Naples Pride

Naples Pride incorporates Black Lives Matter into parade

June is typically designated as Gay Pride Month in the United States. Many cities, large and small, hold celebrations and parades to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which are often regarded as the first “Pride,” that began June 28, 1969. Saturday, Naples held a Pride Parade of its own, beginning in North Naples and continuing all […]

Phase 2 is underway, as more businesses prepare to serve customers

Phase 2 of reopening in Florida is underway Friday. That means, for the first time, bars, movie theaters and tattoo shops can reopen. Many of those businesses were struggling to make ends meet and hope they can recover quickly. Across Florida, hundreds of businesses, their employees and customers are back in action after months on […]

WINK News Roundtable: Where we stand as Florida enters Phase 2

As we enter Phase 2 of reopening, we asked our local experts where we stand in terms of progress and what could still hold us back. We spoke to FGCU experts Friday who talked about better numbers new challenges surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Watch the video above for the full discussion hosted by WINK News […]

Collier County restaurants happy for 50% capacity, Phase 2 of reopening

We looked into the restaurant scene in Collier County, since businesses were given the green light to operate at 50% capacity. This has been welcome news to many hurting business owners and their employees, especially good news for Collier County, which bills itself as a food destination. We visited Vanderbilt Beach Friday, and spoke to […]

Hacker breaks into Collier County NAACP meeting, uses racial slurs and shows pornography

A hacker broke into a Collier County NAACP meeting and not only used racial slurs but also showed pornography, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. Now, Sheriff Kevin Ramobsk has launched an investigation into the hack. And the FBI is investigating the hack that happened during a Zoom meeting between the NAACP and Collier […]

69-year-old record-setting runner seeks latest title in Naples Half Marathon

Gary Romesser, 69, runs about 90 miles each week, training twice a day toward adding another run record to his long list of achievements. “The national record for my age group for 70-year-olds is one hour and twenty-five minutes for the half marathon, so I’m hoping in the Naples Half Marathon next January that I […]

Star Teacher of the Week: James Rose of Ray V Pottorf Elementary

The pandemic has limited what teachers are able to do with their students but this week’s Star Teacher James Rose found a way around that. He took his students out of the classroom and onto the Estero river—virtually. “We went under 41 and I’m like guys, you ever wonder what’s under 41? I’m like this […]

City of Naples cancels annual July 4 fireworks display, parade

You won’t see big fireworks in downtown Naples on Fourth of July. The big show is just another event canceled because of the pandemic. Naples City Council says it has not discussed other options yet after voting to cancel the city’s fireworks display. We went out Thursday and gathered reactions from businesses that were banking […]