Cape Coral’s new council eliminates stipend on day oneMan arrested for fatal hit-and-run crash with motorcyclist in Lehigh Acres
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral’s new council eliminates stipend on day one People in Cape Coral are getting what they voted for: the new city council members were just sworn in, and they eliminated the stipend.
LEHIGH ACRES Man arrested for fatal hit-and-run crash with motorcyclist in Lehigh Acres A man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a motorcyclist on Tuesday night.
Latest details on fatal Alligator Alley crash ; 1 killed According to the arrest report, a man told troopers he got a minivan from a pastor but did not get permission to take it out because he left in the middle of the night
Enforcing state law on street camping in Punta Gorda More than a month since the new state law banning sleeping in public places went into effect the city of Punta Gorda voted on if an ordinance change was needed.
Cape Coral home vandalized; homeowner calls it a “hate crime” A man returned to his unfinished Cape Coral home to find it’s been violated and vandalized. Cape Coral police are searching for the suspect.
SWFL organizations putting donated money to good use 41 Southwest Florida organizations are still in shock about the millions of dollars they received from philanthropist Tom Golisano.
Utility scams awareness day: what you need to know Wednesday is utility scams awareness day. These types of scams target customers by going door-to-door, sending phone calls or texts and using false information online.
NAPLES Salvation Army of Collier County kicks off annual Christmas toy drive The Salvation Army of Collier County has kicked off its annual Christmas toy drive, and you won’t have to travel far to get involved.
Record Store Day Black Friday: Where to go in SWFL Record Store Day Black Friday is approaching quickly, and if you’re not looking for a new TV or a video game console, go to your local record store, as they will have exclusive deals to expand your record collection.
Manasota Key residents concerned over new development on the island Residents of a small island community are expressing their concerns about potential changes to their neighborhood.
FORT MYERS Resident reacts to plan for new Amazon facility in Fort Myers Amazon has paid $66.5M for 143 acres in Fort Myers to build a new warehouse. A resident who lives by the property said she has reservations about the facility.
ESTERO Caught on Camera: Woman accused of stealing from Kate Spade outlet A Cape Coral woman has been arrested for grand theft after she was allegedly caught on camera shoplifting at a Kate Spade store in Estero.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers basketball player returns to the court after two years Fort Myers High School basketball player Karsten Schafer played his first game in two years Tuesday night after having a spinal surgery.
Southwest Florida Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for November 20, 2024 Here are some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for November 20, 2024.
Boy’s journey of overcoming short bowel syndrome The road can be long and difficult for children born with short bowel syndrome. Rare and sometimes fatal, the best shot at good quality of life involves a transplant.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral’s new council eliminates stipend on day one People in Cape Coral are getting what they voted for: the new city council members were just sworn in, and they eliminated the stipend.
LEHIGH ACRES Man arrested for fatal hit-and-run crash with motorcyclist in Lehigh Acres A man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a motorcyclist on Tuesday night.
Latest details on fatal Alligator Alley crash ; 1 killed According to the arrest report, a man told troopers he got a minivan from a pastor but did not get permission to take it out because he left in the middle of the night
Enforcing state law on street camping in Punta Gorda More than a month since the new state law banning sleeping in public places went into effect the city of Punta Gorda voted on if an ordinance change was needed.
Cape Coral home vandalized; homeowner calls it a “hate crime” A man returned to his unfinished Cape Coral home to find it’s been violated and vandalized. Cape Coral police are searching for the suspect.
SWFL organizations putting donated money to good use 41 Southwest Florida organizations are still in shock about the millions of dollars they received from philanthropist Tom Golisano.
Utility scams awareness day: what you need to know Wednesday is utility scams awareness day. These types of scams target customers by going door-to-door, sending phone calls or texts and using false information online.
NAPLES Salvation Army of Collier County kicks off annual Christmas toy drive The Salvation Army of Collier County has kicked off its annual Christmas toy drive, and you won’t have to travel far to get involved.
Record Store Day Black Friday: Where to go in SWFL Record Store Day Black Friday is approaching quickly, and if you’re not looking for a new TV or a video game console, go to your local record store, as they will have exclusive deals to expand your record collection.
Manasota Key residents concerned over new development on the island Residents of a small island community are expressing their concerns about potential changes to their neighborhood.
FORT MYERS Resident reacts to plan for new Amazon facility in Fort Myers Amazon has paid $66.5M for 143 acres in Fort Myers to build a new warehouse. A resident who lives by the property said she has reservations about the facility.
ESTERO Caught on Camera: Woman accused of stealing from Kate Spade outlet A Cape Coral woman has been arrested for grand theft after she was allegedly caught on camera shoplifting at a Kate Spade store in Estero.
FORT MYERS Fort Myers basketball player returns to the court after two years Fort Myers High School basketball player Karsten Schafer played his first game in two years Tuesday night after having a spinal surgery.
Southwest Florida Most Wanted Wednesday: Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for November 20, 2024 Here are some of Southwest Florida’s most wanted suspects for November 20, 2024.
Boy’s journey of overcoming short bowel syndrome The road can be long and difficult for children born with short bowel syndrome. Rare and sometimes fatal, the best shot at good quality of life involves a transplant.
Local band DONEFOR’s new song “Paradigm” will feature Sleeping With Sirens lead singer Kellin Quinn. The Fort Myers-based pop-punk metalcore band is looking to reach a wider audience by opening for bigger acts, touring across the state and collaborating with hit artists. Parker Shogren, lead singer and founder of DONEFOR, took it upon himself to contact Quinn. DONEFOR had already finished “Paradigm.” However, Shogren felt something was still missing. A fan of Sleeping with Sirens, Shogren felt that Quinn was the right person for the job. Sirens is a 2010s pop punk, /post-hardcore band, whose music is similar in style to DONEFOR’s sound. Shogren stayed up late one night trying to find a way to contact Quinn. RELATED: SWFL band DONEFOR to open for Sublime, 311 and Goldfinger at Orlando music festival “I went through everything and a ton of websites and a ton of emails, and then I got his email somehow from this one website that I’m not going to share because I don’t want people finding out my strategies. I emailed him [and] talked to him for a bit,” Shogren said. And within 12 hours, Quinn sent in a verse he had recorded from his home studio. Once it was in, the band’s engineer mixed and mastered it. Shogren gave Quinn the freedom to do what he wanted with it. “I said, ‘Hey, you’re the platinum-selling artist, man. Do whatever you want.’ Then he did that. And then [he did] the screaming verse and then some harmonies,” Shogren said. “He just kind of did his own thing on the verse and the bridge and all that.” The band gave Quinn the lyrics, and he tweaked them to fit what he wanted his style to sound like. Shogren said the band’s idea was to see how close they could get to a radio-style song while keeping to their roots. Riley Stewart, the band’s guitarist who sang on “Paradigm,” honed in on the song’s subject. “The song is about anxiety and being in your head,” explained Stewart, “and I think whenever you listen to it, it sounds like a breakup song or a love song, but it’s really like an internal conversation with yourself. I had this idea of like the higher self and your lower self. The higher self is you as a person, your normal personality, and then your lower self is buried inside you, but it’s like telling you. It’s what induces your panic attacks, and it’s your intrusive thoughts and everything.” DONEFOR feels that the collaboration will make for a potent single. “I feel like we have to go big with something, and we decided to make this song a banger, a really good single, and just invest a lot into it,” Stewart said. “It’s something that we want to create a backbone of our band from and just really push us to another level.” RELATED: Southwest Florida band DONEFOR celebrates over 100,000 streams on Spotify Shogren said the band will always keep to their local roots. “When we started, we were a ‘do it yourself’ band, and we still have that at our roots, no matter what, that we’re gonna be ground to the pavement, that we do things our own way. Figuring it out as we go.” Donefor, SWFL band after performing at the Ranch on 2-10-24. CREDIT: Tori Silva Earlier this month, Quinn invited the band to a sold-out show in Orlando. There, they shot videos with him, hung out and talked. Shogren said that meeting with Quinn reminded him why he does music in the first place. “It’s showing that even though we’re a small band from a small place, he doesn’t probably even know that. He gives us the same time of day. It shows that any artist can do that to the point where you can. It’s music at the end of the day. It’s not just, ‘Oh, you’re a local band.’ You’re a local band that not only has played on stages with these big bands but now collaborates and works with these big bands.’” “That is what is very nice with a scene like this though, is there’s a very supportive feel that once artists are doing very well, they’re celebrated,” Shogren said. “Paradigm” is set to be released on Nov. 15, with the music video coming two weeks after. Click here for the band’s YouTube page, where they post vlogs, and click here for their website.