NORTH NAPLES ‘Lunch and More’ event returns to the Naples Senior Center The popular ‘Lunch and More’ event at the Naples Senior Center is back for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic shut it down. It allows seniors to socialize, eat, and enjoy time with others. The event is all about making sure seniors have a place to go to be with others. With its new, […]
COLLIER COUNTY Youth Haven fundraiser on Wednesday helping children and teens A 19-year-old girl is following her dreams in college after facing hardship for years at home. Youth Haven helped her get there, and they want to do the same for other teenagers. Jalise Emnanueloi, 19, doesn’t take a safe place to call home for granted. “I came from a pretty unstable, chaotic family,” Emnanueloi said. […]
NAPLES MLK Day marches honoring his legacy in SWFL The Collier County NAACP put together the MLK Day parade for the first time in three years in Naples. But, as people celebrated the great holiday, many also took time to reflect. Joyous and celebratory because it has been a long time since the community celebrated Doctor Martin Luther King altogether. But, among the dancing […]
COLLIER COUNTY Workers in Collier County discuss the need for affordable housing A fight for affordable housing for the workforce is underway in Collier County after commissioners repealed the ordinance requiring a 60-day notice of any substantial rent hike. Industries in the county are now gathering to discuss how workers are getting pushed out because of the skyrocketing rent prices. Workers are trying to get the attention […]
ISLE OF CAPRI Commissioners approve condo development in Isles of Capri People from the Isles of Capri packed the Collier County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, trying to stop high-rise condo development in the community. The debate began Tuesday evening, discussing whether or not to change the zoning on the Isles of Capri’s “business island” from commercial to mixed-use. Five hours later and the discussion […]
NAPLES Eko the tiger not forgotten one year after being killed at the Naples Zoo It has been one year since deputies were forced to shoot and kill a tiger who bit a man in an unauthorized area at the Naples Zoo. Eko was just one of nearly 300 Malayan tigers worldwide, a species the Naples Zoo has funded to save for more than 20 years. Now, employees have healed, […]
EAST NAPLES East Naples artist restarts career with help of anonymous WINK viewers An artist in East Naples who lost all her supplies during Hurricane Ian and no longer had a way to make a living received much-needed help from anonymous strangers who saw her plight on WINK News. Kaata Mrachek’s life work was destroyed by the floodwaters that swept through her mobile home in Moorhead Manor. Her […]
COLLIER COUNTY Collier County mobile home community gets its 4th FEMA trailer A fourth FEMA trailer arrived in a Naples community on Wednesday. There were already three trailers at the Par 4 Mobile Home Community. The trailers will go to seniors who can live in the 55+ community. The property manager, James Gaughan, said he was determined to help seniors displaced after Hurricane Ian. With the arrival […]
COLLIER COUNTY Community helps Feed Thy Neighbor after catalytic converter thefts The community is helping a nonprofit get back on its feet after it was targeted by thieves. Someone took catalytic converters from Feed Thy Neighbor vehicles at Saint Monica’s Episcopal Church. Feed Thy Neighbor was back up and running on Monday, but they’re not back at full strength yet. They’ve had an overwhelmingly positive response […]
NAPLES What the rebuilt Naples Pier could look like The City of Naples has made some repairs to the pier, but they’re also talking about how to make it even stronger to withstand powerful storms. Many ideas were thrown around on Wednesday, not only to repair and rebuild but also to upgrade the pier in general. The city hopes to do the project in […]