Fort Myers is already home to the Red Sox and Twins for spring training bringing the Nationals here would be the third MLB team for the area

The Nationals appear to be taking tentative steps toward moving their
spring training home from Space Coast Stadium to Fort Myers, Fla.

According to this tweet from Peter Gammons of the MLB Network and
MLB.com, the Nationals have given Lee County their plans for a reconstruction
of City of Palms Park, the former spring base of the Red Sox. Boston moved into
JetBlue Park this spring, leaving their old facility empty and with an unsure
future.

The key will be whether Lee County – already home to the Red Sox and Twins for
spring training – can afford upgrades at Hammond Stadium in the Lee County
Sports Complex, the home of the Twins, and the proposed alterations the Nationals
want at City of Palms Park. If that happens, the Nationals could begin training
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There is an iPhone APP called “Next Bus” that tells you when the next beach trolley is arriving at your location

Wednesday, February 29

Budweiser Clydesdales will
be making Fort Myers Beach their first stop in a tour of Southwest
Florida.  The horses will be up by Time’s
Square in front of Nervous Nellies at the end of Old San Carlos Blvd. straight
back towards the back bay from the pier.
They are scheduled to be there from 1:00-4:00 with a performance from
2:00-3:00, making a loop around the block.

Saturday, March 3

“Make
Cancer Walk the Plank” Relay for Life at DiamondHead
Beach Resort, just one mile up the road from White Cap Beach Condos.  Survivors walk kicks off the event at
noon.  There will be a beautiful luminaria
celebration at sunset.  Teams of walkers
will be camping out and walking continually all night, with lots of
entertainment lined up as encouragement to keep them walking.

Saturday, March 10 and Sunday,
March 11

20th Annual Lions SHRIMP FESTIVAL
at Time’s Square

10:00 a.m. Parade Saturday,
starting in front of the beach school heading north on Estero Blvd.

• over 100 Vendors daily at
  Lynn Hall Park. Food, fun and crafts.

Check local newspapers for a
complete schedule of events

Did you know?

Free beach tours 9:00 every wednesday
morning across the street from White Cap at newton Park.  fascinating and entertaining!

There is an iPhone APP called “Next Bus” that
tells you when the next beach trolley is arriving at your location.  The trolley does not make change, so have
your 50 cents with you!

Many thanks to Christy Hennessey for this blog

JetBlue Park and the surrounding Complex will capture elements that reflect its Southwest Florida location

Universal Vacations welcomes the Boston Red Sox to spring training at the new state of the art training
facility in Fort Myers

JetBlue Park, the new Spring Training ballpark and adjoining Player Development Complex for the
Boston Red Sox in Lee County, Florida is scheduled to open for the 2012 Spring
Training season.

A number of thecharacteristics of the new ballpark are taken from Fenway Park, including a
“Green Monster” that will feature seating both on top of and behind
the wall, as well as a manual scoreboard. JetBlue Park and the surrounding
Complex will capture elements that reflect its Southwest Florida location.
Environmentally-sustainable features will be incorporated throughout the
facility and Complex, and the considerable landscaping will feature vegetation
indigenous to the area.

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