Sheldon Zoldan

1 week ago | fortmyers.floridaweekly.com | Sheldon Zoldan

Actor-comedian David Koechner is a happy man, and do you know why? “I love show business, I love it, and I get to do it,” he said during a phone interview last month from Los Angeles. Koechner, who played Todd Packer in nine seasons of “The Office” and Champ Kind in both “Anchorman” movies, will get to do what he loves from June 19-21 at Off the Hook Comedy Club in Naples. The June 19 show is “Office Trivia,” a Q&A and picture-taking session with Koechner as Packer.

3 weeks ago | gulfshorebusiness.com | Sheldon Zoldan

Chick-fil-A seeks to build a restaurant on the former site of the Perkins Restaurant & Bakery in Shoppes of Grand Oak at the corner of Ben Hill Griffin Parkway and Corkscrew Road in Estero. The popular restaurant chain submitted a 17-slide presentation to Village of Estero on June 2 and will present it June 10 during a public information meeting to the Planning, Zoning and Design Board. Perkins closed in April after 16 years. Fort Myers Retail 2 LLC owns the building and land.

1 month ago | charlottecounty.floridaweekly.com | Sheldon Zoldan

For Sheena Reagan, what happened in Vegas didn’t stay in Vegas. The Realtor by day and comedian by night told her first joke on stage 12 years ago during an open mic night in Las Vegas. That night launched a career she never expected, punctuated in 2018 by winning Florida’s Funniest Female Comedian contest. “My best friend had been telling me since we were in high school that she thought comedy was going to be my career path, and I always blew her off, like no, those are special people,” she said.

2 months ago | gulfshorebusiness.com | Sheldon Zoldan

The restoration of McCollum Hall will have to wait. Fort Myers City Council on April 21 voted 5-2 against giving $4.2 million to developers to start the project. All the council members said they are in favor of helping the restoration, but the majority sought to see a breakdown of how the money will be spent and others wanted to wait to see how next year’s budget will look. Budget workshops will take place over the summer.

2 months ago | gulfshorebusiness.com | Sheldon Zoldan

There’s good news for customers who wait in long gas lines at the Costco at Gulf Coast Town Center, construction has started on a larger stand-alone gas station nearby. Lee County approved Costco’s plans last year for new pumps 100 yards southeast of the current location. The first phase calls for 24 pumps, twice the number Costco now has. Six more pumps can be added if needed to bring the total to 30, said Costco representative Brad Wester, who is listed as the applicant.