Do The Slough | Parks and Preserves in SWFL 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 [...]
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Special to Southwest Spotlight Newspaper When I was growing up kids played outside. There were three channels on the television, occasionally four on a clear day. The American lifestyle was different and a whole bunch less electronic. Who knew we’d be digitally tethered in so many ways and sitting still so much? As a slave [...]
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Run the Koreshan State Historic Site Trails If you’re looking for fun things to do and to get out doors consider running a trail run at the upcoming Koreshan State Historic Site Park. When: March 10 2013 Register: www.Active.com Don’t miss the run at Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, too! The State of Florida Parks [...]
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Thinking of Making a Photo Book of Bonita Springs
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Norman Love Chocolate: One Size Fits All Just in case you didn’t know, Norman Love Confections and the world famous chocolate is anchored right here in southwest Florida. Since chocolate makes a perfect gift for Valentine’s Day, there is only one way to set your gift apart from any chocolate gift your sweetie has ever [...]
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Downtown Bonita Springs Chalk Art This February 10, 2013 celebrate Valentines Day with the Artist Village in Bonita Springs Riverside Park. Come do "Sidewalk Art"! Cabin #6 will open at 10am for those wishing to register and start their sidewalk art. All the cabins will be open 1-5pm. Free to the public. Chalk for sidewalk [...]
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Riverside Park Schedule Events Jan-May 2013 January 6 Townsman Big Band Concert 2-4:00pm 13 Bonita Springs Concert Band 2-4:00pm 20 Southwest Florida Big Band 2-4:00pm 27 Bonita Village Band 2-4:00pm February 3 Southwest Florida Big Band 2-4:00pm 9 Bark in the Park 11am-4pm 9 Native Plant Sale 9-3:00pm 10 Historic Society Fish Fry 12pm-2pm 10 [...]
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Movie Cinema in Bonita Springs | Frank Theater If you’ve lived in Bonita Springs, Florida for several years you will have know the Frank Theatre location as the former Regal Cinema location and a couple of other short lived theaters that were only opened for brief periods … before Frank Theatres moved into the space, [...]
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Ice Cream in Downtown Bonita Springs Florida One of our family favorite deserts is ice cream and there is no place better for ice cream in Downtown Bonita Springs than For Heaven’s Shakes ice cream. Besides the periodic random pit stops through out the week for a cool treat, our family occasionally skip dinner all [...]
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Tree Lighting at Coconut Point Mall 2012 Coconut Point Mall is holding the official tree lighting ceremony November 24 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.. See Santa Claus cruise around Coconut Point in a convertible FIAT and then light the Coconut Point Christmas Tree. See you at Coconut Point!
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Bonita Springs Holiday in The Park – Christmas Click Map For Directions Bonita Springs Holiday in the Park is scheduled for December 4th 2012 beginning at 4:30 p.m. at Riverside Park in Downtown Bonita Springs, Florida. Holiday in the Park events on schedule include holiday music, the traditional blizzard in the park with a giant [...]
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Bonita Springs News & Events Stream Besides selling real estate I *really* like Bonita Springs. I like it 27 years of residency, that’s how much I like it. I am also a very nerdy type who also loves social media. You may already be friends with me on my Facebook profile, have “liked” my Facebook [...]
Taste of Bonita Concert & Festival | Things to Do Taste of Bonita is just around the corner. There are two important dates that you’ll want to save: Free Taste of Bonita Concert, Saturday, November 17, 2012 Taste of Bonita Festival, Sunday, November 18, 2012 This is the second year that the Taste of Bonita [...]
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Bonita Springs Things To Do The Bonita Springs YMCA is forming new and improved sports programs and leagues. Visit the Bonita Springs YMCA online or in person at 27200 Kent Road, Bonita Springs, Florida 34135 and sign up for any number of coaching or player positions for basketball, soccer, volleyball, flag football and more. The YMCA [...]
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Things to Do in Bonita Springs, Florida Who: Bonita SpringsTropical Fruit Club, Inc., Gulf Coast Garden Club, City of Bonita Springs What: Fruit Tree and Plant sale and ornamental plant sale Where: Riverside Park and McSwain House (27451 Old Road 41); Venues are across the street from one another. Plenty of free parking at Riverside [...]
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Find Things to Do in Bonita Springs, Florida Ever wonder how you can stay on top of super current events in Bonita Springs, Florida? It’s as easy as tuning in to local Bonita Springs social media channel. Here are a list of the most current local Bonita Springs area Facebook and social media channels to [...]
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Hmm, I Wonder if Zombies Sell Their Real Estate … After I stopped by a seller’s home to get a real estate contract signed I headed to Zombicon in Fort Myers. What that means is 1.) Bonita Springs real estate is selling. (Actually, I’m out of real estate listings for the first time in a [...]
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Riverfest 2012 – Things to Do in Bonita Springs Fl Autumn has arrived in Bonita Springs as planning for the 6th annual RiverFest gets underway. Hosted by the City of Bonita Springs, the two-day downtown event will kick-off on Oct. 26 with a happy hour celebration, live entertainment from the Rachel/Hughes Band, a cornhole tournament [...]
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Old 41 Downtown Bonita Springs Farmer Market If you do not see the video above, click here The Old 41 Downtown Bonita Springs Farmer Market started today. Head down every Wednesday to pick up fresh, local produce, seafood, baked goods and more. Support the local growers, farmers and fishermen by buying local. It stimulates the [...]
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How Are You Spending Your Weekend in Bonita Springs?
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Things to Do in Bonita Springs Florida Life In Bonita Springs also has a Facebook page which shares other items of interest for those who are trying to keep up with area events, things to do, news worthy publications that are just easier to tack onto a Facebook page than to write a webpage or [...]
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Things to Do: Stand Up Paddleboarding in SWFL Ever dream of standing up on a paddleboard through the back bays of Bonita Springs and Gulf of Mexico? Well, neither did I and then I got an invite from a friend to give it a try. Stand up paddle boarding seems like a near impossibility until [...]
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Summer Dining Group in Bonita Springs Area So when are we starting the “Crawl” up again? Someone just asked me the other day and I’m in the process of planning the first one (probably June 10 2012) and looking for additional restaurants in Bonita Springs, Estero and Naples, Florida for our group to visit. So [...]
Historic Vintage Homes Antique Homes Bonita Springs When you have the opportunity, take a drive down Pennsylvania Avenue in Bonita Springs, Florida. Where Oak Creek meets Pennsylvania, an architect by the name of Christian Busk has salvaged and preserved historic homes. Founders and influential residents of Bonita Springs and the SW Florida area have often [...]
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Things to Do – Take the Causeway to Sanibel Island Just about thirty minutes away from Bonita Springs is the world famous vacation spot, Sanibel Island. Home to great beaches and a laid back island atmosphere, Sanibel also has several great attractions to visit. If you take a day trip from Bonita Springs to Sanibel, [...]
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Wine and Beer Tasting – Wine Pairing The Rotary Club of Bonita Springs Noon invites you to stroll the open-air sidewalks of The Promenade in Bonita Spring as you sample fine wines and beers from around the world with food paired to complement. The galleries of the Promenade will be open so you can take [...]
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Wine and Beer Tasting – Wine Pairing The Rotary Club of Bonita Springs Noon invites you to stroll the open-air sidewalks of The Promenade in Bonita Spring as you sample fine wines and beers from around the world with food paired to complement. The galleries of the Promenade will be open so you can take [...]
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Things To Do Children’s Museum of Naples Florida The Children’s Museum of Naples, Florida is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization founded in 2002. It is an environment that has been developed to educationally encourage exploration and discovery. The Children’s Museum of Naples is a safe and wonderful place which inspires children and families to have [...]
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Free Things to Do in Bonita Springs Estero When: Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 10:00am until Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 5:00p.m. Where: Coconut Point, 23130 Fashion Drive, Estero, FL Description: Ring in the New Year with us at the Coconut Point Art Festival at Coconut Point Mall in Estero, Florida, just north of Bonita [...]
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Taste of Bonita at Riverside Park NEWS RELEASE Re: 18th Annual Taste of Bonita Contact: Mary Shallies 239-331-1432 18TH ANNUAL TASTE OF BONITA coming to riverside park The 18th Annual Taste of Bonita, presented by The Rotary Club of Bonita Springs Noon, takes place Saturday and Sunday, November 19th and 20th at Riverside Park [...]
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Off The Beaten Path in Bonita Springs Definitely stop and eat at Buffalo Chips ~ Bonita Springs’ favorite upscale dive offers the hottest wings and the coldest beer in town … and a little local culture. Taste of Bonita – 3rd weekend of November every year. Taste of Bonita is the biggest Florida food festival [...]
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Things to Do in Bonita Springs and Estero Florida So, it all started with a search that someone made on Google. They searched “Top 10 Restaurants in Bonita Springs, Florida” and found a post on Life in Bonita Springs, titled the same. When I went to the post, which I had written years earlier, I [...]
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Extreme Riders Cruisin’ Cafe & Concept Store Living in Southwest Florida means that many of the local Bonitians live seasonally. We wait for tourist season to be over before we start venturing out to try new restaurants and dining establishments that have hit the scene. Extreme Riders Cruisin’ Cafe isn’t exactly new, but I’ve [...]
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Sitting Quietly is Actually a Thing To Do The great American pass time is sitting on the tush, usually in front of a television or computer. We spend an awful lot of time indoors. Too much time indoors, as a matter of fact. Yesterday, I got a call from Marian from the Choir Project to [...]
State of The Art Batting Cages and Baseball Training There’s a little know secret in Bonita Springs … Out of the Park Indoor Baseball Batting Cages. The secret isn’t that there are indoor batting cages, the secret is that the indoor batting cages are state of the art and offer simulators which gives the play [...]
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Flamingo Island Open Mic Blue Grass Stage Weekends in Bonita Springs promise farmer’s markets, fresh produce and fresh seafood from the Gulf of Mexico. If you miss the a Saturday farmer market, like I did, you can run to Flamingo Island to get locally grown produce. Last weekend that was my plan but instead I [...]
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River Park at Imperial River, the newest Park in Bonita Springs, Florida.
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Congo River Miniature Golf and things to do with kids
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A calendar of events. Things to do in Bonita Springs this winter 2010-2011.
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In Southwest Florida Fall Means Festivals There is almost always something to do in Bonita Springs but this weekend was ridiculous with the events on schedule which included Riverfest and the Swamp Buggy Parade just down the road in Naples, Florida. October and November are usually the kick off of “tourist season” and then we [...]
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A hidden boardwalk thru cypress preserve in Bonita Springs, Florida.
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Taste of Bonita 2010 event announcement in Bonita Springs, Florida.
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Koreshan State Historic Site in Estero, Florida.
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Cocohatchee River Park, Boat Ramp and Playground Just South of Bonita Springs, Florida in Naples, Florida.
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Touring the Florida Everglades in an air boat. A day trip from Bonita Springs, Florida.
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Rail Head Cafe has moved to Village Walk of Bonita Springs, map and reservation contact included in the post.
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Old 41 Parade | Events | Things To Do The Fourth of July parade starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, July 3rd. The parade route travels south on Old 41 Road, turning right on Hampton Street, and right onto Front Street ending at Riverside Park, 27300 Old 41 Road, Bonita Springs. From past experience I can [...]
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Royal Scoop ice cream in Bonita Springs, Florida.
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An inspection of Bonita Beach to prove there is no oil on shore.
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