Cape Coral Pride

Discrimination accusations against leaders hang over PRIDE Cape Coral 2023

PRIDE Cape Coral 2023 kicks off Friday, celebrating inclusion and love in the city’s LGBTQ+ community. This year’s event, however, comes after the former city manager accused the mayor and council members of discriminating against gay employees and being hesitant to support the pride festival.

New Lee County Bookmobile to debut at Southwest Florida Reading Festival

The Lee County Bookmobile, a library on wheels, just got a big makeover, and WINK News got an exclusive look before it makes its debut at the 2023 Southwest Florida Reading Festival on Saturday. Melissa Baker, the manager of programming and outreach at the Lee County Library System, says she’s been looking forward to bringing […]

La Ola lifted onto trailers on Fort Myers Beach

Starting Tuesday morning, a restaurant destroyed by Hurricane Ian and using shipping containers to stay open is going mobile to leave a flood zone after being cited.

FDOT seeks input from Lee, Collier drivers on possible I-75 improvements

The Florida Department of Transportation wants to hear solutions from the people who drive I-75 daily and know its problems the best. FDOT believes people who have driven on the I-75 south corridor, a 42-mile stretch from Collier County to Lee County, know firsthand how to help and how traffic can be a nightmare during […]

AMC Theatres to charge more for best seats; North Fort Myers location exempt

Starting Friday, AMC Theatres will charge moviegoers more for premium seating at select locations. North Fort Myers’ AMC theater will not be among them just yet. AMC Theatres, the largest theater chain in the U.S., is trying out a new system in which the seats toward the back of a screening room will cost more […]

Lowdermilk Park in Naples

Lowdermilk Park reopens with limited amenities

  Friday afternoon brings a major milestone in Hurricane Ian recovery: Lowdermilk Park in Naples has reopened. The beachfront hotspot was left unrecognizable after the storm plowed through, but it has come a long way in five months. Still, visitors this month should not expect the postcard-pristine place they may remember from before Ian. It’s […]