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W: SWFL CannaFest 2020 ANNOUNCED ??
View this email in your browser SWFL CannaFest 2020 has become a uniquely popular event as we work to create this large scale community gathering. We are so excited to announce that both Seed & Bean Market and PureNative, will be hosting this awesome event. SWFL CannaFest is on Saturday, April 18th from 1:00pm-9:00pm on Broadway…
Gray triggerfish opens March 1 in Gulf state and federal waters
The recreational gray triggerfish season reopens to harvest in Gulf state and federal waters March 1, and will remain open through May 1, closing to harvest May 2, 2020. If you plan to fish for gray triggerfish in Gulf state or federal waters, excluding Monroe County, from a private recreational vessel, you must sign up…
Shell Point’s Medical Breakthroughs & Discoveries speaker series welcomes Jay Saccaro on March 30
Free community health care program to address innovation in modern health care FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 25, 2019) – Shell Point Retirement Community will conclude its fifth annual 2020 Medical Breakthroughs & Discoveries series on March 30 with a presentation by Jay Saccaro, executive vice president and chief financial officer for Baxter International, Inc.…
Lani Kai Island Resort hosts #1 Spring Break party in SWFL ft. the Cincy Firemen!
Lani Kai Island Resort hosts #1 Spring Break party in SWFL Ahhhhhhh, yes, it's that time of year again on Fort Myers Beach: The sun is shining but it's not too hot; there's not a rain cloud in the sky but it's not too bright; there’s lots of traffic and people, with hundreds of thousands…
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTS RECORD-BREAKING JANUARY TRAFFIC
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 25, 2020) – During January, 1,132,103 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla., an increase of 7.8 percent compared to January 2019. The traffic leader in January was Delta Air Lines with 213,885 passengers traveling to and from Fort Myers. Rounding out the top five airlines were…
March Networking Madness: Greater Fort Myers Chamber to host Super Social on March 25
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2020) – It’s March Networking Madness and the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce is combining its monthly networking events into one Super Social on March 25. The Chamber regularly offers five networking opportunities each month, including its General Member Luncheon, Business Before Breakfast, Conversations & Cocktails, Leadership NEXT and…
Participating Restaurants Announced for Taste of Love Annual Event Benefits Special Equestrians
FORT MYERS, Fla. (February 24, 2020)– Special Equestrians is bringing together the area’s most successful restaurateurs for Taste of Love – the annual food and wine extravaganza to be held Sunday, March 15, 2020 from 5 to 9 p.m. at The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon located at 2158 Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. The…
Budweiser Clydesdales to Appear at Shell Factory
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 20, 2020) — The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales are scheduled to make an appearance at the Shell Factory & Nature Park on Monday, March 2nd from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The venue is located at 16554 N. Cleveland Avenue in North Fort Myers. Harnessed and hitched to the famous red…
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces 2020 Gulf Red Snapper Season
Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the popular 2020 Gulf red snapper recreational season is set to open June 11 through July 25, with a possible fall reopening if quota is available. This season will apply to those fishing from private recreational vessels in Gulf state and federal waters, and to charter vessels…
FWC approves Biscayne National Park fishing regulation changes
At its February meeting in Tallahassee, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved several regulatory changes aimed at achieving fishery management goals in Biscayne National Park. As part of the Fishery Management Plan, the FWC and the National Park Service agreed that FWC would develop fishing regulations for the park with the goal…