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of Fort Myers’ legendary palm trees, new water basin and Riverside Park, which has led to a

heritage. Some of our buildings date to the 1800s. Almost every single retailer and restaurant in the

renewal of the downtown area. The project has been such a success, we’re now turning our attention to the revitalization of those corridors leading in to the River District.” Paight gleams at the result of the ambitious effort and ongoing success of the public-private

River District are one-of- a-kind businesses that you just can’t find anywhere else.” And, its the romantic appealoftheuniquehistoric district that has attracted dozens of ambitious new entrepreneurs, small business owners and retailers, including Daniel

“Almost every single retailer and restaurant in the River District are one-of-a-kind businesses that you just can’t find anywhere else.”

partnership to restore the River District. “What we have is an authentic downtown with a unique

and Zak Kearns of the Kearns Restaurant Group, a father-son team with more than 30 years

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