Bonita Springs City Council will soon begin deliberations on next year’s capital budget. In doing so, it has a singular opportunity to fully transform the City into what we all say it is – Beautiful Bonita. We strongly urge Council to seize that opportunity. We previously have written about the less than stellar appearance [...]
These are exciting times in Estero, the land of the ECCL, ECPP and EDRC. Hertz is coming to town, due in no small part to a decade’s worth of groundwork by these groups best known by their acronyms. “We think Hertz will be a terrific neighbor, and go beyond that,” said Nick Batos, head of [...]
Bonita Springs – Chris Griffith, a Bonita Springs Noon Rotary member, didn’t know what to expect when she walked into Zachary Schroeder’s fifth grade class for the first Junior Achievement session. Griffith was armed with the prepared Junior Achievement (JA) curriculum and her own business experience. Before she left, Bonita Springs Elementary School (BSE) fifth [...]
Bonita Springs – Sheila Stilin discovered Rosmaling, the Norwegian decorative art form, when visiting a craft fair in a small town in Michigan. She was immediately won over. “My first reaction when I saw it was, ‘I love it. I’d like to do that.’ And so she began classes once a week driving 25 miles [...]
Six Mile Cypress – If you’ve lived in Southwest Florida for any length of time you have probably driven by the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve dozens of times and may have never ventured in. Maybe it’s just been a while since you’ve visited the slough and you’ve forgotten about it so consider this your [...]
Readers of a certain age will recall the 18 ½ minute gap of Rose Mary Woods. Now Bonita Springs has its very own 30-day gap, at least according to lawyers for the developer who wants a permit to build a large homeless shelter in Bernwood on Old 41. Bonita Springs City Council passed a moratorium [...]
Bonita Springs – Golfers are starting to lose their love for the 3–wood. The increasingly common complaint for the average player is that it is difficult to get this fairway wood to consistently launch the ball in the air. This problem is due to a combination of the swing and part choice in equipment. Another [...]
CALENDAR B: Bonita Springs, E: Estero, N: Naples, FM: Fort Myers June 4 Tuesday Children’s Dance Classes Begin Classes available for ages 4 and up. This is a 10 week session. For more info go to www.artcenterbonita.org/childrened. Where: Center for the Arts Bonita Springs, 26100 Old US 41 Road, B. Zumba–Every Tuesday for 4 weeks– [...]
Bonita Springs City Council will soon begin deliberations on next year’s capital budget. In doing so, it has a singular opportunity to fully transform the City into what we all say it is – Beautiful Bonita. We strongly urge Council to seize that opportunity. We previously have written about the less than stellar appearance [...]
Bonita Springs – Five acres of cabbage palms and native vegetation provide an inviting environment for southwest Florida’s pets. Owners Deborah and George Braendle and their daughter Lisa Bromley say their Bonita Boarding Kennel and Pet Camp is “Where our family takes care of yours.” The full service Bonita Springs dog retreat at 11860 [...]
Bonita Downtown Landmark Sold – No, not the Wonder Gardens. A few years ago Lori Nelson, together with husband Ben, set out to prove a new restaurant, the Survey Café, could thrive on an Old 41 side street. As its many customers know, mission accomplished. In late April, Lori passed the torch to new owners, [...]
Bonita Springs – It was about noon on a Monday in May. I was invited and sat in on a special meeting – one that takes place every month at the First Presbyterian Church on Bonita Beach Road. The Bonita Springs Ministerial Association is a loose group of pastors, ministers, lay people and ministry folks [...]
It’s hurricane season – do you know what to do?? Is your boat on a lift or tied to a dock? An MIT study in 1985 confirms the best course is getting your boat on a trailer. If you can’t get her off your lift, raise your boat as high on your lift as [...]
Six Mile Cypress – If you’ve lived in Southwest Florida for any length of time you have probably driven by the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve dozens of times and may have never ventured in. Maybe it’s just been a while since you’ve visited the slough and you’ve forgotten about it so consider this your [...]
Bonita Springs – In 1980, at the age of 26, I bought the family construction business. The deal came complete with hefty payments and several pieces of heavy machinery well beyond their useful life. The machine I relied on most every day was also the one in the worst condition. The 1959 Bantam Truck Crane [...]
Bonita Springs – “BORN IN THE USA!” (What? Why is Bruce Springsteen screaming at me?) Waking up from a deep sleep, I roll over and switch the obnoxious clock radio off and check the time… 6:20 in the morning again. Time to go to work, again. Sitting up in bed I rub my eyes and [...]
Bonita Springs – There has been some excitement in the past couple of months at the Bonita Nature Place. When I went out early recently, there were a few people talking and pointing at where the beehive boxes were located. As I got closer I realized what they were looking at. Someone had tipped over [...]
Bonita Springs – Happy Spring to everyone in southwest Florida. It is difficult to do anything less than smile when you walk outside to sunshine and blue skies. This is particularly true for the many “snow angels” who visit us for a piece of paradise. The warm weather, the gulf breeze, and the swaying palm trees [...]
Bonita Springs – The latest market information provided by the Bonita/Estero Association of Realtors continues to show a strengthening market. Number of days on the market for single family homes sold dropped more than 20 percent, to 95 days, from February 2012, and active listings dropped 13 percent. New pending house sales were up more [...]
Bonita Springs – H. L. Burkley started Custom Closets and More from his home, an accidental success story that represents the entrepreneurial spirit that’s alive and well in Bonita Springs. He was already an experienced southwest Florida homebuilder and licensed general contractor with 17 years in quality home building and custom renovations. A University of [...]
Bonita Springs – Historically the months of March and April are the time of largest closed sales volume for single-family homes and condos in the Bonita/Estero real estate market. With prior months “pending sale” transactions serving as a leading indicator of future closed sales, it looks like 2013 sales will be no exception. According to [...]
Bonita Springs –The play on words is a clue to understanding XLR8, the new Bonita Springs exercise studio that manager Jemaine Jarvis calls, “personal training, weight loss, health management and coaching…a holistic and personalized approach to bring clients the most efficient and effective health and fitness solution available.” The studio tucked in the Bay [...]
Bonita Springs –Smiles, an inviting handshake and a ready wit greet visitors to Carl Nickel’s office at Wiebel, Hennells & Carufe of Bonita Springs where he has settled in since transferring his clients in August 2012. It’s impossible not to catch the aura of good humor and energy. Nickel and his son both played football [...]
Bonita Springs – At this business they not only care for the customer but they give back to local charities. The Salon, located near Publix at the corner of W. Terry and Tamiami Trail, Bonita Springs, became an integral part of the community in the three short years since Corinne Kleinberger moved her hair care [...]
Bonita Springs – Sheila Stilin discovered Rosmaling, the Norwegian decorative art form, when visiting a craft fair in a small town in Michigan. She was immediately won over. “My first reaction when I saw it was, ‘I love it. I’d like to do that.’ And so she began classes once a week driving 25 miles [...]
If You Go ACSWFL Art Council Co-op Gallery 8074 Mediterranean Drive, Coconut Point Summer hours starting May 9 Thurs & Sat: 10 am to 6 pm Fri: 11am to 7 pm Sun noon to 5 pm Estero –In real estate and in art, the expression holds true, “location, location, location.” Sandra Mark knew this [...]
Havana – The American visitors took their seats at the end of the room, an intimate spare space framed by windows along two sides. Male and female dancers arrived barefoot dressed in clothes that would stretch. In ones and twos they greeted each other with an embrace or kiss then moved about [...]
Bonita Springs – Riverside Park in the historic Old 41 downtown district of Bonita Springs is the place for live music, children’s activities, a chili cook-off, the “Chalk Where You Walk” art competition and more surprises. Celebrate Bonita 2013, Saturday, April 13 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., marks the city’s 14th anniversary and is [...]
Naples – When she visited the tombs in Egypt, local artist, Sharon Erbe was impressed by the vibrant colors in the exquisite, ancient paintings, still there for enjoyment in spite of the passage of time. “Art is the legacy I give my children and grandchildren,” said Erbe. Her paintings are autobiographical and express her experience [...]
If You Go Bonita Springs Village Band Band shell Riverside Park Sunday, March 24, 2 to 4 p.m. Staff Report staff@swspotlight.com Bonita Springs – The Bonita Springs band shell will be jumping on March 24 when the Bonita Springs Village Band rolls out yet another Sunday of music and strutters. That’s right, strutters, [...]
By Dave Grossi Special to the Spotlight Bonita Springs – For 25-year-old Bonita Springs personal trainer Rafael Denis, 60 seconds was worth it. For years, Denis dreamed of becoming a competitive body builder. And for better than a year he worked at it…hard; dieting, lifting tons of weights, working with a body-building coach, and turning [...]
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