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Performances are at the Zig Zag Lounge. No cover for live entertainment. TVs throughout the Zig Zag bar air sporting events and other entertainment. Zig Zag Lounge is Southwest Florida’s premier destination to catch your favorite teams during the NFL season. Entertainment is subject to change. For complete details, visit moreinparadise.com.
 

About Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee
Open 24/7; 365 days a year, Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee is Southwest Florida’s premier gaming and entertainment destination. The 51,000-square-foot plus casino offers 1,300 slots, including Tarzan, Wheel of Fortune and Crazy Money, and 38 live table games including Blackjack, Mini-Baccarat, Pai Gow, Let It Ride, Three Card Poker, Mississippi Stud, Blackjack Switch and Spanish 21. Dining options include the award-winning 1^st Street Deli, Asian fusion restaurant Lucky Mi Noodle House, and The EE-TO-LEET-KE (“The Camp”) Grill. Nightly entertainment is highlighted by the Zig Zag lounge, home of the Zig Zag Girlz, “where the party never ends” featuring nightly live entertainment and no last call. Additional entertainment and events are held at the Seminole Center, an indoor/outdoor special event center featuring state-of-the-art sound and lighting system designed by Technomedia Solutions. The new Seminole Casino Hotel is the first upscale hotel to open in or near Immokalee and offers suites and deluxe guestrooms with modern décor and features, plus amenities including a swimming pool with adjacent private Seminole Chickee cabana huts, 24-hour fitness studio, free Wi-Fi, and desk concierge services.
 
Located at 506 South 1^st Street in Immokalee, Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee is easily accessible to all of Southwest Florida via I-75 and Southwest Florida International Airport is only a 45-minute drive from the casino. Located between Miami and Naples, north of Alligator Alley on Highway 846, it is five blocks south of Highway 29. Approximately 30 minutes from Naples and Fort Myers, the casino is a 90-minute drive from Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee participates in the Seminole Players Club Wild Card Rewards Program whereby players earn and redeem comp dollars at all Seminole Casinos in Florida. For more information, call toll-free (800) 218-0007 or visit moreinparadise.com or https://www.facebook.com/SeminoleCasinoHotel/.
 
 
 
 
 
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The Shell Factory & Nature Park is partnering with the SW Florida Military Museum for a Memorial Day Celebration honoring all Veterans who served our country. Veterans will get FREE admission to The Nature Park and 2 for 1 admission to the Soaring Eagle Zip Line. There will also be lots of activities for Families with kids games, BBQ cookout, and live music by Chuck Peterson.  In addition to all the cool kid games, there will be a Balloon Man and Face Painter. All the Fun starts at 12 noon Monday May 28th.  Bring the whole Family and view the Military Museum’s historical exhibit. A great day of Family Fun honoring our American hero’s. For all The Shell Factory’s Family Fun Events go to www.shellfactory.com or visit The Shell Factory Facebook page.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 10, 2018) – The Lee County Board of Commissioners recently recognized Shell Point Retirement Community with an official proclamation, honoring its 50 years of leadership in the senior living industry.

Founded in 1968 by The Christian and Missionary Alliance, Shell Point is a nonprofit continuing care retirement community that offers independent retirement living, assisted living, and skilled nursing to senior adults in an active, resort-style environment located in Fort Myers along the Caloosahatchee River near Sanibel Island.

“This recognition is an opportunity for the county to recognize somebody that stands out in the community and Shell Point has stood out in the community for several decades here in Southwest Florida,” said Chairman Cecil Pendergrass. “The quality of life they provide for their residents is unbelievable.”

County Commissioner Larry Kiker’s reading of the proclamation highlighted Shell Point’s numerous awards earned and the prestigious national attention that has brought positive recognition to Lee County and to the senior living industry. He also commended the level of quality and excellence Shell Point has demonstrated for the past 50 years.

The resolution underscored Shell Point’s ability to deliver a vibrant lifestyle to more than 2,400 residents, fulfilling opportunities for volunteer service, and numerous recreational and social pursuits. Shell Point was also praised for being one of the leading employers in Lee County with more than 1,100 employees and also for its commitment to conserving, enhancing and protecting the natural resources of its location along the Caloosahatchee River.

“As we celebrate our 50th anniversary year, it is a great honor for Shell Point to be recognized for its leadership and unwavering dedication to our residents and employees,” said Shell Point President Martin Schappell. “We are grateful to the Lee County Board of Commissioners for this recognition and look forward to many more years of service here in Southwest Florida.”

About Shell Point Retirement Community

Shell Point Retirement Community, founded in 1968, is a nonprofit continuing care retirement community located in Fort Myers, Florida. Shell Point offers independent retirement living, assisted living, and skilled nursing for its 2,400 residents in an active, resort-style environment. Lifestyle amenities include deep-water boating access with free dockage, a championship 18-hole golf course, and other recreational and educational activities. To learn more, visit www.shellpoint.org or call 1-800-780-1131.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 11, 2018) – Attorney Jennifer J. Hammond of Green Schoenfeld & Kyle LLP has been appointed co-chair of the Lee County Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Practice Section.
Hammond has nearly 20 years of business and legal experience. Her focus areas include estate planning, trust administration, taxation, probate, corporate, business and partnership law, and wealth preservation. Prior to joining the firm, she was a business consultant in Baltimore, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and London, England. Hammond is a member of the Florida and Lee Bar Associations, as well as the American and Maryland Bar Associations.
Hammond is joined by Kenneth Kemp as co-chair.
Established in 1949, the Lee County Bar Association was formed as a voluntary organization of attorneys living and working in Lee County, Florida. The purpose of the organization is to further the education of its members, create meaningful interaction among its members, and to inform the community on important legal matters. The Lee County Bar Association supports citizens with free legal clinics on important topics of local interest, promotes the rule of law with student programs and provides a lawyer referral service to connect the public with qualified attorneys.
Since 2000, Green Schoenfeld & Kyle LLP has provided high-quality legal services to Florida individuals and businesses. With more than 181 years of combined legal expertise, the attorneys work proactively with clients and businesses to help formulate and implement estate planning objectives in a tax-efficient manner and provide specialized solutions for tax and business matters.
Dedicated to providing clients with exceptional personal attention and respect, Green Schoenfeld & Kyle’s specialty areas of practice are estate planning; probate, estate and trust administration; business planning, corporate, LLC and partnership law; and estate and gift tax issues. For more information, visit www.gskattorneys.com.

NAPLES, Fl. (May 8, 2018) –Cayla Childs has been promoted to managing editor of Gulfshore Life. She has been with the publication full-time since early 2013, when she joined as associate editor. She was promoted to senior editor in 2015.
 
Childs’ duties include managing the flow of all editorial copy from writer to printer, coordinating special projects and packages, overseeing freelance contributors and editorial interns, collaborating with other departments, writing regularly and serving as primary copy editor companywide. She also serves as managing editor of Naples Health, a custom quarterly publication for NCH Healthcare System; the Southwest Florida Guide to the Arts, an annual publication presented by Gulfshore Life and Sarasota Magazine; and the Gulfshore Life Social Register, an annual compilation of more than 300 nonprofit listings and their fundraising events.
 
A Naples native, Childs graduated from the University of Florida with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and anthropology and has freelanced for multiple industry outlets. Her first experience with the Gulfshore family of publications was in 2011, when she spent the summer as an editorial intern.
 
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Gulfshore Life magazine has captured the vibrant spirit, style and natural beauty of Southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast, from Fort Myers and Cape Coral down to Naples and Marco Island. Our coverage of local personalities and pursuits, from arts and entertainment to fashion, real estate and the luxury lifestyle, helps these residents and visitors enjoy the best of the region. Deeply involved in the local community, Gulfshore Life is committed to highlighting and preserving the unique character and resources of our region, and partners with local charitable, cultural and business organizations in a variety of ways.
 
 
 
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Shannon Quinn
Director of Marketing & Events

1421 Pine Ridge Road, Suite 100

Fort Myers, May 9, 2018 – Dan Baggot, Southwest Florida Distributing, Publishing and Mailing’s General Manager announced this week that the company will officially be changing its name to Vector & Ink effective immediately.
 
Mr. Baggot explained that the new name reflects the transformation the company has undergone in recent years from its humble beginnings distributing promotional brochures locally to the omni-channel tourism marketing services agency it is today, adding; “Our business has changed dramatically as consumer demand and technology have changed how, when, and where we get our information.”
 
“Though traditional marketing, including brochure distribution and travel guide publication, remains as our core business, it’s the growth we’re seeing in our digital offering that prompted the name change.”
 
What’s in a name?
 
“The word vector means a digital graphic that can be scaled infinitely without any loss of quality and is used to represent our digital work, and ink is a nod to our legacy print business,” Mr. Baggot explained. “So, put them together, you get Vector & Ink, a premier tourism marketing agency with deep expertise in digital and traditional print media.”
 
Dan Baggot can be reached directly at [email protected] or 239-337-0999.
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www.vectorandink.com
 
Vector & Ink is a premier tourism marketing and advertising agency. Established in 1966 by Tom Gussel, as Ad-Lit Inc., we’ve promoted the tourism trade for virtually every business in Wisconsin Dells, WI and leveraged that expertise to grow nationally. With offices in Wisconsin and Florida, Vector & Ink specializes in digital campaigns including websites, social media, and email marketing. We are also the most recognized company in the mid-west and Southwest Florida for travel and hospitality brochure distribution and print media. Contact us at vectorandink.com.
 
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 9, 2018) – The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce invites the community to join in an insightful discussion on education and the Chamber’s Education Foundation during its May General Membership Meeting on Thursday, May 17. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Pelican Preserve, 9802 Pelican Preserve Blvd. in Fort Myers.
The event will feature informative panel discussions with Foundation board and committee members on the Foundation and its role within the community. The first panel will feature an overview of the Foundation and its educational, grants and scholarship programs, and will be followed by a second panel focused on the future of the Foundation.
The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation works to support and assist the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce in its efforts to enhance education at a variety of levels in the Southwest Florida community. The Foundation, founded in 2004, has supported the chamber’s education guiding directive in a variety of ways including providing scholarships for college students, grants to educators and educational institutions, supporting educational programs, supporting seminars and workshops of interest for the benefit of the business community and providing recognition for outstanding educators and students.
Throughout the history of the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber’s Foundation, more than $600,000 has been raised to benefit educational institutions and programs, the community and local students.
The May luncheon is sponsored by Minaya Learning Global Solutions. The event’s gold member spotlight is The Prawnbroker Restaurant & Fish Market and the notebook sponsor is Keiser University. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, contact Stephanie Davis at [email protected].
Admission to this informative luncheon event is $25 for prepaid Chamber members and $35 for future members and members who pay at the door. To learn more or to register for the event, visit www.FortMyers.org.
About the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce:
Serving Lee County and surrounding areas since 1989, the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is a business organization of professionals who support and promote a progressive, sustainable community. The Chamber represents nearly 800 businesses, professionals, and individuals throughout Lee County, providing opportunities for members to participate in a variety of meaningful networking, educational and community- and business-focused programs and events. The Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce is located at 2310 Edwards Drive in downtown Fort Myers. For additional information regarding membership opportunities or events please call 239-332-3624 or visit www.fortmyers.org. For the latest news and updates, follow the Chamber on Facebook at www.facebook.com/gfmcc or Twitter at @FtMyersChamber.

FORT MYERS, FLA., May 9, 2018 –  Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida has launched a newly redesigned website that is more user-friendly for patients and the public.
The website at www.ppcswfl.com has a cleaner format and more contemporary design with patient testimonial videos, educational videos, and information about the practice’s physicians and offices.
Designers also incorporated faster site load time and responsiveness, easier site navigation and improved mobile access.
The site has a secure patient portal that allows patients to access their medical records, schedule appointments or request prescription refills.
Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida, a physician-owned and operated medical practice, was formed in 1996 by many local physicians and has grown to become the largest independent multi-specialty primary care practice in Southwest Florida.
Medical specialties include family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics.  Offices are conveniently located in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, and Lehigh Acres.  For more information, visit www.ppcswfl.com.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (May 9, 2018) – Summer reading days will return to Bennett’s Fresh Roast for the 11^th year this summer and continue to encourage Southwest Florida children to read while out of school.
. “Reading is a great summer activity because it takes kids on different adventures and opens up their imaginations,” said Bennett’s owner Bob Grissinger. “And it reminds children and parents that learning shouldn’t stop when summer begins.”
Beginning Friday, June 1 through Wednesday, August 9, Bennett’s will offer school-aged children, from kindergarten through fifth grade, a complimentary fresh donut each time they read a book at Bennett’s in downtown Fort Myers. Children may receive one free donut per day when they read a book and are accompanied by a parent until 3 p.m. while daily supplies last.
“If we can have a small part in helping parents encourage their kids to read, we’re happy to do it. Our comfortable seating areas are the perfect spot for kids to curl up with a good book, and when the summer weather cooperates, our outside patio areas are very relaxing, too. We love to hear children’s laughter in our shops,” added Grissinger. “We’ve had such great response from all the kids and families who have participated in our summer reading over the years and we anxiously await summer to begin to bring this program back each year.”
A selection of books appropriate for children are available for reading on site.
Bennett’s Fresh Roast has also prided itself on its fresh-from-scratch donuts made daily and being the only Fort Myers donut shop to serve fresh roasted coffee from the finest beans, resulting in the most flavorful and freshest cup of coffee around.
In addition to fresh roasted coffee and hand-cut-from-scratch donuts, Bennett’s also offers packaged whole bean or ground coffees, breakfast muffins, oatmeal, Cajun grit bowls and breakfast sandwiches. On the weekends, Bennett’s Strata (a layered baked breakfast dish) is a regular sellout. Tea lovers may choose from a large variety of Harney & Sons Fine Teas. Lunch offerings, including paninis, soups, sandwiches, three signature salads and Bennett’s  ‘Lobster Roll’, ‘Chicken & Donut’ and ‘Donut Dog,’ are available Monday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bennett’s is located at 2011 Bayside Parkway in downtown Fort Myers and is open Monday through Sunday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.
For more information, visit www.BennettsFreshRoast.com.
 
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Contact: Melinda Isley, APR, m.creativepr, 239-274-7736, cell: 239-565-1630,
[email protected]