Rail Head Cafe has moved to Village Walk of Bonita Springs, map and reservation contact included in the post.

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chrisgriffith on May 10th, 2010

Simply Cupcakes of Naples, Florida A trip from Bonita Springs to Lely to check on listings is just a clever excuse to make a pit stop at Simply Cupcakes.  This little bakery simply makes the best cupcakes in Southwest Florida.  There, I said it. Mini-Me and I picked up up a half dozen cupcakes to [...]

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chrisgriffith on April 24th, 2010

10 things that are special about Bonita Springs, Florida, USA.

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chrisgriffith on February 6th, 2010

Heaven Scent flower shop in Bonita Springs, Florida.

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chrisgriffith on June 8th, 2009

Hunted and Found in Bonita Springs Florida Recently, I took a cruise down Hickory Blvd., swooped into Kings Kew and found the most impressive mailbox flower.  Long story, short: I posted the flower image on Flickr and was told it was a Passiflora, a Passion Flower.  It bubbled for a few weeks until last Sunday [...]

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chrisgriffith on April 25th, 2009

Engel’s Bicycles on Old 41 There are  a few old building on Old 41 that have been restored.  They’re in front of Riverside Park, just south of the Imperial River Bridge.  The buildings are a trip back in history.  They’re in great condition and now serve local businesses.  Engel’s Bicycles repairs and adjusts bikes, plus [...]

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chrisgriffith on March 6th, 2009

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chrisgriffith on January 21st, 2009

More to Look Forward to in Olde Bonita If you didn’t know, the town of Bonita Springs was once named Survey, back in the day.  I believe it was named Survey because the engineering crews who originally surveyed land of south Florida were stationed here.    I guess when the Nelson’s were thinking of a name [...]

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chrisgriffith on January 20th, 2009

LBD Does The Runway This is your tripped out version of an Abercrombie add.  It involves a hot piece of pocket pup in a powerder blue hoodie; all for the paws … I mean cause.  It is taken in black and white for drama.  Well, do you feel the drama? It had to be LBD’s [...]

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chrisgriffith on January 10th, 2009

Want some? They’re on Old 41 Road in Bonita Springs, Florida

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chrisgriffith on January 9th, 2009

I’m a Sucker For Dogs The Susan Komen 5K run will be coming up in March and I am not remotely ready.  I must first try to push the plate away or put the fork down.  Oink.  Next, I need to actually run.  Uhg. Having been under the weather for many weeks I just started [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 22nd, 2008

The Prettiest Peppers in Bonita Springs Florida What if that childhood rhyme: “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers” was really “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Purple Peppers.” That was the first thought I had when I saw these purple peppers at Farmer Mikes in Bonita Springs, Florida.  They were so pretty. I [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 21st, 2008

Farmer Mike’s Is O-P-E-N Last week I learned that Farmer Mike’s traditionally opens the day after the Taste of Bonita festival.  Since I was involved in the Taste of Bonita as a member of Rotary I was at the festival.  My daughter brought me a bowl of fresh vegetables from Farmer Mike’s booth as my [...]

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chrisgriffith on November 6th, 2008

Catch a Game & a Pizza at Johnny’s For the first time in a good long while I stayed up past my bedtime.  I went to an event with friends and afterward someone suggested that we head to Johnny Malloy’s for a bite to eat.  It was probably 9:00 p.m. when we got there, which [...]

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chrisgriffith on October 22nd, 2008

Found Old Bonita Springs, By Surprise A few weeks ago I stopped by a yard sale in the name streets of Bonita Springs.  The name streets are in Old Bonita Springs, as in where the older charming homes are with character.  The streets were all named after founding fathers and developers of our city.  Goodwin, [...]

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