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New on the Scene: Market Plaza at Gulf Coast Town Center

By LIANE SMITH (Contact)

Friday, March 16, 2007

A small crowd gathered this afternoon for the grand opening celebration of Market Plaza at Gulf Coast Town Center.

The plaza, an outdoor, pedestrian-only environment, features an outdoor stage area lined with specialy shops, and is anchored by larger stores such as Bass Pro Shops, JCPenney, Ron Jon Surf Shop and Borders.

A dedication ceremony was held for both Market Plaza and University Plaza on Thursday.

Currently, there are more than 40 stores open at Gulf Coast Town Center, such as Claire’s, Zumiez, and KB Toys. The weekend-long celebration kicked off Thursday and will feature the live entertainment all weekend.

Gulf Coast Town Center, located right off I-75, is on the corner of Alico Road and Ben Hill Griffin Parkway. For a complete schedule of events, check out www.gulfcoasttowncenter.com.

Schedule of Events

Saturday, March 17

10 a.m. to noon: Dancer the Clown

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Easter Bunny

12:30 to 1:15 p.m.: Cut Loose Cloggers Show Team

1 to 5 p.m.: Caricature artist Dave Smith

6 to 9 p.m.: Live music

Sunday, March 18

1 to 3 p.m.: Easter Bunny

1 to 4 p.m.: Musician Daniel Kaye

2 to 3 p.m.: Mindy Abair, CD signing

2 to 4 p.m.: Dancer the Clown

NOW OPEN

Bass Pro Shops

Babies R Us

Belk

Best Buy

Borders

JCPenney

Linens ‘n Things

Marshalls

Petco

Ross Dress for Less

Staples

Super Target

After Hours

Allstate Insurance

Apricot Lane

Birkenstock

Catherine’s

Charlotte Russe

Claire’s

Finish Line

GameStop

Go Fish

JoAnn

Journeys

Justice

KB Toys

Kay Jewelers

Kirkland’s

LA Weightloss

Lids

Mattress Giant

Metro PCS

Portrait Innovations

Pearle Vision

Rack Room

Ron Jon Surf Shop

Sally Beauty Supply

Sprint

Strasburg Children

Sunglass Icon

Zales

Zumiez

Regal Cinemas 16

OPENING SOON

55 Degrees Cool Wine & Cheese

5-7-9

Costco

Dunkin’s Diamonds

Family Christian Bookstore

Gallery Nails & Spa

Golf Galaxy

Hair Cuttery

Hallmark

Kilwin’s Chocolate

Lane Bryant

Luxury Spa

Men’s Palace

Payless ShoeSource

Reef Creations

Rue 21

Salon Adrian

Sport Clips

Steps New York

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