‘It’s devastating’: Neighbor reflects on fatal fire in Port Charlotte‘The sound of death’ Neighbors concerned by amount of crashes on Joel Blvd
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘It’s devastating’: Neighbor reflects on fatal fire in Port Charlotte A devastating house fire Monday night in Port Charlotte has left one person dead and another hospitalized while neighbors mourn the possible loss of a beloved member of their community.
‘The sound of death’ Neighbors concerned by amount of crashes on Joel Blvd A woman is heartbroken from witnessing crash after crash outside her Lehigh Acres home.
Fort Myers get 15% increase on flood insurance discount WINK News is finding out what led to the city of Fort Myers going from just a 5% FEMA flood insurance discount to a 20% discount.
FORT MYERS Locals house California wildfire victims The effects of the California fires are being felt worldwide as people evacuate some are in southwest Florida.
LOVERS KEY Couple returns to Lovers Key condo post Ian While Hurricane Ian is long gone from Southwest Florida, many are still feeling its impacts.
EVERGLADES Biden signs Water Resources Development Act, its effect on SWFL President Biden recently signed into law the Water Resources Development Act with an aim to improve rivers and harbors across the country and provide for the conservation of water. Southwest Florida was included in that act. Putting the 240-page plan together took a lot of work, not just from state and federal lawmakers, but also […]
Turning business travel into a vacation Would work travel seem a little easier if you could turn it into a vacation? Two professors say they have proof that would help business travel.
The future of biometrics: Safer security or new AI risks? In 2021, the Transportation Service Agency (TSA) launched its new touchless identity solution in the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County airport.
CAPE CORAL Pelican Elementary resource officer saves infant A school resource officer at Pelican Elementary saved an infants’ life at a traffic stop in Cape Coral.
FORT MYERS Progress being made on City View Park in Dunbar More promises made by a city that has not kept its promises for the last six years have some neighbors concerned about the future of their community.
COLLIER COUNTY Seacrest hoops player hits a full court buzzer beater Seacrest Country Day School boys basketball player Hayden Fuller hits full court buzzer beater against Aubrey Rogers.
NAPLES Cutting-edge ACL surgery reducing reinjury risk by 80% Known for its game-changing orthopedic repair options, Naples-based Arthrex has done it again.
NAPLES MacStrength FL offers sport and lifestyle training for young athletes In 2025, MacStrength FL is swinging for success with their current players and for a wider reach in its community.
You can appeal FEMA’s decision on your claim – Here’s how Now a week after the deadline for FEMA hurricane assistance has closed, the federal agency says you can appeal their decision on your claim if you don’t agree.
Naples selects city CFO as next city manager, averts national search Naples Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer Gary Young will become the next city manager, averting a lengthy, expensive national search for a replacement.
PORT CHARLOTTE ‘It’s devastating’: Neighbor reflects on fatal fire in Port Charlotte A devastating house fire Monday night in Port Charlotte has left one person dead and another hospitalized while neighbors mourn the possible loss of a beloved member of their community.
‘The sound of death’ Neighbors concerned by amount of crashes on Joel Blvd A woman is heartbroken from witnessing crash after crash outside her Lehigh Acres home.
Fort Myers get 15% increase on flood insurance discount WINK News is finding out what led to the city of Fort Myers going from just a 5% FEMA flood insurance discount to a 20% discount.
FORT MYERS Locals house California wildfire victims The effects of the California fires are being felt worldwide as people evacuate some are in southwest Florida.
LOVERS KEY Couple returns to Lovers Key condo post Ian While Hurricane Ian is long gone from Southwest Florida, many are still feeling its impacts.
EVERGLADES Biden signs Water Resources Development Act, its effect on SWFL President Biden recently signed into law the Water Resources Development Act with an aim to improve rivers and harbors across the country and provide for the conservation of water. Southwest Florida was included in that act. Putting the 240-page plan together took a lot of work, not just from state and federal lawmakers, but also […]
Turning business travel into a vacation Would work travel seem a little easier if you could turn it into a vacation? Two professors say they have proof that would help business travel.
The future of biometrics: Safer security or new AI risks? In 2021, the Transportation Service Agency (TSA) launched its new touchless identity solution in the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County airport.
CAPE CORAL Pelican Elementary resource officer saves infant A school resource officer at Pelican Elementary saved an infants’ life at a traffic stop in Cape Coral.
FORT MYERS Progress being made on City View Park in Dunbar More promises made by a city that has not kept its promises for the last six years have some neighbors concerned about the future of their community.
COLLIER COUNTY Seacrest hoops player hits a full court buzzer beater Seacrest Country Day School boys basketball player Hayden Fuller hits full court buzzer beater against Aubrey Rogers.
NAPLES Cutting-edge ACL surgery reducing reinjury risk by 80% Known for its game-changing orthopedic repair options, Naples-based Arthrex has done it again.
NAPLES MacStrength FL offers sport and lifestyle training for young athletes In 2025, MacStrength FL is swinging for success with their current players and for a wider reach in its community.
You can appeal FEMA’s decision on your claim – Here’s how Now a week after the deadline for FEMA hurricane assistance has closed, the federal agency says you can appeal their decision on your claim if you don’t agree.
Naples selects city CFO as next city manager, averts national search Naples Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer Gary Young will become the next city manager, averting a lengthy, expensive national search for a replacement.
Donefor, SWFL band performing at the Ranch on 2-10-24. CREDIT: Tori Silva DONEFOR, a Fort Myers-based quintet founded by former Florida Gulf Coast University students, is preparing for the performance of a lifetime. Only two years after their inception, they are opening for Sublime, 311 and Goldfinger at Brightside Music Festival in Orlando. The pop-punk metalcore band was formed in 2022 and was founded by Parker Shogren, a former FGCU student and now middle school teacher. He signed up for FGCU’s annual Eagle Radio Music Festival with recorded songs but no band. Donefor, SWFL band performing at the Ranch on 2-10-24. CREDIT: Tori Silva Wanting to perform, he asked a few of his FGCU friends, and thus, DONEFOR was born. Since then, the band has released an album, “Sleep On It,” and they have garnered 140,000 streams on their hit song, “You’re Welcome,” on Spotify, which Grammy award-winning music engineer Vlado Meller mastered. READ MORE ABOUT DONEFOR: Southwest Florida band DONEFOR celebrates over 100,000 streams on Spotify Their songs have been played on the radio, and the band has consistently performed at local and statewide venues. And now, they have the opportunity of a lifetime. Donefor, SWFL band performing at the Ranch on 2-10-24. CREDIT: Tori Silva In their early days, they would be thrilled if ten people showed up to one of their shows. Now, they’re on the heels of their biggest performance yet, opening for Sublime. LOCAL MUSIC RELATED: Cape Coral businesses unite, supporting Ollie’s Pub Records and Beer “I don’t think, eight years looking back, I would have ever been able to imagine that we’d be playing on a huge stage with Sublime at a festival,” said Zachary Lulf, DONEFOR’s lead guitarist and Screamo vocalist. DONEFOR had to beat out hundreds of other bands in a competition that also included a social media poll to be one of a handful of bands performing during the music fest. LOCAL MUSIC RELATED: SWFL thrash punk band, Except You, releases EP on exclusive, recycled vinyl “One of the coolest things that we found from this competition is we had people from Indonesia even voting for us and leaving comments, and we didn’t realize our music reached that far, so it was really cool,” Lulf said. Shogren said he grew up listening to the bands he’ll be performing with this weekend. “I grew up teaching people how to surf. Everybody surfed, so we listened to Sublime 311, Goldfinger, Story of the Year, Zebrahead and all these bands every single day,” Shogren said. RELATED: Knockin’ on SWFL’s door: Bob Dylan shines during Fort Myers detour In a way, DONEFOR will be representing Southwest Florida during this monumental moment. “I’m gonna meet all these people. I’m gonna be able to tell my mom that I played a show with all these great bands. It’s just something you can’t make up or really put into words,” Shogren said. We asked the band how they would describe their music to someone who’s never heard of them. They said imagine being at a skate park in 2007 and that pop-punk and metalcore is their bread and butter. The music festival will be this Saturday in Orlando at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. DONEFOR’s performance starts just after noon. Here are the band members: Parker Shogren (Lead vocals, Guitar) Riley Stewart (Co-Lead vocals, Guitar) Zachary Lulf (Guitar, vocals) Leo Cartelli (Bass) Christian Molina (Drums) Click here to learn more about DONEFOR. Find them on social media @donefor_band.