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Lori Nelson, owner of the Survey Café in Bonita Springs, takes a moment for the camera on the deck of her restaurant.
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Under the Old Shade Tree at Survey Café

March 15, 2013 | Comments (0)

Bonita Springs – Lori Nelson and Bonita Springs Mayor Ben Nelson are advocates for downtown Bonita Springs. “We travel a lot, and this is the atmosphere we like,” said Lori Nelson. “Four years ago, we opened Survey Café on Wilson, just off Old 41 because we wanted an intimate coffee shop that reflected the area’s [...]

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Up and Down The Trail |  News and Views | March 16 2013

Up and Down The Trail | News and Views | March 16 2013

March 15, 2013 | Comments (0)

Colonial Pelican Landing There’s a buzz around town that the City might try to annex the northern part of Pelican Landing, including The Colony. The 724-acre area, located south of Coconut Road and west of US 41, remained outside Bonita Springs when it incorporated in 2000. You may have heard, or read, that if the [...]

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Ira Rubenstein, Florida Master Naturalist, leads groups on coastal habitat walks at Barefoot Beach Preserve.

Exploring Coastal Habitats

March 15, 2013 | Comments (0)

Barefoot Beach Preserve – Barefoot Beach is more than sand and seashells. It is home to five different plant communities and can be explored with the help of a Florida Master Naturalist on Wednesday and Saturday mornings in season. “Just show up,” Sharon Truluck advised. Truluck, coordinates these walks for The Friends of Barefoot Beach [...]

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Susan Acuna, President and CEO of the Literacy Council Gulf Coast, shares a laugh with one of the youngsters, dressed as Thomas Edison with his light bulb, during the presentation at the Literacy Council Annual Breakfast.
Credit: Logan Newell | Special to the Spotlight

When a Trip to the Grocery Store Is a Challenge

March 15, 2013 | Comments (0)

Bonita Springs – Grocery shopping is, for most of us, second nature. You write your list, ask questions when you can’t find an item and then check out. But what happens when you can’t speak English? For Jhonatan Gutierrez, 24, a Peruvian native, his first frustrating trip to the grocery store was a learning experience. [...]

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Sara Haydeka will perform at the CREW concert March 23.

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Everglades Camping, Tree Climbing, Swamp Buggy Rides and Music at CREW Concert in Riverside Park

March 15, 2013 | Comments (0)

    If You Go CREW Concert & Silent Eco Auction Saturday, March 23, 5 p.m. gates open, 6 p.m. concert Mudbone  and The Sara Hadeka Band General Admission $10; children are free. VIP Café $75 Tickets: on line www.crewtrust.org, by mobile phone QR code and at the gate. Bonita Springs – Swamp buggy rides, [...]

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Boat Shows Provide Opportunities | Boating Bonita

Boat Shows Provide Opportunities | Boating Bonita

March 14, 2013 | Comments (0)

  Bonita Springs – This year Miami hosted its 72nd annual boat show in mid–February.  As boat shows go, Miami and Fort Lauderdale are the grand Daddies and vie for the biggest and best. Being a two hour plus drive from Bonita, both shows provide southwest Floridians an opportunity to skip over for the day [...]

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Irish Eyes are Smiling! | Mind & Soul

Irish Eyes are Smiling! | Mind & Soul

March 14, 2013 | Comments (0)

Bonita Springs – Leprechauns with pots of gold, four leaf clovers, and smiling Irish eyes are some of the things that pop into our mind as we enter the middle of March. People find many ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Irish or not, but the best way to do it, is with smiling eyes! [...]

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The Battle of Toy | Meg-a-mom

The Battle of Toy | Meg-a-mom

March 14, 2013 | Comments (0)

Bonita Springs – It’s official – toys have overtaken our house. It began slowly, a stuffed bear on the couch, a couple of plastic toys in the shower. But now, on the three-year anniversary of moving into our home, the toy invasion is complete.   When the Christmas tree moved out, the boxes of toys [...]

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Calendar of Events | March 16

Calendar of Events | March 16

March 14, 2013 | Comments (0)

  B: Bonita Springs, E: Estero, N: Naples, FM: Fort Myers March 15 Friday Big Dog Show Opening Reception-5 p.m. to 7 p.m. A spectacular collection of 15 steel dog sculptures ranging in size from four feet to over ten feet high and 12 feet long. Live music by The Brooks Brothers Band, refreshments, an [...]

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Spotlight Real Estate Watch | March 2013

Spotlight Real Estate Watch | March 2013

March 14, 2013 | Comments (0)

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 [...]

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