CAPE CORAL Cape Coral hosts annual Holiday Boat-a-Long Families, residents, and businesses came out to enjoy Cape Coral’s annual Holiday Boat-a-Long and Christmas movie on Saturday.
FORT MYERS FGCU head volleyball coach steps down to coach UCF FGCU coach Matt Botsford announced that he is stepping down as head volleyball coach to join the University of Central Florida Knights.
FORT MYERS Top rated prospects shine in City of Palms Classic Year-after-year some of the top high school teams featuring many of the top players in the country compete in the Fort Myers Tournament.
Meals for Hope brings Southwest Florida together to fight hunger On Saturday morning, Meals for Hope held its annual Holidays Without Hunger event, aiming to ensure no one in Southwest Florida goes hungry during the holidays.
1 dead, 2 injured in four-vehicle crash on I-75 in Collier County A collision involving four vehicles on northbound Interstate 75 near mile marker 108 resulted in one fatality, minor injuries to two others, and a large paint spill.
Lee County woman’s home transforms into Santa’s Workshop for families in need One Lee County woman’s home has looked like Santa’s workshop since June.
Chilly first day of winter with plenty of sunshine overhead The Weather Authority says Saturday is the first day of the winter solstice, and it feels like it across Southwest Florida.
FORT MYERS Kitten recovering after surviving horrific abuse At 12 pounds and 12 weeks old, this little kitty was snatched from her home and literally dragged through the unthinkable.
Losing loved ones in the line of duty; Community offers support to Diaz family Heartbreak over Sergeant Elio Diaz’s death consumed the Charlotte County community, after the fallen hero was laid to rest Friday.
CAPTIVA Impacts of hurricane season on fishing in SWFL Whipping winds and torrential downpours are all too common with hurricanes.
CAPE CORAL What to know before gifting pets this holiday season Gifting someone a pet for Christmas may sound like a good idea but not always. Animal experts remind us that owning an animal takes a big commitment.
NAPLES ‘Beverly’s Angels’ prepare holiday sacks for kids in need Beverly’s Angels in Naples is providing kids the essentials they need during the holiday season, and they got some help from high school students across Southwest Florida.
‘He was a phenomenal human being’: Woman says Elio Diaz inspired her to turn life around WINK News has shared stories about people greatly impacted by Deputy Sergeant Elio Diaz’s work. Now we hear from a woman whose life he affected for the better.
PUNTA GORDA ShorePoint Health in Punta Gorda to permanently close If people in Punta Gorda consider themselves patients of ShorePoint Hospital, they will have to look for an alternate place of healthcare.
LEHIGH ACRES Lehigh Acres Fire and Rescue District gives holiday candle safety tips Holiday celebrations are a few days away, and nothing sets the mood better than candles. This warning is best given before the holidays.
CAPE CORAL Cape Coral hosts annual Holiday Boat-a-Long Families, residents, and businesses came out to enjoy Cape Coral’s annual Holiday Boat-a-Long and Christmas movie on Saturday.
FORT MYERS FGCU head volleyball coach steps down to coach UCF FGCU coach Matt Botsford announced that he is stepping down as head volleyball coach to join the University of Central Florida Knights.
FORT MYERS Top rated prospects shine in City of Palms Classic Year-after-year some of the top high school teams featuring many of the top players in the country compete in the Fort Myers Tournament.
Meals for Hope brings Southwest Florida together to fight hunger On Saturday morning, Meals for Hope held its annual Holidays Without Hunger event, aiming to ensure no one in Southwest Florida goes hungry during the holidays.
1 dead, 2 injured in four-vehicle crash on I-75 in Collier County A collision involving four vehicles on northbound Interstate 75 near mile marker 108 resulted in one fatality, minor injuries to two others, and a large paint spill.
Lee County woman’s home transforms into Santa’s Workshop for families in need One Lee County woman’s home has looked like Santa’s workshop since June.
Chilly first day of winter with plenty of sunshine overhead The Weather Authority says Saturday is the first day of the winter solstice, and it feels like it across Southwest Florida.
FORT MYERS Kitten recovering after surviving horrific abuse At 12 pounds and 12 weeks old, this little kitty was snatched from her home and literally dragged through the unthinkable.
Losing loved ones in the line of duty; Community offers support to Diaz family Heartbreak over Sergeant Elio Diaz’s death consumed the Charlotte County community, after the fallen hero was laid to rest Friday.
CAPTIVA Impacts of hurricane season on fishing in SWFL Whipping winds and torrential downpours are all too common with hurricanes.
CAPE CORAL What to know before gifting pets this holiday season Gifting someone a pet for Christmas may sound like a good idea but not always. Animal experts remind us that owning an animal takes a big commitment.
NAPLES ‘Beverly’s Angels’ prepare holiday sacks for kids in need Beverly’s Angels in Naples is providing kids the essentials they need during the holiday season, and they got some help from high school students across Southwest Florida.
‘He was a phenomenal human being’: Woman says Elio Diaz inspired her to turn life around WINK News has shared stories about people greatly impacted by Deputy Sergeant Elio Diaz’s work. Now we hear from a woman whose life he affected for the better.
PUNTA GORDA ShorePoint Health in Punta Gorda to permanently close If people in Punta Gorda consider themselves patients of ShorePoint Hospital, they will have to look for an alternate place of healthcare.
LEHIGH ACRES Lehigh Acres Fire and Rescue District gives holiday candle safety tips Holiday celebrations are a few days away, and nothing sets the mood better than candles. This warning is best given before the holidays.
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.