Sheldon Zoldan

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.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

1 month ago | news.wgcu.org | Sheldon Zoldan

Southwest Florida is living up to its reputation as one of the golf capitals of the United States. The region is hosting three U.S. Golf Association qualifiers, one in April and two in May. Crown Colony in south Fort Myers is hosting the senior men’s 18-hole qualifier April 25 and the men’s 18-hole U.S. Open qualifier May 8. Grey Oaks Country Club in Naples is hosting the women’s 36-hole U.S. Open qualifier May 13.

1 month ago | gulfshorebusiness.com | Sheldon Zoldan

Lee County is thinking outside the box to keep the Alico Road extension project, set to give Lehigh Acres commuters another option when heading west and south, on schedule. The county has a $2 billion list of 10 road projects for the next decade but $986 million is unfunded. Phases two and three of the Alico project were scheduled to begin in late 2027, but because of cost increases, it didn’t fit into the budget until 2030 and won’t be finished until the first quarter of 2033.