chrisgriffith on May 19th, 2009

Big Hickory dining, fishing, boating and beach.

Continue reading about Big Hickory Fishing Nook, Marina & Seafood Grille

chrisgriffith on April 12th, 2009

Technorati Tags: restaurant,bonita springs florida,survey Even when they originally surveyed Florida in 1870 folks had to have a place to eat.  This is a historical photo of the original Survey Cafe in greater down town Survey, Florida.  Population: A couple of dozen government surveyors. OK maybe the sign part isn’t exactly true.  The Survey, Florida [...]

Continue reading about The Original Survey Cafe

chrisgriffith on February 8th, 2009

You’ve Never Thrown a Fish in a Toilet? Yesterday I furloughed the parents and invited them to make a trip with me to Everglades City for the seafood festival. It had been several years since I’d been and I just had an urge to see rednecks throw mullet fish into toilets. Yes, they have a [...]

Continue reading about Everglades Seafood Festival or Sams Club or Bust

chrisgriffith on January 31st, 2009

If you’re in Lee or Collier Counties and want to meet some local twitterers stop by the *spanking new* Survey Cafe on Wednesday. You can RSVP right here:  http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1755403/?ps=5 The Survey Cafe is small. If our group gets large we should give them fair warning so please RSVP. If you’re a Blogger, Twitterer, Dog Catcher, [...]

Continue reading about Meet Your Neighbors Next Wednesday

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 [...]

Continue reading about Survey Cafe in Bonita Springs, Florida

chrisgriffith on November 25th, 2008

Things to Do in Bonita Springs So what happens when she gets bored of type, type, typing her brains out? At the risk of using a cliché, I got a case of the Monday’s and I got bored…and here’s what happened. I’d been wrestling with a few deals and trying to write the column for [...]

Continue reading about Pancakes Runs and Boat Parades

Taste of Bonita Festival | Things to Do in Bonita Springs It’s that time of the year again. The 15th annual Taste of Bonita 2008 is back, and some of the area’s best restaurants are serving up their best once again. The Taste of Bonita food festival will be held at Riverside Park on Nov. [...]

Continue reading about Taste of Bonita 2008 | Riverside Park | Bonita Springs, Florida | This Sunday!

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 [...]

Continue reading about Johnny Malloy’s Bonita Springs Sports Restaurant & Bar

chrisgriffith on September 21st, 2008

Digging The Bonita Springs Weather Do you suppose people are just sick and tired of being sick and tired? A few weeks ago I noticed that car carriers were back.  Many of our northern snowbirds put their cars on delivery trucks and fly down to meet their car.  I thought it was early for the [...]

Continue reading about Who Says Change Isn’t A Good Thing?

chrisgriffith on September 15th, 2008

Here’s a list of my favorite things in Bonita Springs.  It’s the best of the best of and totally random. There is absolutely no science involved and no committee was formed to pick the “Best of Bonita Springs” fave’s unless you consider me a one man committee.Here’s a list of my favorite things in Bonita [...]

Continue reading about The Top 10 Best of Bonita Springs, Florida

chrisgriffith on August 21st, 2008

Seafood So Fresh it Slept in the Gulf Last Night Just a little south of Bonita Beach Road in Bonita Springs, Florida you’ll find Pincher’s Crab Shack restaurant. It’s right on US 41 (Tamiami Trail) just about across the street from Mel’s Diner. If you’re wondering why it’s called Pincher’s it’s for uh, the pinchers [...]

Continue reading about Pincher’s Crab Shack – Fresh Seafood

chrisgriffith on August 14th, 2008

This week has been a little hectic. For all the whiners who think southwest Florida is doomed rest assured that Bonita Springs real estate is, in fact, selling. There’s been enough activity to get me buried a little behind. Yeah, I heard the recent foreclosure reports about Fort Myers and Cape Coral. Sure the news [...]

Continue reading about Fish in a Barrel Mailboxes at Lowes in Estero, Florida

chrisgriffith on August 6th, 2008

Want to have a little fun in the Bonita Springs, Naples or Estero area? Looking for a place to eat or things to do? Then you’ve got to treat yourself, your family or business associates to a lunch or dinner at Stir Crazy at the Coconut Point Mall. Yes, Stir Crazy is open for lunch, [...]

Continue reading about Grab a Quick Bite in Estero, Florida.

chrisgriffith on August 5th, 2008

Casual Dining at Bonita Beach When you live in Bonita Springs, Florida you get a lot of out of town visitors. A lot of the visitors come in the winter for obvious reasons. Our weather is fantastic most of the year but especially so October through May when it is coldest in the Midwestern states. [...]

Continue reading about Doc’s Beach House on Bonita Beach, Bonita Springs

chrisgriffith on July 31st, 2008

All Ready Crazy For Stir Crazy If you’re looking for things to do in Bonita Springs and Estero and a great way to have fun, listen up. This is a great low cost event and a fun way to get out and meet other Bonita Springs and Estero residents. Why wait until the Taste of [...]

Continue reading about Things To Do | Stir Crazy Opens at Coconut Point in Estero

Google