Miracle Moment: Children starting the year cancer freeFlood insurance discount up to 20% in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS Miracle Moment: Children starting the year cancer free Several youngsters are celebrating starting 2025 cancer-free.
FORT MYERS Flood insurance discount up to 20% in Fort Myers Anyone who lives in the City of Fort Myers will be getting a bigger flood insurance discount.
Message from LCEC raises red flag for customers A push from one of Southwest Florida’s power providers to not use your heater as the temperatures drop has raised a red flag for some customers.
FORT MYERS Cutting down on truck traffic on McGregor Boulevard Giant trucks are rumbling on roads meant to connect neighborhoods, and now city leaders want to eliminate trucks from the roads completely.
Exercise: an instant health boost Did you know that just 30 minutes of exercise can start helping your body right away?
State attorney removes herself from Lee County Sheriff’s Office case A source sent WINK News anchor Claire Galt an executive order saying the state is investigating Ken Romano, a consultant who was on the sheriff’s office payroll.
Collier County woman arrested twice for operating illicit massage parlor The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a woman accused of operating an illicit massage parlor, her second time arrested on this charge.
Mother accused of killing 4-month-old baby pleads not guilty A woman accused of killing her 4-month-old baby has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated child abuse.
NAPLES Family of bears caught on camera in the Winding Cypress community You never know what you’ll see when you open the door in Florida, and for one WINK News viewer, it was a family of bears.
SOUTH FORT MYERS Former Uber driver who raped passenger sentenced to life in prison Justice has been served after a former Uber driver was sentenced to life in prison for raping his passenger.
CAPE CORAL Single boat crashes into Cape Coral home dock injuring 3 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating a boat crash in Cape Coral that injured three people.
NAPLES NCH becomes first in Florida to offer Van Gogh Biopsy Tool NCH has become the first healthcare provider in the state to offer the groundbreaking Van Gogh Biopsy tool from Aquyre Biosciences.
First full moon of 2025 peaks Monday evening If you take a look at the sky this evening, you will see the first full moon of 2025, otherwise known as the Wolf Moon.
1st reported Florida Panther death of 2025, killed by vehicle in Collier A vehicle in Collier County claimed the life of a critically endangered Florida Panther, marking the first death recorded in 2025.
Boston oncologist named medical director at Southwest Florida Proton Southwest Florida Proton’s new senior medical director once taught Dr. Arie Dosoretz in medical school. Now, he is her boss.
FORT MYERS Miracle Moment: Children starting the year cancer free Several youngsters are celebrating starting 2025 cancer-free.
FORT MYERS Flood insurance discount up to 20% in Fort Myers Anyone who lives in the City of Fort Myers will be getting a bigger flood insurance discount.
Message from LCEC raises red flag for customers A push from one of Southwest Florida’s power providers to not use your heater as the temperatures drop has raised a red flag for some customers.
FORT MYERS Cutting down on truck traffic on McGregor Boulevard Giant trucks are rumbling on roads meant to connect neighborhoods, and now city leaders want to eliminate trucks from the roads completely.
Exercise: an instant health boost Did you know that just 30 minutes of exercise can start helping your body right away?
State attorney removes herself from Lee County Sheriff’s Office case A source sent WINK News anchor Claire Galt an executive order saying the state is investigating Ken Romano, a consultant who was on the sheriff’s office payroll.
Collier County woman arrested twice for operating illicit massage parlor The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a woman accused of operating an illicit massage parlor, her second time arrested on this charge.
Mother accused of killing 4-month-old baby pleads not guilty A woman accused of killing her 4-month-old baby has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child and aggravated child abuse.
NAPLES Family of bears caught on camera in the Winding Cypress community You never know what you’ll see when you open the door in Florida, and for one WINK News viewer, it was a family of bears.
SOUTH FORT MYERS Former Uber driver who raped passenger sentenced to life in prison Justice has been served after a former Uber driver was sentenced to life in prison for raping his passenger.
CAPE CORAL Single boat crashes into Cape Coral home dock injuring 3 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating a boat crash in Cape Coral that injured three people.
NAPLES NCH becomes first in Florida to offer Van Gogh Biopsy Tool NCH has become the first healthcare provider in the state to offer the groundbreaking Van Gogh Biopsy tool from Aquyre Biosciences.
First full moon of 2025 peaks Monday evening If you take a look at the sky this evening, you will see the first full moon of 2025, otherwise known as the Wolf Moon.
1st reported Florida Panther death of 2025, killed by vehicle in Collier A vehicle in Collier County claimed the life of a critically endangered Florida Panther, marking the first death recorded in 2025.
Boston oncologist named medical director at Southwest Florida Proton Southwest Florida Proton’s new senior medical director once taught Dr. Arie Dosoretz in medical school. Now, he is her boss.
The importance of appraisals and insuring your assets inside and outside your home, including art, is important, given art is seen as more of an asset every year. Marlissa Gardner, the owner of Emillions Art, said the number one mistake clients make is skipping insurance regarding art. And that is a mistake that could cost the owner of the piece of art a lot of money. Given this, it’s worth protecting your artwork, at the very least, as a safety precaution. “The biggest mistake I see people, especially older clients, oh, I don’t need that insurance, so I don’t need that insurance I’ve been doing this for years I don’t need it, and then something like this happens,” Gardner said. How protecting and insuring your art can save you a lot of money. CREDIT: WINK News Gardner is talking about Hurricane Ian and said collectors should consider their options, even prepare to protect their art. “If you’re going to leave town and it is really valuable and sentimental to you to move it, especially during storm season during hurricane season,” Gardner said. Jenniffer Ross owns Art Peritus, she has clients in Fort Myers and Captiva. Right before the storm hit, she had just appraised the collection in Fort Myers. “We literally just a couple months ago went in and did a full inventory of everything in that home and other homes, and we’re still processing the appraisal report because they have multiple homes, but now we have that data, so even if things were washed away we have photographic evidence to prove that this piece was in this room,” Ross said. Gardner said evaluating and appraising art is something collectors should do regularly. “I would recommend every year but at least every two years, especially you know your insurance adjusters are going to come in they’re going to take the last appraisal that was given they are going to look at fair market value, which might have dropped so you wanna make sure that you get what you pay for,” Gardner said. For example, The Price of Seduction is a piece of art with a price tag in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Some pieces may be worth more than some peoples homes and it clearly demonstrates the importance of taking care of and insuring your art for safety. Marlissa also suggests moving art to either a vault or donating it to a museum as an alternative to protect those pieces.