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🌱 Where can you actually spot flamingos and panthers near Naples?

Hello Naples! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Where can you actually spot flamingos and panthers near Naples?
  • Where Naples residents can still pick fresh berries after winter losses
  • Meet the Naples pilot honored with the FAA’s top lifetime award

Also on today's calendar: FORT MYERS / S.W.F.L. JobLink 2026 Job Fair Happening 4/29 and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 82 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Flamingos Are Returning to Florida. Here's Where to Spot Them (afar.com) — Naples-area residents are right next to some of Florida’s best flamingo, panther, and manatee viewing spots, from the Ten Thousand Islands south of town to Corkscrew Swamp and Big Cypress. The piece explains when and where to look for flamingos, panthers, spoonbills, alligators, black bears, and manatees in Collier County’s parks and preserves, with tips on seasons and access.
   

2. Boosting the berry business (floridaweekly.com) — Southwest Florida berry farms are bouncing back from winter losses, and Naples-area residents can still enjoy peak-season blueberries at regional u-pick spots. The piece also highlights the UF/IFAS Collier County office on Immokalee Road in Naples as a local resource while researchers work on hardier, less labor-intensive strawberry varieties to help Florida growers long term.
   

3. Naples man, pilot receives prestigious aviation award (naplesnews.com) — A longtime Naples resident and pilot has been honored at Naples Airport with the FAA’s prestigious Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for more than 50 years of safe flying. Norman Coffman II celebrated the milestone surrounded by family and fellow aviators as officials praised his professionalism and lifelong commitment to aviation safety.
   

4. U.S. Open competitor brings pickleball from Naples to Papua New Guinea (winknews.com) — A U.S. Open Pickleball Championships competitor is sharing both his inspiring cancer-survivor story and his love of the sport right here in East Naples. Mark Palm, who runs a faith-based nonprofit in Papua New Guinea, credits pickleball with helping his recovery and is now introducing the game to kids in some of the world’s most remote communities.
   

5. USL side Naples gives Orlando City all they can handle (otowns11.com) — Naples soccer fans just watched their local USL side push MLS club Orlando City to the limit in a tight 1-0 U.S. Open Cup loss at Paradise Coast Sports Complex. FC Naples set a home attendance record and peppered Orlando’s keeper with 20 shots, showing the city’s growing soccer scene can compete with top-tier opposition.
   

📸 Around Naples

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Naples

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    Saturday April 18
  • Weekly Farmers Market on Third Street South
    Third Street South Farmers Market , 245 13th Ave S , Naples
    7:30 am
  • Book Signing with Rachael Wolff, Tending Your Inner Garden | Books on Third
    Books on Third , 1300 3rd St S Unit 201 , Naples
    9:00 am
    • Thursday April 23
  • Memoir Writing Workshop with Herta Feely | Books on Third
    Books on Third , 1300 3rd St S , Naples
    8:30 am
  • Mattia Cielo Fine Jewelry Trunk Show | Marissa Collections
    Marissa Collections , 1167 3rd St S , Naples
    10:00 am
  • Jimmy Keys Returns! | Barbatella
    Barbatella , 1290 Third Street South , Naples
    8:30 pm
    • Wednesday April 29
  • FORT MYERS / S.W.F.L. JobLink 2026 Job Fair Happening 4/29
    Drury Inn & Suites Fort Myers Airport FGCU , 9950 University Plaza Dr , Fort Myers
    10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • MISSING DOG!!!!!
    Has anyone seen a large sheltie dog on or near Michigan Avenue ? She is missing. Her name is Lily. She is very shy. Please call me ASAP 239-269-5159 (Nextdoor Old Naples)
  • Howdy, neighbors!!
    I saw a post earlier about Naples being quite small, and it probably is. However, I remember when all of Naples was just 2 lanes all the way around… (Nextdoor Golden Gate Estates)
  • The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeper- Magnolia Square in Naples. Apply here.
  • Noble House Hotels and Resorts posted a job opening for Housekeeping Room Attendant in Naples. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Naples here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Naples

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Naples

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.