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In advance of the Lee County Board of County Commissioners’ workshop on the potential conversion of Lee Health to a private nonprofit structure, representatives from the health care system emphasized it is not contemplating a sale. 

While its social media counts down to its grand opening July 25, 810 Billiards & Bowling actually launched last week at Miromar Outlets.  

Interest in purchasing Fishermen’s Village continues to rise, and as of July 19, SVN Commercial Partners received 50 executed documents after sending out 80 requested nondisclosure agreements, SVN Managing Partner Ashley Bloom said.  

Resurgence Brewing Co. and Central Rock Gym celebrated the impending groundbreaking on their 25,000-square-foot facility that should be open by the end of next summer. 

Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center’s parking lot was nearly full during a three-hour Political Hob Nob on July 17 when voters met the candidates. 

Allegiant Air will add a route to Savannah, Georgia, from Punta Gorda Airport starting Nov.14. 

Fifth Third Bank closed its longtime bank there last August. Before the eye-catching building became a bank, it was a string of short-lived restaurants and nightclubs. Recent talk that the former bank was going to be a restaurant again ended up being just a rumor. 

Charlotte County Commissioner Joe Tiseo issued a warning July 16 to developers who don’t pay everything upfront for utility hookups. Although expansion plans are already underway for water reclamation and wastewater treatment facilities, capacity might be reached before the new facilities are built. 

As Collier County’s water park undergoes major renovations and repairs, county officials are considering options that may include using a private operator and tourist-development taxes to supplement county funds for repairs and renovations. 

Charlotte County voters can meet candidates vying for local office during the three-hour Political Hob Nob event at 4 p.m. at the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center, 75 Taylor St. in Punta Gorda.