The Michael Dillard Team Blog

Bonita Bay 2012 Closed Sales & More

Hard to believe it’s another new year in paradise! Interested in checking out the new figures for 2012? Click HERE to view year-to-date Bonita Bay closed sales. The many market details include community averages and individual residences data. You can also search for active properties by subdivision (organized alphabetically). It’s really a helpful resource to learn about Bonita Bay real... [Read more...]

Bonita Y – Reopening?

Have you heard there’s a very good possibility of the Bonita Springs YMCA reopening soon? I’ve read in several sources they’ll be under the ownership of the South County Family YMCA of Venice. It has only been nine months since closing with the Collier County/Palms association. Looks like they’ll be going back to their Kent Road location, too. If all goes well, they’re... [Read more...]

Bonita Election Follow-Up

Did you vote on 1/31/12 in the Florida primary? There were some important local decisions to be made as well. Ben Nelson, Jr. was re-elected as Mayor of Bonita Springs  and Peter Simmons as City Council member of District 4. Congratulations to the winners! Let’s not forget all the hard work and effort put into all the local campaigns. Best wishes to David Grothaus, Roger Brunswick, Barbara Barnes-Buchanan... [Read more...]

Bonita Bay Happenings: The United Way & FineMark Tennis

United Way You can be proud for having raised over $800,000 for The United Way of Lee County! I’m sure you’ve seen the thermometer (as I have) at the entrance. I’ll bet the Bonita Bay residents will exceed $900,000 before you know it. Since 1999, Bonita Bay has raised more than $9,000,000 since the program began. We want to recognize volunteers Grant Kurtz who heads up the neighborhood... [Read more...]

Zonta Club of Bonita Springs

According to the mission statement on their website, “The Zonta Club of Bonita Springs, Inc. is an organization of business and professional women dedicated to improving the circumstances of women at all stages of life, locally and globally.” Their main focus is three-fold: (1) violence against women, (2) education, and (3) health. They provide grants to local groups by having several... [Read more...]