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🌱 What’s changing for Naples’ New Year’s Eve beach fireworks this year?

Naples, Florida Patch AM: a 5 min read

Greetings Naples! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What’s changing for Naples’ New Year’s Eve beach fireworks this year?
  • How Naples’ new millage rate could change your upcoming tax bill
  • How Naples’ so-called “15-minute mayor” really shaped the young city

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 89, low: 70.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny; hot and humid, with a high of 90 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Naples fireworks are returning to New Year's Eve, new vendor possible (miamiherald.com) — Naples is bringing its New Year’s Eve fireworks back to the actual holiday this Dec. 31, with a bigger, continuous show planned off the Gulf and viewing from all city beaches. City council approved the date shift and is considering a new vendor, Pyrotecnico, as police staffing and safety planning have improved since past cancellations and delays.
   

2. Collier's 3 cities– Marco, Naples, E-City – approve budgets, tax rates (bradenton.com) — Naples homeowners will see a higher city property tax rate this fiscal year, as council raised the millage to help fund a larger $240.99 million budget. The story also breaks down Collier County’s slightly reduced rate, Everglades City’s still-high millage, and Marco Island’s unchanged rate, explaining how these decisions combine to shape your overall tax bill.
   

3. Built for Speed: Naples just became a city and it needed a mayor (miamiherald.com) — Naples residents get a colorful look back at the city’s earliest days through the story of Speed Menefee, long dubbed the “15-minute mayor.” Drawing on local historians and museum exhibits, the piece revisits how Naples’ first mayor actually served for 16 months, helped set up key town offices, and left behind a legacy richer than the myth suggests.
   

4. Florida Woman Ditched In The Keys Tracks Down Friends, Kicks Deputy In Groin (tampafp.com) — A 45-year-old Naples woman was arrested in the Florida Keys early Sunday after deputies say she tracked down friends who had ditched her during a bar crawl, slapped several people, and then kicked a deputy in the groin. For Naples readers, the case is a reminder that out-of-town incidents can still bring serious legal trouble back home, with multiple charges including battery on law enforcement and threats against officers’ families.
   

5. [VIDEO] Florida Sinkhole Traps a C7 Corvette Stingray (corvetteblogger.com) — A sinkhole that opened in the middle of a Naples road left a Torch Red C7 Corvette tilted nose-down in water, drawing plenty of attention on social media. Recovery crews used cables to pull the car back onto the pavement, and while the Corvette looked mostly intact, flickering headlights and possible undercarriage damage raise questions about its true condition.
   

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Ok Naples! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it’s too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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