Palm trees in Fort Myers removed due to stormHarvest Nights Music Festival rescheduled due to Helene, Milton
FORT MYERS Palm trees in Fort Myers removed due to storm Humans weren’t the only ones impacted by Hurricane Milton. Vegetation, such as palm trees, felt it, too.
IMMOKALEE Harvest Nights Music Festival rescheduled due to Helene, Milton The Harvest Nights Music Festival, which is being headlined by Def Leppard, Brad Paisley and Train, has been postponed due to the impacts from hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Locals react to fire at The Boathouse in Cape Coral While the cause of the fire is unknown, a Boathouse employee said she saw a fire spark from the backside of the building, below the deck.
CAPE CORAL Mobile unit aids children with autism post-storms The recent storms we’ve experienced have been especially hard to process for children with autism.
Nordstrom Rack opens at Bell Tower in south Fort Myers Nordstrom Rack celebrated its grand opening Oct. 17 at Bell Tower in south Fort Myers. It did so with dozens of store fans gathered in line for an hour before the opening, with music, dancing and a $1,000 gift card giveaway.
2 men accused of burglarizing evacuated properties post-Hurricane Milton Two men have been arrested in Charlotte County for taking the belongings of residents who evacuated due to Hurricane Milton.
NORTH FORT MYERS House fire kills 2 dogs on Hart Drive in Lee County The North Fort Myers Fire Department responded to a house fire that killed two dogs on Hart Drive.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral woman accused of using child to steal over $1K worth of items at Target A Cape Coral woman has been arrested after allegedly using a child to steal over $1,000 worth of merchandise at a Target.
ESTERO Lee DOT to close Estero Parkway overpass for maintenance Lee Department of Transportation announces that all traffic at the Estero Parkway overpass over Interstate 75 will be closed from noon Friday, Nov. 1, until 5 a.m. until Tuesday, Nov. 5. The closure will depend on the weather.
CAPE CORAL SunSplash announces new expansion for 2025 SunSplash Family Water Park offers a new attraction for guests to beat the heat! The latest wave pool is aiming to go live.
M Development gets green light to move forward with luxury development After suing the city of Naples, an Aspen, Colorado-based developer’s plans were approved, paving the way for a luxury project of condominiums, boutique retailers and restaurants that will serve as a gateway to downtown.
the weather authority Chance for a stray shower and breezy for your Friday The Weather Authority is tracking breezier conditions this Friday, along with a chance of stray showers in the forecast.
Tim Aten Knows: Update on Costco, East Naples projects No news may not be good news when it comes to the proposal to build a Costco Wholesale store in East Naples.
FORT MYERS BEACH Is the face of Fort Myers Beach changing? As SWFL learned from Hurricane Ian, It only takes one storm to change the face of the coastline.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 9 Southwest Florida high school football is back in action after Hurricane Milton disrupted things for a week.
FORT MYERS Palm trees in Fort Myers removed due to storm Humans weren’t the only ones impacted by Hurricane Milton. Vegetation, such as palm trees, felt it, too.
IMMOKALEE Harvest Nights Music Festival rescheduled due to Helene, Milton The Harvest Nights Music Festival, which is being headlined by Def Leppard, Brad Paisley and Train, has been postponed due to the impacts from hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Locals react to fire at The Boathouse in Cape Coral While the cause of the fire is unknown, a Boathouse employee said she saw a fire spark from the backside of the building, below the deck.
CAPE CORAL Mobile unit aids children with autism post-storms The recent storms we’ve experienced have been especially hard to process for children with autism.
Nordstrom Rack opens at Bell Tower in south Fort Myers Nordstrom Rack celebrated its grand opening Oct. 17 at Bell Tower in south Fort Myers. It did so with dozens of store fans gathered in line for an hour before the opening, with music, dancing and a $1,000 gift card giveaway.
2 men accused of burglarizing evacuated properties post-Hurricane Milton Two men have been arrested in Charlotte County for taking the belongings of residents who evacuated due to Hurricane Milton.
NORTH FORT MYERS House fire kills 2 dogs on Hart Drive in Lee County The North Fort Myers Fire Department responded to a house fire that killed two dogs on Hart Drive.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral woman accused of using child to steal over $1K worth of items at Target A Cape Coral woman has been arrested after allegedly using a child to steal over $1,000 worth of merchandise at a Target.
ESTERO Lee DOT to close Estero Parkway overpass for maintenance Lee Department of Transportation announces that all traffic at the Estero Parkway overpass over Interstate 75 will be closed from noon Friday, Nov. 1, until 5 a.m. until Tuesday, Nov. 5. The closure will depend on the weather.
CAPE CORAL SunSplash announces new expansion for 2025 SunSplash Family Water Park offers a new attraction for guests to beat the heat! The latest wave pool is aiming to go live.
M Development gets green light to move forward with luxury development After suing the city of Naples, an Aspen, Colorado-based developer’s plans were approved, paving the way for a luxury project of condominiums, boutique retailers and restaurants that will serve as a gateway to downtown.
the weather authority Chance for a stray shower and breezy for your Friday The Weather Authority is tracking breezier conditions this Friday, along with a chance of stray showers in the forecast.
Tim Aten Knows: Update on Costco, East Naples projects No news may not be good news when it comes to the proposal to build a Costco Wholesale store in East Naples.
FORT MYERS BEACH Is the face of Fort Myers Beach changing? As SWFL learned from Hurricane Ian, It only takes one storm to change the face of the coastline.
WINK NEWS SWFL Scoreboard: High School Football Week 9 Southwest Florida high school football is back in action after Hurricane Milton disrupted things for a week.
Princeton University / CC BY-SA 4.0 PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) – The federal Department of Education has declared that there is no evidence that Princeton University discriminates against Asian and Asian-American applicants. The university on Wednesday released a letter dated Sept. 9 from the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights. The office investigated Princeton in response to two claims that the Ivy League university was discriminating on the basis of race and national origin. There have been growing claims that high-achieving Asian and Asian-American students have been passed over at elite universities as their numbers there have risen. The universities say they look at more than academic performance and can’t accept everyone. Earlier this year, the Department of Education found there was no such discrimination at Harvard. There are also pending lawsuits against Harvard and the University of North Carolina on similar claims. In the Princeton case, one claim came from a student originally from China who was waitlisted in 2006 and said students from other backgrounds with similar credentials got in. The other came from the parents of a student of Indian descent who was rejected in 2010; that claim asserted the university discriminated generally against Asian and Indian applicants. The government found that the university uses race and national origin in its admissions considerations as two of many factors. The review said Princeton did not subject members of any group to different admissions standards than others and never assessed the demographics of the classes it was building. It said while interview notes about students sometimes used racial stereotypes, such as labeling Asian-American students “quiet” or “shy,” those terms were also used to describe students of other races. Princeton accepts only about 10 percent of undergraduate applicants. The university notes that having perfect SAT scores and being valedictorian of a high school class don’t guarantee admission to the school.