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Sarasota Rising’s Living Arts Festival taking shape for November debut
Since he took on the task of spearheading a new festival celebrating Sarasota’s abundant and diverse arts scene about three years ago, Jeffery Kin has been juggling a lot of challenges, but none more important than trying to define and establish exactly what Sarasota Rising’s first Living Arts Festival would be. Kin, the former producing artistic director of the Sarasota Players, always had a vision for an event that would highlight the dozens of arts organizations in...
FORECAST: Thunderstorms expect to develop near coast after 2pm
Here is your forecast for Sunday, August 25th, 2024. This morning we are waking up with temperatures in the mid to upper 70s and mostly sunny skies. Temperatures will climb into the low to mid 90s this afternoon with feels like temperatures around 105°. Sunshine will continue this morning followed by thunderstorms developing after 2pm. Some of these storm will bring locally heavy downpours, look for minor street flooding.
Drier and Brighter Conditions to Return
Following what was a soggy and stormy Saturday across South Florida, which included a record 2.99 inches of rain at Miami International Airport, a drier and brighter weather pattern — relatively speaking — will settle in to start the next week. The tropical wave we’ve been following is...
Sunny & warm start for Sunday
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A handful of storms are still hanging on through dusk on Saturday. The sky will eventually clear out overnight and into Sunday morning. Lows will be in the mid-upper 70s around sunrise. We will have lots of sunshine early in the day! By late morning,...
Woman arrested after driving car into Bayside Veterans Park on Fort Myers Beach
Video captured the moments a driver barreled down Bayside Veterans Park on Fort Myers Beach Friday night. The Lee County Sheriff's Office says they responded to a car that crashed into park benches near restaurants and driving on the grass. Janel Schoenerr, 34, was arrested and charged for DUI with...
WINK Neighborhood Watch: Traffic stop, spousal shooting and antique theft
This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features a trafficking traffic stop, a marital assault, and an antique theft. Matthew Christopher Whited has been arrested after several drugs and guns were allegedly found in his car during a traffic stop in Cape Coral. On Tuesday, Cape Coral police officers...
Hurricane center watching 2 tropical waves. FL to see thunderstorms as tax holiday kicks off
The tropics remained calm as a sales tax holiday for hurricane and other disaster supplies kicked off Saturday, but severe weather could affect portions of Florida over the weekend. Tropical cyclone activity is not expected over the next seven days, the National Hurricane Center reported in its latest update. ...
16 families move into new affordable housing in Immokalee
IMMOKALEE, Fla. — Sixteen families in Immokalee are starting a new chapter as a new housing community on the northwest corner of Lake Trafford Road and North 19th Street officially opens its doors. The Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance celebrated the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, highlighting the completion of...
Florida is much safer than Washington D.C.
Dear Mr. Osgood: The only logical way to look at murder rates is homicides per capita. Cherrypicking a total deaths number without reference to the number of residents in a state is foolish at best and disingenuous at worst. Florida was ranked 27th in the United States with 5.0 deaths...
North Fort Myers man wanted for grand theft, burglary after failed court appearance
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies say they are searching for a North Fort Myers man who is wanted for grand theft and burglary of a structure. William Ballard, 48, was caught on surveillance video sneaking around a North Fort Myers air conditioning business overnight while wearing a headlight on his hat.
Syracuse Recruits Shine at City of Palms Classic Basketball Showcase
Syracuse basketball will be represented in the prestigious City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Florida, from December 18 to 23. This annual event showcases top high school teams and elite prospects, many of whom have connections to Syracuse's recruiting efforts. Key teams include Long Island Lutheran, IMG Academy, Sidwell Friends, and Westminster Academy, with several standout players competing, including Syracuse commits and recruits.
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