Port Charlotte priest accused of sexual abuse appears in courtAlamo Drafthouse Cinema prepares for opening at Mercato
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte priest accused of sexual abuse appears in court A priest accused of sexually abusing four altar boys in Iowa nearly 40 years ago returned to Charlotte County court.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema prepares for opening at Mercato The newest movie theater in Southwest Florida opens April 29, and it does so with an array of entertainment offerings that go beyond the usual options across the region.
Let’s Waffle opens in Cape Coral Let’s Waffle is one of two businesses the Feix family launched locally, with the FMS Florida Boat Tours and Limousine Service owned and operated by Feix’s husband, Alexander.
Planned Punta Gorda hotel, pub, brewery faces construction delay Kevin Doyle, owner of Celtic Ray Public House Irish pub in downtown Punta Gorda, and his partner, S4 Global Investments, were found in violation of the city’s exposed soils code.
Three Sisters Spring Toast the manatee released by FWC, SeaWorld and Casey DeSantis near Crystal River A manatee named Toast was released back into the Florida waters after a final medical evaluation from wildlife officials.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Man arrested and charged with over 90 counts of fraud The Cape Coral Police Department arrested a man for allegedly stealing items from a business and then pawning them.
Man accused of pulling gun on someone ordering at Collier County Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru A man has been arrested after allegedly pulling a gun on someone ordering at a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru in Collier County.
League Club of Naples awards record $683K in grants to Collier, Lee nonprofits At a mid-April breakfast event, the 35 area nonprofit agencies—chosen from a record number of applicants—were awarded grants from the women’s volunteer organization in areas ranging from arts education, to fighting hunger and homelessness, to providing bikes and wheelchairs to children in need
Tim Aten Knows: Chick-fil-A drive-thru proposal faces criticism in Naples Chick-fil-A is proposing a drive-thru restaurant at the site of the former Red Lobster restaurant on U.S. 41 in Naples, but the project is facing early criticism.
Man convicted for murder of 17-year-old girl will be in court for resentencing A convicted man will be in court for resentencing for a murder that he committed as a teenager almost 20 years ago.
NAPLES Friday’s Furry Friends: Holly, Slim For this week’s Friday’s Furry Friends, WINK visits the Collier County Domestic Animal Services to showcase two adorable animals ready to be adopted.
FORT MYERS Caught on Camera: Dust Devil spotted spiraling in Fort Myers A dust devil was spotted and recorded by a WINK News viewer on Hanson Street in Fort Myers.
Warm, dry and breezy Friday afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking a comfortable Friday morning start with dry and breezy afternoon conditions expected.
NAPLES Event held in Naples for National Crime Victims Week The City of Naples and Project HELP held an event in Baker Park for National Crime Victims Week.
NAPLES 25-acre brush fire off I-75 in Collier County lowers air quality The Greater Naples Fire Rescue responded to a 25-acre brush fire at Mile Marker 96 on I-75 in the Picayune Strand State Forest.
PORT CHARLOTTE Port Charlotte priest accused of sexual abuse appears in court A priest accused of sexually abusing four altar boys in Iowa nearly 40 years ago returned to Charlotte County court.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema prepares for opening at Mercato The newest movie theater in Southwest Florida opens April 29, and it does so with an array of entertainment offerings that go beyond the usual options across the region.
Let’s Waffle opens in Cape Coral Let’s Waffle is one of two businesses the Feix family launched locally, with the FMS Florida Boat Tours and Limousine Service owned and operated by Feix’s husband, Alexander.
Planned Punta Gorda hotel, pub, brewery faces construction delay Kevin Doyle, owner of Celtic Ray Public House Irish pub in downtown Punta Gorda, and his partner, S4 Global Investments, were found in violation of the city’s exposed soils code.
Three Sisters Spring Toast the manatee released by FWC, SeaWorld and Casey DeSantis near Crystal River A manatee named Toast was released back into the Florida waters after a final medical evaluation from wildlife officials.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral Man arrested and charged with over 90 counts of fraud The Cape Coral Police Department arrested a man for allegedly stealing items from a business and then pawning them.
Man accused of pulling gun on someone ordering at Collier County Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru A man has been arrested after allegedly pulling a gun on someone ordering at a Dunkin’ Donuts drive-thru in Collier County.
League Club of Naples awards record $683K in grants to Collier, Lee nonprofits At a mid-April breakfast event, the 35 area nonprofit agencies—chosen from a record number of applicants—were awarded grants from the women’s volunteer organization in areas ranging from arts education, to fighting hunger and homelessness, to providing bikes and wheelchairs to children in need
Tim Aten Knows: Chick-fil-A drive-thru proposal faces criticism in Naples Chick-fil-A is proposing a drive-thru restaurant at the site of the former Red Lobster restaurant on U.S. 41 in Naples, but the project is facing early criticism.
Man convicted for murder of 17-year-old girl will be in court for resentencing A convicted man will be in court for resentencing for a murder that he committed as a teenager almost 20 years ago.
NAPLES Friday’s Furry Friends: Holly, Slim For this week’s Friday’s Furry Friends, WINK visits the Collier County Domestic Animal Services to showcase two adorable animals ready to be adopted.
FORT MYERS Caught on Camera: Dust Devil spotted spiraling in Fort Myers A dust devil was spotted and recorded by a WINK News viewer on Hanson Street in Fort Myers.
Warm, dry and breezy Friday afternoon The Weather Authority is tracking a comfortable Friday morning start with dry and breezy afternoon conditions expected.
NAPLES Event held in Naples for National Crime Victims Week The City of Naples and Project HELP held an event in Baker Park for National Crime Victims Week.
NAPLES 25-acre brush fire off I-75 in Collier County lowers air quality The Greater Naples Fire Rescue responded to a 25-acre brush fire at Mile Marker 96 on I-75 in the Picayune Strand State Forest.
Woman puts firearm into her purse. (Credit: CBS News) When former NRATV host Amy Robbins started training for a marathon four years ago, she felt nervous, she said, after a passing car slowed and followed her jogging down the rural backroads outside a Texas suburb. Nothing happened, and Robbins called the episode “anticlimactic,” although she soon realized she wasn’t the only woman concerned about her safety when running outside by herself. When she started searching for clothes to help carry her gun, she said she couldn’t find anything as cute as her Lululemons. “There’s no functional clothing to help women carry around self-defense tools,” Robbins said. So Robbins founded Alexo Athletica in 2017, billing it as an athletic “carrywear” company for women who want to conceal guns on their person. While the brand’s “Signature Pant” retails for about the same as your Lululemon or Athleta leggings, it also has nine pockets designed for your gun, knife and pepper spray — along with your keys and smartphone. It’s a controversial line of business, but a profitable one, according to Robbins, who won’t share specific numbers but said last year’s inventory was sold out for five months and sales so far this year are nearly triple last year’s rate. Alexo’s chic messaging to “carry with confidence,” blending “carrywear” with female empowerment, has helped the brand connect with some millennial women who take to Instagram to show off their purchases. https://www.instagram.com/p/Be6WH8NBaOB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link “Pink it and shrink it” About one in five women owned a firearm in 2017, compared to more than three in five men, according to the Pew Research Center. Despite the gap, the number of women gun owners has been growing for decades, and the arms industry is paying attention to their purchasing. Women spent an average $870 on guns in 2015, and an additional $405 on accessories, according to a study from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, which conducts the study every five years. However, industry experts say that the firearms industry took a long time to catch up with women’s preferences. “In the early days, they just took a ‘pink it and shrink it’ idea: We’ll make the clothing, the stuff you see for men, and you’d put a little pink on it and give it to women,” said Mark Oliva, manager of public affairs at the National Shooting Sports Foundation. “And my wife was like, ‘I don’t even like the pink.'” New guns (and holsters) for the next generation In response, the new generation of firearms is lighter, slimmer, with shorter parts and less recoil. Gun manufacturer Weatherby in 2017 came out with its first-ever rifle for women called Camilla, named for the founder’s wife. The company said it took the average measurements of women to create a design to suit a woman’s frame. When firearms manufacturer LWRC International introduced the first AR-15 rifle made specifically for women, the gun won Shooting Illustrated’s 2018 Women’s Innovation Product of the Year. The company consulted more than 100 members of a gun-advocacy group called The Well Armed Woman to design the gun. Carrie Lightfoot, who founded The Well Armed Woman in 2012, said more women are being vocal about what they want from their firearms manufacturers. Once a year, chapter leaders from her nonprofit group, which has 12,000 female members nationwide, meet with corporate sponsors to discuss future products. Corporate sponsors for The Well Armed Woman include manufacturers Glock, Sturm Ruger and Co., Walther Arms and Liberty Safe, as well as industry groups like NRA Women and the U.S. Concealed Carry Association, or USCCA. “We had one of the CEOs say, ‘Okay, I don’t have a clue how to talk to you. How can I market to you? Help me understand what you need and how to communicate to you,” Lightfoot said. “Every year, they go home with tons of notes.” A “concealed carry fashion show” Beyond the gear, women are also looking at apparel that suits their needs, including items like holsters, purses, nylons and blouses. In 2017, the NRA put together its first “concealed carry fashion show” for women. Dawn Hillyer, founder of handbag company Hiding Hilda, makes a line of lightweight purses for conceal carry. Meanwhile, Lightfoot herself has designed a line of multi-hued holsters for a woman’s curved hip, as opposed to a man’s straight one. “They don’t want something macho, they want something they can conceal in their handbag,” said Rob Southwick, president of market research firm Southwick Associates. Safety and protection over recreation For women who own guns, roughly a quarter of women who own guns say it’s solely for protection versus recreation, as opposed to just 8 percent of men, according to the Pew Research Center. Lightfoot agrees, saying that she hopes women explore all their options when it comes to their safety. “I think women see all of this, and it’s painful to watch to hear about anyone getting hurt or murdered or raped,” Lightfoot said. “They’re thinking, ‘What would I do?'” “They don’t want to rely on a husband or boyfriend or anybody else,” said Oliva. “They want to make sure that they’re safe.”