Englewood nonprofit gives hope to residents amid hurricane recoveryCSN’s Jayvian Tanelus and offensive line erupt in round one
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.
New Punta Gorda City Council accepts city manager’s resignation Punta Gorda’s new City Council accepted City Manager Greg Murray’s resignation Nov. 20 and agreed to pay toward hurricane repairs and provide several months of rent abatement to business owners who lease space at city-owned Herald Court. Debi Lux was named mayor and Greg Julian vice mayor by the new-look Council, which saw three incumbents […]
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.
New Punta Gorda City Council accepts city manager’s resignation Punta Gorda’s new City Council accepted City Manager Greg Murray’s resignation Nov. 20 and agreed to pay toward hurricane repairs and provide several months of rent abatement to business owners who lease space at city-owned Herald Court. Debi Lux was named mayor and Greg Julian vice mayor by the new-look Council, which saw three incumbents […]
Steak for sale at Farmer Joes in Cape Coral. A bill in the Florida House of Representatives and the Senate is making its way through Tallahassee to ban “cultivated” meats. House Bill 1071 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and Senate Bill 586 Cultivated Meat both address this lab-made alternative. Pine Shine Farms in St. James City off of Stringfellow Road. St. James City Farmer, Joanna Dansby, said cultivated meat is a “meat that is derived from the cells of animals, created in a laboratory and done without pasture space and the land that’s required to do large meat.” The farm, Pine Shine, sells pasture-raised cow, chicken and hog products to customers in the Southwest Florida community. While she said she’d rather eat her farm’s meat, she also said that legislators should not have a say in what the community can and cannot eat. Cow in the pasture at PineShine Farms. “Well, I, I think I mentioned that, you know, when I think about legislating, decisions for people to make when it comes to their own health and food. I don’t know that that’s a necessity. I prefer educating. I think that perhaps the legislation is coming out of fear, which is fine, you know, the health of any constituent in the state of Florida is important,” said Dansby. RELATED: Surprising food safety tips to keep your kitchen safe If this ban on cultivated meat is passed, Senate Bill 586 would prohibit “the manufacture, sale, holding or offering for sale, or distribution of cultivated meat in this state,” according to the bill presented in January. Farmer Joes grocery store in Cape Coral off of SW Pine Island road. Farmer Joe’s Grocery Store in Cape Coral does not sell any cultivated meat on their shelves. Owner Lee Snyder said they did research when deciding what they would put on their shelves. Snyder said, “When we started with this brief of our program, they took us on a tour in Kansas, and they explained to us the probiotic diet that the animals are fed, and that’s what makes the beef so good.” RELATED: Have grocery prices gone up this month? On the other side of the aisle, businesses who specialize in lab-grown meat would come to a halt if this bill passed. Food Solutions Action sent us this statement via email responding to the bill: “Cultivated meat was created by NASA in response to the problem, how we feed astronauts in space. The world faces a new problem, how do we meet skyrocketing worldwide protein demand with land and water is a finite resource. Cultivated meat is a way to meet this rising demand, complementing not replacing traditional meat. This bill would criminalize an innovative industry that is vital for American leadership in the global protein race. Florida sets a national example. This bill will stifle innovation, hinder private research which funds 98% of this sector, create barriers for NASA and other researchers, and ensure that the government dictates what Floridians can put on their dinner table. Florida has been a leader in technology and the biotechnology industry is a rising opportunity to bring jobs and economic growth to the Sunshine State.” This bill has not yet moved in the State Senate since being introduced in January. If it is passed it will go into affect this July.