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WINK News speaks with victim in Uber high speed chase
34-year-old Jose Emmanuel Romerofat is behind bars after leading deputies on a chase. WINK News talked on the phone with Torres, who was in the car at the time. “He was driving there by Davis Boulevard. Officer got behind him with the lights on,” Torres added. The chase started...
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You've got Diana here as your scribe this week. I hope you’re enjoying a fun holiday and the weather holds up for your plans. The reviews are in: NDN’s inaugural At the Table dinner chat with Old Vines Supper Club’s chef-managing partner Brooke Kravetz was a smash, according to the 30 readers who joined us on this intimate night of fun fine dining.
Benderson Development acquires retail center in Naples
A prominent retail center in central Naples recently changed hands. In late June, Benderson Development acquired Carillon Place, a 250,000-square-foot retail center on the southeast corner of Airport-Pulling and Pine Ridge roads. Benderson purchased the more than 25-acre property from Site Centers, formerly DDR Corp. and Developers Diversified Realty Inc., a real estate investment trust based in Beachwood, Ohio.
Habitat for Humanity completes East Naples subdivision
Habitat for Humanity of Collier County marked the final home closings last week for its latest affordable housing community, Whitaker Woods in East Naples. With the last eight homes purchased, the community is now fully occupied with 125 families. The final step is for Habitat to hand the community’s management responsibilities over to its residents. The organization will work with community members to establish a community association and elect members into leadership positions on the board. The neighborhood will then be responsible for its own management, working closely with a professional property management company to maintain community standards. Collier County Housing Operations department data shows nearly 60% of the jobs in the county pay less than $45,000 annually, and more than 50,000 people commute into Collier County each day for work. Habitat Collier receives about 28 inquiries for each home it can fund, build and sell.
Florida Man Arrested for Assaulting Law Enforcement and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Florida resident was arrested and charged with assaulting police during the breach of the US Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021. According to a press release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, Michael Jerrett Amos, Naples, Florida, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the District of Columbia with felony offenses of civil disorder and assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers. In addition to the felonies, Amos is charged with several misdemeanor offenses, including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings.
Naples Museum Received WWII Flag
Created by Concentration Camp Inmates for Their American Liberators. The Holocaust Museum and Janet G. and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center has received a very special World War II-era artifact – the “Nordhausen Flag.” The flag, created in 1945 by the newly liberated Nordhausen concentration camp inmates, was presented to the American troops who liberated them. The flag used a “stars and stripes” design in honor of the U.S. troops. The flag will be on permanent loan to the Museum from American Legion Post 38, Rabe O. Wilkison Chapter located in Fort Myers, FL. The Flag Presentation ceremony and reception took place yesterday July 1, 2024.
Will it rain in Southwest Florida over 4th of July holiday weekend? How hot will it get?
The weather is lining up to be a perfect representation of the Fourth of July in Southwest Florida: it's going to be really hot and rainy over the long holiday weekend. Highs in recent weeks have amped up from the upper 80s to the lower 90s. Now highs are going a notch higher as we get into the meat of the summer heat.
Ritz-Carlton's terrific dining deal, July 4th eats, French feasts, wine fest news, more
Channeling Bill Hader’s brilliant Stefon character from SNL, this week’s news has all the bells and whistles from a terrific deal in July that doesn’t require eating at 5 p.m. to fun foodie events celebrating two countries’ independence. There’s also an announcement about the famous top toque for the Naples Winter Wine Festival’s 25th anniversary and other charitable activities at local restaurants. ...
Living paycheck to paycheck? In SW FL more people are struggling with everyday bills
Not everyone is living their best lives in Naples or Fort Myers. Forget the notion that locals in Collier County often dine out at fine restaurants and live in gated communities with perfectly manicured lawns. A new report shows 42% of households in Collier County live paycheck to paycheck, according...
Mercato in Naples is getting a makeover
Plans are in the works this summer and fall to “refresh” Mercato in North Naples. The popular local destination will be tripling the size of its 3,000-square-foot piazza to accommodate over a hundred annual events. “We do close to 200 events a year,” said Valerie Cope, Mercato’s senior...
Hoffmanns of Naples acquire Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry Co.
The Hoffmanns gobbled up the second of two ferry services that shuttle visitors to Mackinac Island from the mainland of Michigan. The Naples-based Hoffmann Family of Companies closed on the deal with Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry Company near midnight on Friday. It follows the family's purchase of competitor Shepler's Ferry two years...
Naples based volleyball team bumps, sets and spikes path to national title
The Florida Gulfside Volleyball Academy 13U Prime team worked all year to make it to the USAV Junior National Championship. The tournament is the most prestigious junior volleyball event in the country as only teams who qualify can compete and the Naples based club won. Players told WINK News in...
AI robot dogs, robo-trucks invade local construction sites; few skilled humans to fill jobs
The giant cranes that seem to increasingly dot the Collier County horizon tell you all you need to know about the construction boom that has followed 2022's Hurricane Ian. And all the redevelopment spurred by the devastation is supplemented by surging home, hotel and commercial building and new ongoing massive projects, such as the five-star Four Seasons complex and Great Wolf Lodge, the biggest resort in Naples. That Great Wolf matches Atlanta for the largest indoor water park in the Southeast.
SWFLA To Do List: Celebrating the Fourth in Southwest Florida
The annual parade starts at Eleventh Avenue South and Third Street South and then proceeds along Third Street South, Fifth Avenue South and Eighth Street South before returning to Eleventh Avenue South. 10 a.m.until noon Thursday, July 4. Lineup starts at 8 a.m. Fifth Avenue South will be closed off to traffic between Third Street and Eighth Street South. Downtown Naples. Information: naplesgov.com.
Woman accused of making multiple fraudulent reservations at the Cove Inn on Naples Bay
NAPLES, Fla. — A Miami woman was arrested after she reportedly booked multiple fraudulent reservations at the Cove Inn on Naples Bay. According to the Naples Police Department, 38-year-old Alina Shimova used fraudulent credit cards and male names to book a pair of five-day stays at the hotel between Nov. 15, 2023, and Dec. 17, 2023.
NeuroScience and Spinal Associates lease space in Florida hospital
Naples, Fla.-based NeuroScience and Spinal Associates leased space in Naples-based Southbrooke Medical Center, Business Observer reported June 29. The practice leased 20,000 square feet. Most of it will be for an ASC, and 6,000 square feet will be used as an MRI facility. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Driver arrested for DUI after Immokalee crash
IMMOKALEE, Fla. — The Collier County Sheriff’s Office reports that a driver was arrested for DUI after crashing just one street away from his home in Immokalee. Lucas Lopez-Juarez, 22, was taken into custody and is now being held at the Naples Jail Center. According to witnesses, the...
Saw palmetto berry bandits facing harsher punishments
A new law is cracking down on saw palmetto berry bandits, who are known for stealing the berries and selling them by the pound. Saw palmetto berries are a valuable resource that grows in Southwest Florida. Now, Florida is pushing a new law that should keep the berries safe with...
Human remains in 1978 unsolved homicide probe linked to Florida woman
The Collier County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday they have identified the victim in a decades-old homicide, hoping to find her accused killer. The remains of Joan Shirley Joyce, who was born in 1936, were found in 1978 in a shallow grave. ...
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