Dog track hopes simulcast is a winner
Monday, May 12, 2008
All bets are off in Southwest Florida for the second leg of the Triple Crown. As of Monday, the Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Track in Bonita Springs cannot simulcast the Preakness Stakes from Maryland — featuring Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown — because of a dispute at the horse track in Miami. Full story »
more Bonita
- Collier, Lee food stamp applications up as economy sputters
- Bonita fire board urges Estero to hire permanent chief
- Bonita bus route may still be in jeopardy
- Bonita middle school teacher named Florida Educator of the Year
- Dog-snatching coyotes attack again
- Lee commission expected to limit fertilizer use
- Another former female coach sues FGCU for discrimination
- Lee County Police Briefs: May 13, 2008
- Mack to host annual Service Academy Day Seminar
- Local gas prices set record; international oil prices retreat Monday
- Traffic enforcement locations today in Collier, Lee
- Taste of Coconut Point set for July 13
- Prosecutors won’t seek death penalty in NFL star’s shooting death
- Foreclosure bus cures man’s mid-life crisis, helps others find bargain homes
- Arrest made in murder of North Fort Myers man
- Turtle trackers begin process of marking new nests
- Debate focuses on whether south Lee tract too small to preserve
- Celebrating Southwest Florida’s mother of the arts
- Taxing experience: Bonita man has identity stolen, hears from IRS
A decade of drought
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Dawn spreads across Bonita Beach. Sun rays burst through palm fronds, casting salmon and amber hues on a pile of crumbled sea shells near the tumbling surf. A brown pelican soars over the Gulf of Mexico, pulls its wings close to its body and kamikaze dives on a school of baitfish. Songbird-sized plovers scurry across the beach, running on skinny legs in and out of the frothy surf. Full story »
more Banner
- Montoya cherishes state’s second fastest time
- Challenger ballplayers enjoy fun-filled festival
- A dialogue at the Bonita Legion Club
- Readers reminisced about Bob Mantle
- Thirty years ago this week: Construction stalled on new post office
- Outlook: Keeping batteries charged can be as easy as flipping a switch
- Fish Tales: Heavy seas keep anglers in or near shore
- Hookin' you up: your weekly fishing tip
- Youth sports notes: May 7, 2008
- Lee Little Leaguers battle for Davis Cup
- Football: Estero's Rucker gets taste of NFL at Steelers camp
- Golf leaders: May 3, 2008
- Sports briefs: May 3, 2008
- Golf notes: May 3, 2008
- Minor league notes: May 3, 2008
- College sports notes: May 3, 2008
- Art Studio: Jean Beaver
- High School Sports Notes: May 3, 2008
- Taste of Estero gears up for first year
Montoya cherishes state’s second fastest time
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Two days after competing in a state track and field final, Erick Montoya was back doing what he does best: winning races.
Montoya — representing the 3D Running Club — won the Tropicool 5K in Naples on Sunday morning. Full story »
Montoya — representing the 3D Running Club — won the Tropicool 5K in Naples on Sunday morning. Full story »
more Bonita Sports
- Challenger ballplayers enjoy fun-filled festival
- Outlook: Keeping batteries charged can be as easy as flipping a switch
- Fish Tales: Heavy seas keep anglers in or near shore
- Hookin' you up: your weekly fishing tip
- Youth sports notes: May 7, 2008
- Lee Little Leaguers battle for Davis Cup
- Football: Estero's Rucker gets taste of NFL at Steelers camp
- Golf leaders: May 3, 2008
- Sports briefs: May 3, 2008
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- Collier County Sheriff Candidate Forum -- 05/13/08 at Pelican Bay Community Center, 8960 Hammock Oak Drive
- Student Showcase Exhibition 2008 -- 05/13/08 at Art League of Bonita Springs
- Roy's Cooking Class -- 05/13/08 at Roy's - Naples
- Lecture: Body Image Expert Jenny Craig -- 05/13/08 at The Village on Venetian Bay
- Fort Myers Republican Women’s Club Meeting -- 05/13/08 at Edison College Fort Myers Campus
- Lee County Business Women Sales Leads and Networking Event -- 05/13/08 at Clarion Hotel - South Fort Myers
- Wildfires force evacuations in central Florida
- Wife of former Rep. Bob Allen running for elections supervisor
- Study gives Fla. C-plus on No Child Left Behind standards
- Sawgrass reopens after firefighters extinguish brushfire
- 4 Sean Taylor murder suspects won't face death penalty
- Florida football player shot in the shoulder
