzeria, a new Neapolitan-style pizza restaurant next to their Mercato Italiano market on U.S. 41.
Naples native Jane Vallejo turns her colorful paintings into custom clothing and accessories at Art Mosaic Fashion, the Bayshore Arts District boutique where she has combined lifelong passions for art, sewing and fashion into a business.
Gulf Coast International Properties COO Vicki Tracy has called Naples home for more than 48 years. She shares three restaurants she and her husband return to for standout cuisine, atmosphere and service.
Collier County is doubling down on Europe just as international tourism shows signs of a rebound. Commissioners approved $380,000 a year in representation contracts after overseas visitation rose for the first time since January 2025.
Naples will issue $29 million in bonds to keep its $86.2 million beach outfall project moving. The city’s largest-ever project aims to reduce flooding and erosion, improve water quality and remove stormwater pipes from beaches.
