FORT MYERS Students make goodie bags for kids fighting Cancer A special delivery, straight from the heart, to Galisano’s Children’s Hospital. Three 8th graders from Lexington Middle School delivered 100 goodie bags to bring smiles to kids fighting cancer.
TICE Large police presence at park in Tice Deputies and K9s are investigating Schandler Hall Community Park on Palm Beach Boulevard in Tice.
CAPE CORAL Lee County superintendent candidates face off in debate These three people, Denise Carlin, Morgan Wright and Sheridan Chester, are making it clear that they want the job.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DEA to reclassify Marijuana as Schedule Three drug When you think of marijuana in Florida, You might think of an illegal drug seized by law enforcement. Kim Rivers, the CEO of Florida-based cannabis retailer Trulieve, says when used medicinally, it can help a lot of people.
FORT MYERS Expect more delays on Colonial and Fowler due to intersection project Work on the Colonial Fowler intersection in Fort Myers is underway, and there are many moving parts.
FORT MYERS Possible pay-by-text scam in downtown Fort Myers may have cost woman nearly $1,000 Pay-by-text parking may have cost one woman nearly a thousand dollars after her credit card was hacked.
FORT MYERS Lee County STET team protecting our schools with cameras There are cameras in our kid’s schools, dozens of them, but did you know that Lee County Schools sends those live video feeds to the sheriff’s office, and it’s someone’s job to watch them?
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Six-week abortion ban to take effect soon A stricter abortion ban will take effect in Florida on Wednesday.
Estero’s Golf Coast Driving Range shuts down, visitors devastated A place to relax, let loose and hit a few drives, has come to the end of an era for this community. “This is the first place we came to,” said Roxanne Henningsen, a Bonita Springs resident. “And it like became our second home. The people are wonderful. It’s just a great atmosphere. And we’ve […]
CAPE CORAL Business owners reeling after massive fire in Cape Coral “Very scary” are the words Denise Creacy used to describe what she felt when she saw plumes of black smoke, firefighters, and police fill her neighborhood.
LEHIGH ACRES Changing how you are represented in Lee County Leaders want to hear your thoughts this week at a town hall on how you elect county commissioners.
FORT MYERS Frontier Airlines announces nonstop flights from RSW to San Juan, PR These flights will take off on June 2 and run 3 times a week.
NAPLES Fight to save the trees in Naples neighborhood When Sue Canfield looks up in her front yard she sees light shining through the sprawling branches of a 25-year-old Oak towering above her. The trees, which line every road in the waterways of naples, is why she choose this neighborhood but soon those very trees will be taken down.
City of Naples hosts open house workshop for Naples road projects The City of Naples is hosting an open house workshop to hear from the public regarding road improvements.
CAPE CORAL Ollie’s Pub, the home of SWFL’s local music scene, closes after 4 memorable years Ollie’s Pub, once the center of local original music in Southwest Florida, is closing after a prosperous yet arduous four years.
FORT MYERS Students make goodie bags for kids fighting Cancer A special delivery, straight from the heart, to Galisano’s Children’s Hospital. Three 8th graders from Lexington Middle School delivered 100 goodie bags to bring smiles to kids fighting cancer.
TICE Large police presence at park in Tice Deputies and K9s are investigating Schandler Hall Community Park on Palm Beach Boulevard in Tice.
CAPE CORAL Lee County superintendent candidates face off in debate These three people, Denise Carlin, Morgan Wright and Sheridan Chester, are making it clear that they want the job.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DEA to reclassify Marijuana as Schedule Three drug When you think of marijuana in Florida, You might think of an illegal drug seized by law enforcement. Kim Rivers, the CEO of Florida-based cannabis retailer Trulieve, says when used medicinally, it can help a lot of people.
FORT MYERS Expect more delays on Colonial and Fowler due to intersection project Work on the Colonial Fowler intersection in Fort Myers is underway, and there are many moving parts.
FORT MYERS Possible pay-by-text scam in downtown Fort Myers may have cost woman nearly $1,000 Pay-by-text parking may have cost one woman nearly a thousand dollars after her credit card was hacked.
FORT MYERS Lee County STET team protecting our schools with cameras There are cameras in our kid’s schools, dozens of them, but did you know that Lee County Schools sends those live video feeds to the sheriff’s office, and it’s someone’s job to watch them?
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Six-week abortion ban to take effect soon A stricter abortion ban will take effect in Florida on Wednesday.
Estero’s Golf Coast Driving Range shuts down, visitors devastated A place to relax, let loose and hit a few drives, has come to the end of an era for this community. “This is the first place we came to,” said Roxanne Henningsen, a Bonita Springs resident. “And it like became our second home. The people are wonderful. It’s just a great atmosphere. And we’ve […]
CAPE CORAL Business owners reeling after massive fire in Cape Coral “Very scary” are the words Denise Creacy used to describe what she felt when she saw plumes of black smoke, firefighters, and police fill her neighborhood.
LEHIGH ACRES Changing how you are represented in Lee County Leaders want to hear your thoughts this week at a town hall on how you elect county commissioners.
FORT MYERS Frontier Airlines announces nonstop flights from RSW to San Juan, PR These flights will take off on June 2 and run 3 times a week.
NAPLES Fight to save the trees in Naples neighborhood When Sue Canfield looks up in her front yard she sees light shining through the sprawling branches of a 25-year-old Oak towering above her. The trees, which line every road in the waterways of naples, is why she choose this neighborhood but soon those very trees will be taken down.
City of Naples hosts open house workshop for Naples road projects The City of Naples is hosting an open house workshop to hear from the public regarding road improvements.
CAPE CORAL Ollie’s Pub, the home of SWFL’s local music scene, closes after 4 memorable years Ollie’s Pub, once the center of local original music in Southwest Florida, is closing after a prosperous yet arduous four years.
Credit: WINK News This Fourth of July will look different from past years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cities across the nation have canceled professional fireworks displays Saturday but more consumers are expected to put on their own shows and fire up the grill. But with at least 21 states pausing reopening or taking new steps to limit the spread of COVID-19, what stores and restaurants will be open Saturday will vary greatly depending on where you live. The following is a list of what will be open over the July 4 weekend: Academy Sports + Outdoors Apple Bass Pro Shops Bealls Florida Bealls Outlet Bed Bath & Beyond Belk Best Buy Big 5 Sporting Goods Big Lots BJ’s Wholesale Club Burlington buybuy Baby Cabela’s Conn’s HomePlus Container Store CVS Dick’s Sporting Goods Dillard’s Dollar General Dollar Tree DSW Ethan Allen Family Dollar Five Below GameStop Guitar Center Home Depot J.C. Penney Joann Stores Kirkland’s Kmart Kohl’s Leslie’s Pool Supplies Lowe’s Macy’s Marshalls Menards Michaels Neiman Marcus Nordstrom Nordstrom Rack Office Depot and OfficeMax Old Navy Party City Petco PetSmart Rack Room Shoes Rite Aid Ross Saks Fifth Avenue Sam’s Club Sears Shoe Carnival Stein Mart Target T.J. Maxx Ulta Beauty Walgreens Walmart Grocery stores, convenience stores open July 4 7-Eleven Acme Albertsons Aldi Baker’s BI-LO Bravo Supermarkets City Market Copps Cub Foods Cumberland Farms Dillons Food Lion Fred Meyer Fresh Market Fresh Thyme Fry’s Food Stores Giant Giant Eagle Harris Teeter Harveys Supermarket H-E-B Hy-Vee Ingles King Soopers Kroger Love’s Travel Stops Lucky Supermarkets Meijer Pilot Flying J Publix Ralphs Safeway Save-A-Lot Sheetz ShopRite Sprouts Stop & Shop TravelCenters of America Vons Wawa Weis Markets Wegmans Whole Foods Market Winn-Dixie Restaurants open July 4 Applebee’s Arby’s Baja Fresh Benihana BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Blimpie Bob Evans Bojangles Bonefish Grill Boston Market Bruegger’s Bagels Buffalo Wild Wings Buffalo Wings & Rings Burger King California Pizza Kitchen Capital Grille Captain D’s Carrabba’s Italian Grill Checkers Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Cheesecake Factory Chicken Salad Chick Chick-fil-A Chili’s Chipotle Mexican Grill Chuck E. Cheese Cicis Pizza Cracker Barrel Del Taco Denny’s Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Dog Haus DQ Grill & Chill Dunkin’ Eddie V’s Einstein Bros. Bagels Firehouse Subs First Watch Fleming’s Fogo de Chão Golden Chick Golden Corral Honey Baked Ham Hooters IHOP Ike’s Love & Sandwiches Islands Restaurants Jack in the Box Jimmy John’s KFC Kolache Factory Krispy Kreme Logan’s Roadhouse LongHorn Steakhouse Long John Silver’s Macaroni Grill Maggiano’s Little Italy McCormick & Schmick’s McDonald’s Metro Diner Morton’s The Steakhouse Mountain Mike’s Pizza Ninety Nine Restaurant & Pub Noodles & Company Olive Garden On the Border Outback Steakhouse Panda Express Panera Bread Papa John’s Pizza Perkins PDQ P.F. Chang’s Pizza Inn Pollo Campero Pollo Tropical Quiznos Rally’s Red Lobster Red Robin Rubio’s Coastal Grill Ruby Tuesday Ruth’s Chris Steak House Saltgrass Steak House Shoney’s Sizzler Sonic Drive-In Sonny’s BBQ Starbucks Steak ‘n Shake Subway Taco Bell Taco Cabana Texas de Brazil Texas Roadhouse TGI Fridays Torchy’s Tacos TravelCenters of America Tropical Smoothie Cafe Twin Peaks Waffle House Wayback Burgers Wendy’s Whataburger White Castle Yard House