FORT MYERS BEACH Business booming at Southwest Florida beaches After months of closures, businesses at the beach are booming and hot temperatures this week are helping their cause. A busy beach means busy hotels, shops and restaurants. Ryan Nagle, general manager at Shuckers and the Cottage Bar on Fort Myers Beach, said business is good thanks to the state’s reopening and people’s need to […]
WINK NEWS Toronto Raptors expected to train at FGCU’s Alico Arena for NBA season restart The defending NBA champions are coming to Southwest Florida to get back into shape to resume the NBA season after it was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Sports Illustrated and other major sources, the Toronto Raptors are expected to travel to Florida and train at Alico Arena on the FGCU’s campus. The […]
Fort Myers neighborhood dealing with brown tap water The Fort Myers City Council is discussing water quality issues in the city after several homeowners said brown water is coming out of their tap. Neighbors in the McGregor Reserve area took their complaints to the council, who will talk about the problem at Monday’s meeting. One of those voicing concerns over the tea-colored water […]
WINK NEWS State senators urge governor to form task force to reverse trend in positive COVID-19 cases A state leader we spoke to is among others pushing the governor to form a new task force dedicated to bring the daily reported coronavirus cases down. There were 1,371 new COVID-19 cases reported Wednesday. And most of the past week has seen daily numbers top 1,000 new cases per day. There are more positive […]
GOLDEN GATE Nonprofit developer awarded affordable housing project in Golden Gate Affordable housing is hard to come by, especially in Collier County. Now professionals such as teachers, police officers and nurses are one step closer to finding a place where they can actually afford to live. A golf course in Golden Gate is slated to be the site of a new affordable housing development. We learned […]
FORT MYERS What the recent COVID-19 trend means for you In the last five days, more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 have surfaced in the state of Florida. Monday was the first day in the past week that we didn’t hit 1,000 new cases, topping out at 966. “We kind of slowly started to see a climb back, and that has certainly been evident […]
NAPLES Protesters of all ages in Collier County march for change, equality for all People of all ages and races taking part in protests have a powerful message. Protesters in Collier County want to see a change, including 10-year-old Zoey Beaird. “I would be with my grandma if I didn’t care about this, but I care about this. A lot. I’m even wearing a shirt that says it,” she […]
NAPLES Protest continues for second day in Collier County Another protest happened Tuesday in Naples after four people were arrested Monday night during a protest in the city. Both days, protesters of all colors knelt, united in their demands for justice. When the crowd of people started to move, Collier County sheriff’s deputies, Naples police officers and state troopers stepped in to help keep […]
FORT MYERS Kids will have the chance to get outside with youth soccer, but guidelines are still in place Kids have been stuck in the house for months and now they’re getting a chance to get out and start playing sports again. This weekend, soccer tryouts kick off at JetBlue Park, but is it too soon? A Facebook poll we posted seemed to show a split. There’s a whole list of guidelines for kids, […]
People worry about being evicted as gov’s order expires next week There are a lot of people worried that they could be out of their homes by this time next week when the governor’s moratorium on evictions expires. Mortgage companies and landlords are already filing notices with the courts, ready to evict people from their homes come June 2. Among those who are worried is Melinda […]