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239 Buzz: More Restaurants Closing…Some Renames and Even some Openings. Plus..A Call to Action For SWFL!

By smokey

FROM SOUTHWEST FLORIDA’S BEVERAGE UNDERGROUND…The summer winds bring lots of news…follow the people, places and promotions online, on-air and in print.

Call to Action! Hospitality Industry Professionals must spread the word that SWFL is the Best Place to Visit…NOW!

Are Southwest Florida’s Restaurant ‘Summer’ Early Birds, Two-fers, All Day Happy Hours and Open Bars Here to Stay?

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Hospitality Industry Professionals Cope with Short Shifts, Shorter Tips and the Threat of Closings

Recent closings have left many qualified Hospitality Industry Professionals without work and there are several months of off-season still to endure. “The numbers just didn’t work, we cut prices and offered crazy specials…

VENU LEFT…VODA LOUNGE COMING TO BONITA…AND DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS WELCOMES THE RED ROCK SALOON

By smokey

Sure we hear things…count on Beverage Underground to have a buzz-on the comings and goings in Southwest Florida. Those that aren’t in Downtown Fort Myers may not realize that the nightclub Venu has closed and sold their rights to the property which will allow for the anticipated arrival of the Red Rock Saloon to Downtown Fort Myers. The Red Rock will be