Fort Myers public meeting addresses future growth and community needsCaptiva residents worry resort expansion will worsen traffic issues
FORT MYERS Fort Myers public meeting addresses future growth and community needs Fort Myers is asking residents to help shape its future by updating its comprehensive plan, which has not been revised since 2008.
CAPTIVA Captiva residents worry resort expansion will worsen traffic issues The debate over the size of a popular resort on Captiva Island continues, with concerns now extending beyond just building heights.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach sees spring break surge, several hotels fully booked Spring break in Southwest Florida is in full swing, with Fort Myers Beach buzzing with thousands of tourists.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers police crackdown on traffic violations on Colonial Blvd. The roads on Colonial Boulevard are notorious for traffic congestion and crashes, but there might be hope on the horizon.
FORT MYERS RSW terminal expansion project gets new completion date, budget The Lee County Port Authority board met Monday to discuss the future of the RSW Terminal Expansion Project, which has encountered significant delays.
NAPLES Naples church partners with deputies for active shooter training drill An active shooter situation is a terrifying prospect, but preparation is key.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach road reopens, improving access for drivers Estero Boulevard from Crescent Street to Matanzas Pass has officially been reopened for motorists in Fort Myers Beach.
FORT MYERS BEACH New Fort Myers Beach roundabout aims to end traffic woes for locals The long-awaited roundabout at the bottom of the Matanzas Pass Bridge on Fort Myers Beach is now open.
Potential loss of funding for food banks Food banks play a crucial role in ensuring that hardworking individuals don’t go hungry. However, WINK News has learned that this task might become more challenging.
ESTERO FGCU women’s head basketball coach steps down After only one year leading the Eagles, FGCU head women’s basketball coach Chelsea Lyles is stepping down.
FORT MYERS FSW women’s basketball returning to NJCAA Tournament for first time in five years The FSW Buccaneers women’s basketball team is playing in the NJCAA Tournament for the first time since 2020.
Surgeons using virtual reality technology New technology from virtual reality video games and popular apps like GPS is making its way into operating rooms, transforming the way surgeries are performed.
ESTERO FGCU to hold advocacy workshop for families of children with disabilities Families of children with disabilities, this is for you.
Port Authority approves extra $346.7M to finish terminal expansion project at RSW Not everyone gets a second chance, but the Lee County Board of Port Commissioners granted it to the original companies contracted to build the Terminal Expansion Phase One project at Southwest Florida International Airport. The project is now more than four years behind schedule and hundreds of millions of dollars over budget.
FORT MYERS K-9 assists Fort Myers police in drug bust A Fort Myers Police Department K-9 helped police find a drug-filled car.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers public meeting addresses future growth and community needs Fort Myers is asking residents to help shape its future by updating its comprehensive plan, which has not been revised since 2008.
CAPTIVA Captiva residents worry resort expansion will worsen traffic issues The debate over the size of a popular resort on Captiva Island continues, with concerns now extending beyond just building heights.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach sees spring break surge, several hotels fully booked Spring break in Southwest Florida is in full swing, with Fort Myers Beach buzzing with thousands of tourists.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers police crackdown on traffic violations on Colonial Blvd. The roads on Colonial Boulevard are notorious for traffic congestion and crashes, but there might be hope on the horizon.
FORT MYERS RSW terminal expansion project gets new completion date, budget The Lee County Port Authority board met Monday to discuss the future of the RSW Terminal Expansion Project, which has encountered significant delays.
NAPLES Naples church partners with deputies for active shooter training drill An active shooter situation is a terrifying prospect, but preparation is key.
FORT MYERS BEACH Fort Myers Beach road reopens, improving access for drivers Estero Boulevard from Crescent Street to Matanzas Pass has officially been reopened for motorists in Fort Myers Beach.
FORT MYERS BEACH New Fort Myers Beach roundabout aims to end traffic woes for locals The long-awaited roundabout at the bottom of the Matanzas Pass Bridge on Fort Myers Beach is now open.
Potential loss of funding for food banks Food banks play a crucial role in ensuring that hardworking individuals don’t go hungry. However, WINK News has learned that this task might become more challenging.
ESTERO FGCU women’s head basketball coach steps down After only one year leading the Eagles, FGCU head women’s basketball coach Chelsea Lyles is stepping down.
FORT MYERS FSW women’s basketball returning to NJCAA Tournament for first time in five years The FSW Buccaneers women’s basketball team is playing in the NJCAA Tournament for the first time since 2020.
Surgeons using virtual reality technology New technology from virtual reality video games and popular apps like GPS is making its way into operating rooms, transforming the way surgeries are performed.
ESTERO FGCU to hold advocacy workshop for families of children with disabilities Families of children with disabilities, this is for you.
Port Authority approves extra $346.7M to finish terminal expansion project at RSW Not everyone gets a second chance, but the Lee County Board of Port Commissioners granted it to the original companies contracted to build the Terminal Expansion Phase One project at Southwest Florida International Airport. The project is now more than four years behind schedule and hundreds of millions of dollars over budget.
FORT MYERS K-9 assists Fort Myers police in drug bust A Fort Myers Police Department K-9 helped police find a drug-filled car.
Justin Lammers (Credit: WINK News) This month, WINK News’s partners at Gulfshore Business are honoring their 40 under 40. Forty people who are rising stars in their industries but also making a profound impact on the community. About a third of the people honored were born and raised in Southwest Florida. Then there’s a whole other group whose family or job brought them down. For one man, taking the blind leap from South Dakota to Southwest Florida was just one part of the adventurous risk. If it involves My Little Pony fishing rods, kayaks, and underwater sea scooters, chances are the “Kayak DIY” YouTube star has tried it, reviewed it, and posted about it. Justin Lammers’ studio is on the canal right behind his Cape Coral home. “It’s hard for me to, you know, kind of sit still. But a couple times a week, I’m actually filming content, you know, in the backyard,” said Lammers. The internet really has a mind of its own. Lammers never knew his rise to YouTube fame would start with Photoshop DIY and pimples. “I was teaching people how to like remove acne in senior photos. Why? Because I had acne in college. And it was something that I found useful, like I was self-conscious about it,” Lammers said. Now, companies ship all kinds of water products right to his house. All crave his video reviews that reach thousands of people online. But the journey to his success was trying at times. It forced him to move from South Dakota to Southwest Florida. The warm weather, sunshine and water allowed him to start a business renting kayaks, and create content year-round. “And so we ended up actually buying this property sight unseen. It was a fixer-upper. 100-year-old lady lived here. And we had to put a lot of work into this dream,” said Lammers. Lammers went to school to become a nurse, then re-invented himself, and now lives in the moment. “And I love the feeling that with this career, it just keeps surprising me and I can keep growing,” Lammers said. Getting to his more than 81,000 followers on YouTube wasn’t always easy. At one point, the doubt started creeping in, and his family questioned his choices. “You know, they definitely were skeptics. I still have some family members that are saying, you’re not gonna give up your health care career, are you? You know, like, no matter what you got to keep doing, I’m like, well, I love it. I love what I do in health care. But like, this creates time for family. And I can do much bigger things,” said Lammers. That’s perhaps Lammers’ biggest message. That family time. Precious moments with your children are truly priceless. “My daughter sailor, I just want to be able to see her grow up. So, you know, everyone thinks with YouTube, you know, it’s about the money. It’s about, you know, the fame and all that stuff. But for me, it’s really about the time that it creates,” said Lammers.