Bonita Springs – “Where is the need?” asked City Councilman Peter Simmons at a March meeting as City Council reviewed a proposed law pertaining to homeless facilities. It was a thought expressed by many of the hundreds that overflowed Council chambers, as yet another community conversation began about St. Matthew’s House. St. Matthew’s, the Collier [...]
Bonita Springs — Last June, as the Bonita YMCA was shuttered, Y member Richard Barber summed up the feelings of many Bonitians with three words, “It feels lousy.” Now with the reopening on the horizon under the guidance of the successful South County Family YMCA of Venice, the Spotlight asked Barber and other Bonitians for their thoughts. They include Dennis Church and some of his Bonita Advisory Board colleagues who worked [...]
By Peter A. O’Flinn Call me old fashioned but I have a real simple idea regarding the homeless discussion in Bonita Springs. It’s a concept that has worked well in our great country since it’s founding. Simply put, community leaders in Bonita Springs ought to come together to determine what the need is, and make [...]
Bonita Springs — In life, there are magic numbers. For a teenager, it is usually 16 — the license to drive. For working adults it is 65 — the age of retirement. For the Freemasons, it is three, or 3rd degree — the highest level a mason can reach. In childhood, the magic number is [...]
Bonita Springs — Medical practices outside the mainstream of Western medicine are often classified as alternative. They range from the simplest nutritional guidance and supplements to acupuncture, homeopathic remedies and chiropractic as examples that have been accepted in other parts of the world, though acceptance varies. Some countries include payments for alternative solutions in their [...]
Jennifer Palma owner of Edible Arrangements in Bonita Springs, Fort Myers and North Fort Myers. Bonita Springs — Jennifer Palma says that her business, Edible Arrangements, was the last gift that her late husband gave her. Palma was in the darkest moment of her life. Her husband had passed away. She was left to raise [...]
Bonita Springs — From the time she wakes in the morning, Linda Liles creates. As she walks her dog in the woods she writes poetry or songs in her head, perhaps trying them out on the wind and the birds. She scoops to pick up pine needles along the walk, because she weaves and winds [...]
By Bill Barnes, Chief Executive Office Bonita Springs Estero Association of Realtors Bonita Springs — The February 2012 market report shows two interesting trends to watch. The first trend is the stability line between February 2011 and February 2012 in single family homes coming into the market, which is exactly the same at 188 homes for both [...]
By Erika Marquez Special to the Spotlight I have lived in Bonita Springs since 1999. I was born in Mexico City, but left my whole family behind when I moved to Florida 12 years ago. My husband and I have three children, 10, 8 and 2 years old. Our two older children attend Bonita Springs [...]
By JL Watson Lee Memorial Health System Fort Myers — Marie Straitz will tell you that she struggled with weight most of her life. She did not eat a healthy diet, never made time for exercise, worked stressful jobs, and knew that heart disease ran in her family. She also will tell you that cardiac [...]
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