American Sand Sculpting Competition returns to Fort Myers BeachEnglewood nonprofit gives hope to residents amid hurricane recovery
FORT MYERS BEACH American Sand Sculpting Competition returns to Fort Myers Beach After a year’s long wait, the American Sand Sculpting Competition on Fort Myers Beach returned on Thursday.
ENGLEWOOD Englewood nonprofit gives hope to residents amid hurricane recovery Many people in Charlotte County were hit hard by storms this hurricane season, but that won’t stop them from giving back to their community.
NAPLES CSN’s Jayvian Tanelus and offensive line erupt in round one Community School of Naples’ offensive line and Jayvian Tanelus put on a show in round one of the playoffs earning them player of the week.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral family opens home up for the holidays A Cape Coral family has gotten over 1,000 interactions on a Facebook post after opening up their home for the holidays.
SANIBEL Sanibel police trained and certified to catch alligators by FWC Pinning an apex predator down with little more than bare hands and tape: That’s what the Sanibel Police Department went through during alligator-catching certification training.
Southwest Florida welcomes first proton beam therapy center This is a big week in cancer care for patients in Southwest Florida and beyond.
PUNTA GORDA Whats next after Punta Gorda city manager’s resignation? Punta Gorda city manager Greg Murray said he resigned Monday but told the council on Wednesday. Now, Melissa Reichert is the interim city manager.
FORT MYERS BEACH 34th annual American Sand Sculpting Championship begins on Fort Myers Beach After a years long wait, the American Sand Sculpting Competition on Fort Myers Beach returned on Thursday.
CAPE CORAL City council members talk about decision to repeal stipend ordinance A vote of 5 to 3 ends the saga over the Cape Coral City Council stipend and new members of the city council are sending a message they’re doing things differently.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers food pantry provides Thanksgiving meals to neighbors Dozens of people stopped by Sunshine Health’s food pantry one week before Thanksgiving. Sunshine Health is delivering hope.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach loses FEMA insurance discount The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has placed Fort Myers Beach (FMB) on probation.
FORT MYERS WINK News Game of the Week: Riverdale at Fort Myers Our WINK News Game of the Week is the regional semifinal matchup between Fort Myers and Riverdale, a rematch from the regular season finale two weeks ago.
NAPLES Hope for the Holidays turkey distribution event in Collier County A Naples nonprofit is expected to feed nearly 2,000 families.
Parts of Lee County to keep FEMA discount According to the Lee County Government, residents in parts of Lee County will keep their FEMA discount.
New blue-light system to be implemented to flag red-light runners Green means go, red means stop and blue means you just ran a red light.
FORT MYERS BEACH American Sand Sculpting Competition returns to Fort Myers Beach After a year’s long wait, the American Sand Sculpting Competition on Fort Myers Beach returned on Thursday.
ENGLEWOOD Englewood nonprofit gives hope to residents amid hurricane recovery Many people in Charlotte County were hit hard by storms this hurricane season, but that won’t stop them from giving back to their community.
NAPLES CSN’s Jayvian Tanelus and offensive line erupt in round one Community School of Naples’ offensive line and Jayvian Tanelus put on a show in round one of the playoffs earning them player of the week.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral family opens home up for the holidays A Cape Coral family has gotten over 1,000 interactions on a Facebook post after opening up their home for the holidays.
SANIBEL Sanibel police trained and certified to catch alligators by FWC Pinning an apex predator down with little more than bare hands and tape: That’s what the Sanibel Police Department went through during alligator-catching certification training.
Southwest Florida welcomes first proton beam therapy center This is a big week in cancer care for patients in Southwest Florida and beyond.
PUNTA GORDA Whats next after Punta Gorda city manager’s resignation? Punta Gorda city manager Greg Murray said he resigned Monday but told the council on Wednesday. Now, Melissa Reichert is the interim city manager.
FORT MYERS BEACH 34th annual American Sand Sculpting Championship begins on Fort Myers Beach After a years long wait, the American Sand Sculpting Competition on Fort Myers Beach returned on Thursday.
CAPE CORAL City council members talk about decision to repeal stipend ordinance A vote of 5 to 3 ends the saga over the Cape Coral City Council stipend and new members of the city council are sending a message they’re doing things differently.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers food pantry provides Thanksgiving meals to neighbors Dozens of people stopped by Sunshine Health’s food pantry one week before Thanksgiving. Sunshine Health is delivering hope.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach loses FEMA insurance discount The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has placed Fort Myers Beach (FMB) on probation.
FORT MYERS WINK News Game of the Week: Riverdale at Fort Myers Our WINK News Game of the Week is the regional semifinal matchup between Fort Myers and Riverdale, a rematch from the regular season finale two weeks ago.
NAPLES Hope for the Holidays turkey distribution event in Collier County A Naples nonprofit is expected to feed nearly 2,000 families.
Parts of Lee County to keep FEMA discount According to the Lee County Government, residents in parts of Lee County will keep their FEMA discount.
New blue-light system to be implemented to flag red-light runners Green means go, red means stop and blue means you just ran a red light.
Alyssa Wilson inside the Fort Myers Middle Academy Boutique she helped create. (WINK News) A special surprise awaited students this week as they made their way into a brand new addition to the Fort Myers Middle Academy. The writing on the wall says, “Inhale All Of Your Dreams,” and inside this boutique, students find happiness, sometimes in the form of a dress, or a purse or a pair of shoes. Alyssa Wilson, a senior at Fort Myers High, gathers gently used items to create this community closet inside the Academy. “To see all the kids come in and see their reaction, it’s a good feeling being around it.” said Wilson. The 17-year-old worked with her family and Southwest Florida businesses, including Cape Coral Home Depot who built the shelving, to transform one room of the school into a student store. “I thought this would be a great place to start it,” she said. Her idea was inspired by the need she saw after Hurricane Irma. “My high school, we actually, after Irma, we opened a club, opened a closet and it was mostly for donations or anybody who had lost things and needed, so they could come and get clothing or toiletries, anything they really needed,” said Wilson. She reached out to Southwest Florida schools seeking to expand her reach, and on Wednesday the Fort Myers Middle Academy held a grand opening to reveal the new FMMA boutique she inspired. Now, Wilson is excited to see the students “shop.” “They come in and really, they can take whatever they want or need,” she said. Fort Myers Middle school students awarded a ticket for good behavior can ‘shop’ at the new FMMA boutique and then wear their items on Friday when the school allows a non-uniform ‘dress down day’ (WINK News) The cost of every item here is the same: one pink ticket. Teachers award students the slips for good behavior. “We’re both teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing and our students not only earned a chance to come in and shop at the boutique, but they’re helping manage,” said Frankie Gablehouse with the deaf and hard of hearing teacher and PBIS committee. Because Wilson believes students should focus on being good students and citizens. “I just wanna see the kids be able to pick things that they like and everyone expresses themselves through their clothes,” said Wilson. She says she hopes to see the closet expand to include more schools. Donations of gently used items are welcome at Fort Myers Middle Academy. The School District of Lee County released the following statement regarding the boutique: The FMMA boutique was established with the help of extraordinarily generous community members and business partners. The FMMA former shop area has been transformed into a boutique which is a full fledged store complete with dressing rooms, sitting areas, and professionally painted wall murals. Students who earn a non-uniform day on their PBIS WAVE card will shop at the boutique for items. The FMMA boutique has a variety of casual and dress clothes, jewelry, shoes, purses, backpacks, belts, scarves.