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5th Annual Grouper Slam to Benefit LARC Saturday, July 13 at Royal Shell Port Sanibel Marina
FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 26, 2019) – The 5th annual Grouper Slam benefiting Lee Association for Remarkable Citizens (LARC) will take place on Saturday, July 13 at Royal Shell Port Sanibel Marina, 14341 Port Comfort Road, Fort Myers. Registration for the tournament is $500 per boat and there is a 100% payout to the winning…
LARC Aiming for Ability Clay Shooting Tournament Raises $14,000
FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 25, 2019) –Lee Association for Remarkable Citizens (LARC) hosted the inaugural “Aiming for Ability” Clay Shooting Tournament on Friday, May 17, 2019 at Sarasota Trap Skeet & Clays. The event raised $14,000 for LARC’s newest program – LAB: Learn, Achieve, Become. Plaques were awarded to the first, second and third place…
Pace Center for Girls, Lee County announces July 17 Love That Dress! collection event, ‘Stetsons & Stilettos River District’
FORT MYERS, Fla., (June 24, 2019) – Pace Center for Girls, Lee County’s next Love That Dress! collection event, “Stetsons & Stilettos River District,” will be held on Wednesday, July 17 at the Burroughs Home & Gardens in Fort Myers. Co-chaired by Pace board members Brandie Fennell Duncan and Jennifer Nelson, Stetsons & Stilettos River…
NBA Draft full of Culligan City of Palms Classic alums
NBA Draft full of Culligan City of Palms Classic alums Seven draftees came to Fort Myers for elite national showcase FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 21, 2019) – Thursday’s NBA Draft proved once again that the Culligan City of Palms Classic is America’s No. 1 high school basketball tournament. Seven of the 60 players chosen appeared…
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTS RECORD-BREAKING MAY
FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 20, 2019) – During May, 725,754 passengers traveled through Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla., an increase of 8.5 percent compared to May 2018. Year-to-date, passenger traffic is up 9.6 percent compared to last year. The traffic leader in May was Delta Air Lines with 187,907 passengers traveling to…
Lifeline Family Center to Break Ground For “One-of a Kind” Housing for Homeless Women with Children
CAPE CORAL, FLA., June 19, 2019– Lifeline Family Center will break ground Thursday, July 18, for one-of-a-kind housing for single women with children graduating from their program. The ground-breaking is set for 10 a.m. adjacent to Lifeline Family Center at 907 S.E. 5th Ave. in Cape Coral. Cape Coral leaders and other dignitaries are expected…
Summit to discuss public health risks of harmful algal blooms Calusa Waterkeeper assembles experts concerned about SWFL water
FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 5, 2019) — A serious threat to the health of all Southwest Floridians lurks in the water. Calusa Waterkeeper invites the public and healthcare professionals to a public water summit on Monday, June 24 about the health effects of harmful algal blooms. The event, called “Public Health Alert - Florida Water,”…
Allyn International Announces New Global Sales and Account Manager Allyn International Names Joshua Solow as Global Sales and Account Manager
Fort Myers, FL. (June 18, 2019) – Allyn International Services, Inc. (Allyn) is pleased to announce Joshua Solow as Global Sales and Key Account Team Manager working in our Fort Myers headquarters. Solow’s work will encompass business development and marketing activities for prospective clients including proposal preparations. Solow will also serve as Allyn’s key account…
Jason’s Deli honors community heroes on Independence Day with dine-in special
FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 18, 2019) – Jason’s Deli of Southwest Florida, a leading family-owned deli chain, is honoring community heroes this Independence Day with a 10% off dine-in special. On Thursday, July 4, active and retired members of the military, firefighters, paramedics and law enforcement officers can show up in uniform or present a…
Fort Myers attorney Stephen W. Buckley celebrates 50 years with the firm
FORT MYERS, Fla. (June 18, 2019) – Accomplished Fort Myers attorney Stephen W. Buckley in June celebrates 50 years with Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A. Buckley joined the firm in 1969 after graduating from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1966 and Florida State University with a Juris…