🌱 What will Woodfield Estero’s 260-room hotel mean for the village?

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In today's newsletter:

• What will Woodfield Estero’s 260-room hotel mean for the village?

Also on today's calendar: Village of Estero Council Meeting.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 51 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 80, low: 55.
• Saturday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• SWFL adding more hotels and resorts, but can they all be filled? (news-press.com) — A major mixed-use project called Woodfield Estero is planned across from Coconut Point, bringing a 260-room hotel, new shops, dining, and hundreds of residences to the village. The story zooms out to show how this fits into a broader hotel building boom from Naples to Fort Myers, raising questions about whether Southwest Florida can fill all the new rooms as tourism slowly rebounds.
   

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Monday December 15

• Annual Holiday Turkey Lunch
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Wednesday December 24

• Village of Estero Council Meeting
  Freedom Paws , 9200 Corkscrew Palms Blvd , Estero
  9:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Fluid Art: Intro to Resin with Tammy DeCaro
  Alliance for the Arts , 10091 McGregor Blvd. , Fort Myers
  10:00 am
• Ms. Jen’s Toddler & Preschool Storytime (18 months – 5 years) @ Vanderbilt Beach Branch
  Vanderbilt Beach Library , 788 Vanderbilt Beach Rd , Naples
  10:30 am
• Artificial Intelligence and Art: Creating with NightCafe
  Alliance for the Arts , 10091 McGregor Blvd. , Fort Myers
  11:00 am
• Wine & Cheese Nights
  Dennis Goodman Fine Art Photography , 941 4th Ave N , Naples
  11:00 am
• Marketing for Artists: Share Your Work with Confidence
  Alliance for the Arts , 10091 McGregor Blvd. , Fort Myers
  11:00 am
• ABC US-41 South Naples Premium Wine Tasting Experience
  ABC Fine Wine & Spirits , 2755 Tamiami Trl E , Naples
  5:30 pm
• Ida S. Baker High School Choice Open House
  Lee School District , 3500 Agualinda Blvd , Fort Myers
  5:30 pm
• Gateway High School Choice Open House
  Gateway High School
  6:00 pm
• Painting Pottery with Jungle House Pottery: Bubble Mug
  Alliance for the Arts , 10091 McGregor Blvd. , Fort Myers
  6:00 pm
• Island Coast High - School Choice Open House
  Island Coast High School
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• If you're looking for a good, reliable, reasonable person to clean your windows, power wash roof, driveway etc.
  , clean your gutters, and much more I highly recommend Bert White of Advanced Home Services of SWFL. He's a young man who owns his own business,… (Nextdoor Wildcat Run)
• Good evening Neighbors
  Helped a neighbor with this project. She had the Mirror takedown. Did some patch work. Moved the light , installed new faucet, and a little painting… (Nextdoor Country Creek)

• Johnston & Murphy posted a job opening for Full-Time Stock Associate in Estero. Apply here.
• Guess?, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal - Stock Associate in Estero. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Estero here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bonita Springs

• Hurricane Irma's historic force still shaping City of Bonita Springs (naplesnews.com)
• Cohen & Steers JV Acquires Grocery-Anchored Shopping Center (commercialsearch.com)
• Downtown Fort Myers farmers market returns to boost culinary district (fox4now.com)

Fort Myers Beach

• FGCU Water School and Island Coast High School students plant new mangrove forest on Fort Myers Beach (wgcu.org)

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