News in Bonita Springs
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published 17 hours agoBeyond Beauty: Artisanal Jewelry
Jewelry is personal. Whether made from precious metals or synthetic substances, the shiny baubles we wear — brooches, earrings, necklaces, rings and so forth — aren’t just fashion statements. They can signal wealth, religion, relationship status and belonging. For some, personal…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 28Beyond pink
Breast cancer prevention, early detection, and local events take center stage as Southwest Florida builds momentum toward the Making Strides walk at Paradise Coast Sports Complex. This October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society is encouraging Southwest…
Florida Weekly (Charlotte)
Published September 28The great wealth migration
For many years, the influx of new residents to Southwest Florida and Tampa Bay took place due to the sunshine, sandy beaches, great golf courses, year-round warm weather and exclusive luxury communities. More recently though, it has become more than just a paradise for…
Florida Weekly (Fort Myers)
Published September 28Motown Under the Stars
Gulf Coast Town Center invites the Southwest Florida community to kick off October with a night of live music as The Girls of Motown take the stage for the center’s next First Friday Concert on Friday, October 2, from 7 to 9 p.m. in The Courtyard. The free outdoor concert will…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 28My pet peeve: all those tricky snipe hunts
October is a month with both serious and frivolous events on the calendar. It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month—that’s the serious one—and it is also home to Halloween, which is not serious, unless you’re terrified of Jack-o-Lanterns. But in researching this month’s events and…
Hunting ICE on home ground
Sitting in a store parking lot in Bonita Springs, a town over from where I grew up, my phone lit up with a notification: a federal raid was underway just down the street. For weeks, this was the reality of documenting the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in real…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 24Holding Space
They call it music therapy, which is too imprecise a term to describe what really happens sometimes when the rubber meets the road — when music touches a person sliding into eternity through a gradually darkening tunnel called dementia. What happens, says a 15-year veteran of…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 24JRW launches ‘Insider’ podcast
Phil Wood has watched Southwest Florida’s real estate market grow from the ground up, and now he’s telling that story in his own words. His firsthand accounts anchor the debut episodes of JRW Insider, a new podcast from John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 24Summer giving
Among countless acts of kindness and giving this summer season, the following organizations received and benefited the community through giving. The first in the series is a call out for a matching opportunity that continues through Sept. 30. HUNGER ACTION MONTH MATCHING…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 24STARability expands Support Services to help families navigate resources, build connections
STARability Foundation is expanding its Support Services department, strengthening its role as a trusted connector for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities and their families as they navigate resources, services and opportunities throughout Southwest…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 23Southwest Florida debates taxes, jobs and data centers
The controversial property tax, the hotly debated data center issue, and the future of business and the workforce in Southwest Florida were the hot topics at the State of the Region 2026 forum this week. Business leaders, community stakeholders, elected officials and regional…
Florida Weekly (Naples)
Published September 23