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.