May 2024 client headlines: Top news stories to read, watch

Priority Marketing’s May 2024 Client Headlines Report recaps news stories that you should read, watch or hear before the month ends. 

The firm’s award-winning Public Relations Team helps clients and partners earn media coverage in newspapers and magazines, on television and radio, and on blogs, social media and websites. At the end of each month, the PR Team combs through hundreds of local, national and international news headlines to create its informative Client Headlines Report. 

Below are just some of the many important stories that were published or aired in May 2024. 

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SWFL’s newest hangout debuts in downtown Fort Myers

Downtown Fort Myers has a new destination for live entertainment, craft beers, artisan beverages and food trucks. Bay Street Yard, located at 2136 Bay St., is a casual, yet upscale, outdoor entertainment venue with seating for over 300 people, two full-service bars and three unique food truck concepts serving up tailored menu options. 

FOX4: New spot opens 5 days early in downtown Fort Myers 

WINK: Bay Street Yard opens for Memorial Day weekend 

ABC7: More Explores: Check out Fort Myers’ newest hot spot Bay Street yard 

The News-Press: Upscale and urban-chic: New outdoor venue hits Fort Myers with concerts, food trucks 

The News-Press: Photos: Bay Street Yard prepares for opening day 

NBC2: New food truck and event venue, Bay Street Yard, set to open in downtown Fort Myers 

WINK: Bay Street Yard grand opening moved up to Memorial Day weekend 

Gulfshore Business: Bay Street Yard to open May 30 in downtown Fort Myers 

Florida Weekly: Bay Street Yard coming to downtown Fort Myers 

Business Observer: Outdoor bar and entertainment experience to open in Fort Myers 

WINK: Bay Street Yard set to open in late May  

Florida Weekly: New general manager will lead the new downtown hangout 

SWFL Business Today: Bay Street Yard welcomes Mimi Wallace as general manager 

48 days that changed a Fort Myers family’s outlook on life

A Fort Myers family received the life-changing gift of a new home thanks to a partnership between nonprofit Lee BIA Builders Care, Stevens Construction and a variety of community partners. It took just 48 days to demolish and rebuild a home for Myrtle Dillard and her family. “It’s beautiful, it’s gorgeous!” she said during a grand reveal of the 3BR, 2BA, 1,347-square-foot wheelchair-accessible home.  

The News-Press: Indescribable blessing: Fort Myers family welcomed to new home that community built 

WGCU: New home marks a life-changing gift for Fort Myers family in need 

WINK: Fort Myers family blessed with new home 

Florida Weekly: Family in awe of new home 

ABC7: Fort Myers family receives new home 

Tebows share stories of faith to inspire the masses

Tim and Demi-Leigh Tebow shared their stories of faith during a powerful keynote address at the 2024 Southwest Florida Community Prayer Breakfast. More than 2,300 people gathered at Hammond Stadium at Lee Health Sports Complex for a morning of prayer and to hear messages of faith and service to others.  

The News-Press: Tim Tebow has prayer brunch in Fort Myers. See photos and what the former UF quarterback said 

Naples Daily News: Florida star Tim Tebow leads Southwest Florida prayer breakfast 

ABC7: Heisman winner Tim Tebow speaks at National Prayer Day event in Fort Myers 

WINK: Tim Tebow speaks at annual Southwest Florida Community Prayer Breakfast 

Grateful patient singlehandedly helps nurses earn degrees

Mark Ain credits certified nursing assistants at Gulf Coast Medical Center for their role in expediting his recovery. He was so pleased that he created the Heart of Caring Scholarship Program in 2014 alongside his wife, Carolyn, to cover tuition, fees and books for more than a dozen CNAs who wanted to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. This month, he took it a step further, pledging $4 million to the Lee Health Foundation for Heart of Caring in hopes of making a dent in the nursing shortage. 

The News-Press: Lee Health receives $4 million gift to boost nursing scholarship program 

Florida Weekly: Lee Health receives a $4 million gift to help nurses  

ABC7: $4M grant will help local nurses advance their career 

South Florida Hospital News: Lee Health receives $4 million gift to help nurses and CNAs pursue additional degrees 

Alamo earning five-star reviews

In the weeks since its grand opening, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Naples has become THE place to enjoy a movie, dinner and miniature golf in Southwest Florida. Local media continue posting news stories, including stellar reviews from a food critic and entertainment reporter.  

Florida Weekly: Naples Foodie: Alamo Drafthouse 

The News-Press: No talking? No texting? Naples’ new Alamo Drafthouse, a movie lover’s paradise 

Florida Weekly: Society: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Naples Pre-Opening Party 

WINK: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s first Florida theater opens in Naples 

Awards and honors: Client recognitions

Priority Marketing helps clients share the good news when they win awards and accolades. Below are recent awards that caught our PR team’s attention: 

• Kurt Maurillo, managing director of Clarity Wealth, earned a Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (SE-AWMA) designation that signifies his expanding capabilities to serve professional athletes and entertainers. 
• Cathleen Lewis, Realtor with Call It Closed International Realty, was named a Five Star Real Estate Agent by Five Star Professional. 

New faces in new places: Promotions and appointments

Congratulations to the following individuals who were recently hired, promoted or awarded additional responsibilities by client partners that Priority Marketing serves: 

• Call It Closed International Realty: Jonathan Dean, real estate agent 
• Family Integrative Medicine: Dr. Michelle Zamora, acupuncture physician; Dr. Trevor Richard Lauffer, chiropractic physician 
• Precision Healthcare Specialists: Dr. Matthew Connor, otolaryngologist 
• Bay Street Yard: Mimi Wallace, general manager 
• ECHO: Grace Miller, director of North America Regional Impact Center 
• Stevens Construction: Mike Alisea, project manager 
• Better Together: Shawna Kremer, marketing operations manager 

Do you need a Public Relations Team to help tell your story? Please give us a call today at 239-267-2638 or send an email to LetsTalk@PriorityMarketing.com.