Southwest Florida breweries to host Crowler Crawl 2020

Fort Myers Brewing Company is teaming up with Momentum Brewhouse and Palm City Brewing to host Crowler Crawl 2020 today, July 17, through Sunday, July 19.

To complete the Crowler Crawl, beer lovers must visit all three breweries this weekend, July 17-19, purchasing two crowlers to-go at each destination. Participants will be given a Crowler Crawl stamp card and will earn a stamp for each crowler purchased. Those who visit all participating breweries and turn in their completed stamp card by July 19 will receive a Crowler Crawl 2020 T-shirt, which will be available for pick up on July 28 at Fort Myers Brewing.

“While our taprooms are operating at only a to-go capacity, we wanted to provide a fun, safe way for our community to support local craft breweries,” said Jen Whyte, who co-founded Fort Myers Brewing with her husband, Rob. “We’re glad to partner with a few of our fellow brewers to present Crowler Crawl 2020, where you can pick up a variety of your favorite brews to enjoy at home. Whether you complete the crawl in one day or spread it out over the weekend, it’s sure to be a good time.”

To kick off the crawl, Fort Myers Brewing will also release a new specialty brew on July 17, the English Mild, an easy-drinking sessionable ale with notes of rich malt and caramel giving way to a sweet and fruity nose. Containing 3.9% alcohol, the English Mild is available in 32-ounce crowler and 64-ounce growler fills.

To join the craft beer crawl, stop by a participating brewery at the following locations to pick up a Crowler Crawl 2020 stamp card:

* Fort Myers Brewing Company: 12811 Commerce Lakes Drive, Suite 28, in Fort Myers (Hours Friday: 2 to 8 p.m., Saturday: noon to 8 p.m., Sunday: noon to 5 p.m.)

* Momentum Brewhouse: 28120 Hunters Ridge Boulevard, Unit 1, in Bonita Springs (Hours noon to 8 p.m. daily)

* Palm City Brewing: 7887 Drew Circle, Suite 130, in Fort Myers (Hours Friday: noon to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday: noon to 6 p.m.)

For the latest information, please visit www.Facebook.com/FMBrew or call 239-313-6576.

Atwood chair-elect of Florida Bar’s Labor & Employment Section

The law firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., has announced that at The Florida Bar’s recent virtual annual meeting, stockholder Scott Atwood was elected chair-elect of the Labor & Employment Section. He is slated to become Section chair in June 2021.

As a member of The Florida Bar’s Labor and Employment Section Executive Council, Atwood assists in formulating and implementing legal policy on a state and local level. This year, he served as a panelist on numerous webinars addressing COVID-19 and its impact on employers.

Atwood also serves as chair of Henderson Franklin’s Labor and Employment Law group and is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator.

Atwood received his B.A. from Dartmouth College (with honors), his law degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, and his M.A. from the College of William & Mary. He may be reached at scott.atwood@henlaw.com or by phone at 239-344-1287.

Henderson Franklin has 55 attorneys providing a wide range of legal services in the areas of business and tax planning, estate planning, family law, business and civil litigation, eminent domain, intellectual property, workers’ compensation, employment law, real estate, and land use and environmental law.

Henderson Franklin operates offices in Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, and Naples. For more information, visit www.henlaw.com.

Alaska Airlines to begin service to Fort Myers

The Lee County Port Authority is pleased to announce that Alaska Airlines will begin service to Fort Myers in November 2020. Alaska Airlines will bring the first nonstop service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) on Nov. 20, 2020. Both flights to LAX and SEA will operate four times weekly on a 737 aircraft.

For flight reservations, please visit www.alaskaair.com/.

For more information about Southwest Florida International Airport, please visit www.flylcpa.com or Like Us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/flyRS

Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza announces grand opening of Fort Myers location

Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza, offering fast artisanal pizza, this week announced that it has opened its first Fort Myers location Monday, July 13 at 13250 S. Cleveland Ave., just west of Bell Tower, The restaurant is also offering a free 11-inch build-your-own pizza to anyone who downloads the Blaze Pizza App between July 13 and July 19 and adds the new Fort Myers location as their preferred location. The free pizza reward will be accessible on the app and redeemable until Aug. 10.

Blaze Pizza will follow all of Florida’s restaurant re-opening guidelines. The brand will offer dine-in, drive-thru pick-up, carry out, curbside service and contactless delivery through its website, mobile app and various third-party delivery partners.

The new Blaze Pizza is 3,000-square-feet and offers seating for over 80 inside with over 30 additional seats on a covered outdoor patio. The hours of operation are 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily.

Blaze Pizza is a modern-day “pizza joint” serving up artisanal pizzas. Restaurants make fresh dough from scratch which requires a 24-hour fermentation period to produce a signature light-as-air, crisp crust.

Blaze Pizza currently operates 343 restaurants in 41 states and 6 countries. Visit www.blazepizza.com, www.instagram.com/blazepizza, or www.facebook.com/blazepizza.