FOOD & DRINK
Jimmie The Beef Guy opens in Fort Myers
Jimmie “The Beef Guy” Hart has brought Chicago style to Fort Myers. Hart opened the first Jimmie The Beef Guy in November 2021 on the southeast corner of Bonita Beach Road and U.S. 41. On May 2, he opened his second location at 3664 Cleveland Ave. in Fort...
Rock and country shows at The Ranch Concert Hall
The Ranch Concert Hall & Saloon in Fort Myers performance schedule is filled with national rock and country artists. The Sam Galloway Ford Concert Series presents NBC’s The Voice finalist Kameron Marlowe on May 23 on his I Can Lie tour with special guests Tucker Wetmore and Laci Kaye Booth. He was a finalist on Season 15 of The Voice in 2018. Kameron’s next album Keepin’ the Lights on is scheduled to be released May 31. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at approximately 8 p.m.
New food truck and event venue, Bay Street Yard, set to open in downtown Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. — A new multi-level food truck venue with bars and entertainment is opening in downtown Fort Myers this May. will feature live entertainment, craft beers, artisan beverages, and food trucks at 2136 Bay Street, across from the Caloosa Sound Convention Center. The venue describes itself as...
Do you want to thrive? Help's coming at a new club. What to know
A new fitness club is coming to Southwest Florida and it’s not focusing on improving your physical appearance, at least not directly. A mental wellness club, Grounding Spot, will open its doors in Coconut Point Mall in Estero on May 25. The opening dovetails with Mental Health Awareness Month...
Estero’s Golf Coast Driving Range shuts down, visitors devastated
A place to relax, let loose and hit a few drives, has come to the end of an era for this community. “This is the first place we came to,” said Roxanne Henningsen, a Bonita Springs resident. “And it like became our second home. The people are wonderful. It’s just a great atmosphere. And we’ve really, really enjoyed it, and we’re really going to miss it.”
Mighty Mussels to host ‘Margaritaville Night’ on May 11
The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are celebrating the sights and sounds of the tropics with a night of cocktails, music and baseball under the lights of Hammond Stadium at the Lee Health Sports Complex. The team’s inaugural Margaritaville Night on Saturday, May 11 features culinary upgrades and specials at concession...
Celebrate 30 years of healing trauma
This year, the Trauma Services District, located at Lee Health’s Gulf Coast Medical Center, celebrates three decades of dedicated service to the residents and visitors of Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties. In honor of the 30th anniversary and in conjunction with Trauma Awareness Month in May, the...
May music at Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center
The Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers has another month of great music in May. On the rooftop, Friday Nights at Sidney’s will present The Patina Turners during Art Walk on Friday, May 3 at Sidney’s Rooftop Sculpture Garden from 7 to 11 p.m. The Patina Turners are an original, instrumental “Surfabilly” band bringing a blend of rockabilly and surf guitar rock, along with each member’s unique musical influences, to create a sound and vibe to carry the classic American Rock & Roll torch into the modern era and beyond.
Collection of vintage menus show what prices were like back in the day in Fort Myers, Naples
Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News are providing special coverage of food and dining this week. We will have interesting and unique Southwest Florida food and dining stories published on our websites from Sunday, April 28 to Sunday, May 5. Bon Appetit and Bottoms Up!. It's Friday...
In the Kitchen: Sunqu Delights of Peru
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Owners of Sunqu Delights of Peru, Nicholas Byrnes and Oscar Ludena, joined us in the studio today to share some of their famous, authentic Peruvian dishes. Today's preparations include:. - Appetizer: Ceviche Sunqu. - Entree: Famous Lamb Shank. - Canchita with Aji Amarillo sauce.
Fort Myers Brewing Company takes home silver at World Beer Cup
Fort Myers Brewing Company clinched the silver medal at the esteemed 2024 World Beer Cup, which is called “The Olympics of Beer.”. The World Beer Cup ceremony, held on April 24 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, showcased excellence across 110 beer-style categories. Fort Myers Brewing Company secured the...
CARLIE’S THREE FOR 3
1 — DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS BAR CRAWL + STREET EVENT. A bar crawl and festivities in downtown kick off a day early at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. The party will feature drinks, music and good times with Mexican food, vendors and cocktails throughout downtown. The Indigo Room will have $4 Chelada Beer Cocktails and $4 Senorita Cocktails after 6 p.m. Taco specials will be featured throughout the crawl along with souvenir koozies, beads and more.
"The Mango Tree" reveals powerful story behind unusual headline
FORT MYERS, Fla. — For 15 years, Annabelle Tometich hid behind the byline "Jean Le Boeuf" as the News-Press' resident restaurant critic. Now she's stepping into the light with a new memoir titled "The Mango Tree". "The Mango Tree" takes a closer look into a story that made Southwest...
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