Bonita Springs Florida Central

Isn't this a pretty site?   On my way out of Moe's I went out through the courtyard and snapped this picture. 

Besides the great wooden boardwalk dining and lake view with swans, yes swans, Moe's offers great southwest cuisine made fresh, to order and served fast.

If you've never been to a Moe's you owe it to yourself to try it!  The food is great and it's such fun to watch the new people walk through the door and jump with the entire staff shouts, "WELCOME TO MOE'S!" every time the door opens and patrons walk in. 

Moe's a great place to take kids because they can never get too loud for this restaurant.  The staff is shouting, for crying out loud.  Are you going to tell the kids to be quiet?

Moe's is located at the Coconut Point Mall near the North entrance across the street from Marsh Landing.  Moe's is within walking distance of several desert and coffee stores at Coconut Point, also.

Bob Carney Loves Moe's!

To the rest of the world this looks just like any other car carrier.  I saw the first one last week while I was at dinner at Wylds Cafe.   It drove by and I shrieked.  My dinner guest is from the Carolinas and was surprised it was such a big deal. 

I thought it could be a fluke and then today, right in front Bonita Fairways and Serrano I snapped this shot.   (Yes, while driving)

To the residents of Bonita Springs and Southwest Florida this means one thing:  They're on the way!  Whatever you call them:

• Tourists
• Snow Birds
• Winter Birds
• Seasonal residents
• Northerners
• Frog Heads (my least favorite, naturally)

They loaded up in April and May and left!  Now through November car carriers will line the street of US 41 - Tamiami Trail and offload the vehicles of our seasonal residents.  The residents put their cars in transport and fly down to meet them.  It's a glorious site!  We've missed them! 

It's been a long, hot summer and we could use some new friendly faces to look at in these parts!

Apparently it's shrouded in secrecy -  The Estero High Shool Football Schedule - but if you do enough digging on the internet, you'll find pay dirt!  I found everything on the Bonita Banner site including the Hurricane WV development report. ;)  I promised the cheerleading coach, Belinda Zivich, three games this year as their official photographer and I just need to know when to show up!

Crimany, I even had to read a play by play of "Estero Faces South Opening Night" a "recap" story which included the name Nimitz.  Now Caleb Nimitz (a graduate) is a fine young man but why aren't we reading more about players on the team this year, in 2007 not 2006?

I'm trying to figure out why the first time in years there is no Clewiston Game or Lemon Bay game. If you don't know they're basically in Egypt and were always away games.  My first year with no kids in school and they don't play them anymore.  Ha!  When I promised to photograph, that was the first thing I told Belinda, "I'll do it, but no Lemon Bay and no Clewiston!"

If you're looking for the Estero High Football Schedule it's here.  Start Time 7:30.

Aug. 31 - at South Fort Myers 

Sept. 7 - at North Fort Myers

Sept. 14 - Cape Coral-Baker

Sept. 20 - Cape Coral-Mariner

Sept. 28 - at Cypress Lake

Oct. 5 - Naples

Oct. 12 - Cape Coral

Oct. 19 - at Lely

Oct. 26 - at Immokalee

Nov. 2 - Golden Gate

You've all been waiting for the HUGE announcement and the Ice Cream Carnival awards ceremony.  Thank you to all the great contestants that clawed and scratched to the top in search of ... nothing.  You've reached the pinnacle!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for participating and not being afraid of Nudi-ty.  For the rest who missed it:

• If you haven't had a chance to read the great Ice Cream entries, get to work. It's a great way to comment on posts - don't forget to rate them, too.
• It's also a great way for you to blog about your local area.  Visit your local ice cream parlor and share your findings with your readers, your customers and the world.

**A special honorable mention goes to**

• Ed - Most alcohol & Nyquil in an Ice Cream Blog.
• Steven - Last Minute, Under The Wire Award.  I had to update the judges spread sheets!
• Maureen - Google Map Link Conquerer Award.
• Dena - Greatest Ice Cream Viral Marketing Award
• Karen - Band Wagon Award - She dove right in this contest and even drank on Ed's blog, too.
• Mary - The Bryan Brady Bait and Switch Award - She got him to comment, but his comments were linked out.  ;)

the real scoop: Clumpies Ice Cream Company, Crestline (Mountain Brook) - The Real Scoop - 08/27/07 09:05 AM Just a few minutes drive from home, and a short walk from my oldest son's favorite park, the Tot Lot, in Crestline (Mountain Brook) Alabama sits a quaint little ice cream shop, Clumpies Ice Cream Company. Just saying those words makes my mouth water. (Please pardon me as I stop typing ... (8 comments)

the real scoop: The Dairy Twist Diary - Lake Wallenpaupack - The Real Scoop - 08/26/07 08:32 PM Okay, so this isn't a diary.  I just liked the play on "dairy" and "diary."  Chill out and have a cool moo. The Lake Wallenpaupack area has changed a great deal since I was a little kid - some of it for the better, some of it "indifferent" (to me), and ... (14 comments)

the real scoop: Bomboy's Ice Cream, Have de Grace, MD - The Real Scoop - 08/26/07 07:47 PM Until today, I might have said that it was the ice cream, and only the ice cream, that I enjoyed so much.  That appealing mix of milk, heavy cream, eggs, sugar, and any other ingredient your heart desires.  But, that explanation doesn't touch the immense popularity of the ice cream sold ... (74 comments)

the real scoop: Perky Coffee in Pueblo : The Real Scoop - 08/26/07 03:28 PM         Perky Coffee (719-544-1278) at 421 N. Main St in the Lobby, the corner of 5th and Main in the Historic Federal Building. Well known for their coffee and free WiFi, Perky Coffee in now serving homemade ice cream. Soon adding sandwiches and soups - great news for those of us ... (17 comments)

the real scoop: Gelato Grotto Palm Beach Gardens - The Real Scoop - 08/19/07 06:13 PM   OK - it's not ice cream, it's GELATO (close, but not quite)- If you haven't had it yet, you owe it to yourself to give it a try!    One of my favorite places to get dessert in Palm Beach Gardens is Gelato Grotto.  It's in the new Legacy Place Shopping Center  opposite the ... (14 comments)

the real scoop: Graeter's in Worthington, the real scoop - 08/26/07 11:03 AM The best ice cream in Worthington is Greater's. Greater's knows location, location, location applies to ice cream as well as real estate. In Central Ohio there's a Graeter's in the "downtown" of many of the suburbs.. well of course in Westerville Graeter's is "The Uptown." The Bethel Road Graeter's produces the ice cream for ... (17 comments)

the real scoop: Cows and Cones in Gales Ferry, CT - The Real Scoop - 08/26/07 09:59 AM When a town as small as Ledyard (population 15,000) gets a premium ice cream stand, it's big news.  Last month, after a few weeks of delays, Cows and Cones finally opened amidst the greenhouses and cows at Alice's Acres Farm.  It's been standing room only ever since. My office is within walking distance of Cows ... (27 comments)

the real scoop: Sugar Bowl Scottsdale AZ - The Real Scoop - 08/23/07 10:37 PM Chris Griffith put out a challenge a week or so ago asking those interested to enter in the Carnival of Ice Cream - The Real Scoop...being a connoisseur of good ice cream I could not resist saying a resounding YES!  I've been hemming and hawing all week trying to decide which is ... (12 comments)

the real scoop: Ryan's Ice Cream & Yogurt, Clearwater Beach FL - The Real Scoop - 08/22/07 08:48 PM Across from Sand Key Condos find The Real Scoop Last week I wrote about the Dog Days of Summer on Sand Key Beach Clearwater, Florida. We enjoyed the beach and watching both the Sea Screamer and the Pirate Ship pass by. Well after a long day at the beach we were reminded ... (31 comments)

the real scoop: Washtenaw Dairy- Ann Arbor Michigan " The Real Scoop" - 08/19/07 04:05 PM  Washtenaw Dairy in Ann Arbor, MI is with out a doubt THE best place to get ice-cream. Started in 1934, it is a legend in Ann Arbor, MI. It is owned by two partners Jim Smith and Doug Raba, and many of the employees have been there for 30-40 years. Jim, one ... (37 comments)

Thank You To The Judges!

Winners:  Enjoy nothing! 

There's a commercial on TV that I think is clever and funny.  In the commercial there is this father that is holding one of the black and yellow "Dummies guide to:" books.  I think his copy is The Dummies Guide to Teenagers.  He's trying to learn how to identify with his kid and he's reading the slang words.  He's trying in use the work Janky Hoopty in a sentence and it's funny. 

• First, you can't tell he's trapped in middle class suburbia trying to be "street". 
• Second, his kid doesn't know what the heck he's talking about.

So, here I am trapped in Bonita Springs, Florida with the words Janky Hoopty stuck in  my brain and not knowing what it was.  My whole bunch has used the words for the last two days for anything.  Heck, I had a Janky  Hoopty quesadilla at Moe's, today.  The dog took a Janky Hoopty out back first thing this morning.  Somebody cut me off in traffic and believe it or not, they were driving a Janky Hoopty.

The point of this whole ridiculous story is I spoke with a mortgage broker the other day that dumped a massive amount of Janky Hoopty on me in a short conversation period.  I didn't know what he was talking about.  I should have asked, right, but I didn't. I was instead thinking - I feed this person a lot of my buyers for pre-qualifications and I wonder if he Janky Hoopty'd them, too? 

Before everyone gets their knickers in a bunch, I'm not picking on mortgage brokers. Heck, we've all Janky Hoopty'd someone because we use jargon or local colloquialisms.  I'm not even draggin' Picksburgh into this discussion.

Feel free to use this at any time during the home buying process:  Urban Dictionary  Where is my homie El Salsa when you need him?

Kindly rate your posts or I'm going to go Janky Hoopty on you!

There are a handful of Starbucks in Bonita Springs.  I snapped a photo of Starbucks at the Promenade across the hall from Premier Properties.  The Promenade is also the home of Ben and Jerry's, Silver Spoon Restaurant and several other great shoppes.

The Promenade is located at the northwest corner of West Terry Street and US41-Tamiami Trail.  Drive up - drop off service is just steps from Starbucks so it is stroller friendly and easily accessible for those who choose short walks.

There are currently three Starbucks stores at the Coconut Point Mall, plus Audubon Plaza in North Naples and Pelican Landing at the intersection of Tamiami Trail and Old 41 Road - in front of Publix.

Heya Herb Hamilton, ya like that title?  I tried to get in the seat part, but my thighs won't fit through the openings since I threw the Ice Cream Carnival with no points for prizes - the deadline is noon 8-27-07 Eastern. Here are the current entries: Carnival of Ice Cream - 24 Hour Warning

Much like the Best Buy store, I'd rather eat worms than go to Home Depot.  OK, Home Depot serves it's purpose for most of the public.  For people like me it is a spiraling bottomless slide through hell on a razor blade into a pool of rubbing alcohol filled with piranhas. 

Regardless of the agony it would put me in I had to go.  I'm about to put my own home on the market and needed some fix up things.  There were only four items on my list.  If you're wondering what someone like me would be buying in the Home Depot:

1. Washers (for a closet knob that is wiggly)
2. Light bulbs (I have a doll house on a shelf and I like it when people are home)
3. Super glue
4. Toilet seat (don't ask, I'm not the one that broke the current one)

It wasn't until I was home that I realized that the list was left in the grocery cart, in the parking lot at Home Depot.  Why is this important?  It really isn't,  but my feeble little mind was able to recall how ridiculous a list with both super glue and a toilet seat must look.  Plus, the list was on one of little, custom made, "honey do" type pads with my photo, name, website, etc.  Great, Chris Griffith - Realtor Magnifico & toilet seat prankster.

Hey, I guess it could have been a list for the grocery store with lice shampoo and Fleets written on it, right?  

Enjoy this members only photo I snapped at Home Depot HERE it's funny and crude.  If you're a baby about these things, feel free to use your remote and change the channel, pick up the phone and get good therapist, too.

If you want to punish your wife by dragging her to Home Depot in Bonita Springs, HERE IS THE MAP.

If you're an owner patiently waiting for completion or an investor that may be interested in The Residences at Coconut Point, enjoy the photo tour of the buildings.  The mall side of the buildings is visually complete and the side of the buildings facing The Brooks is entering the homes stetch.  Enjoy this article from the News Press about the project: CLICK HERE.  The buildings will be issued their occupancy permits in the near future.

The Residences at Coconut Point are condominiums built in a mixed use environment at the boarder of Bonita Springs and Estero, Florida.  The developer is Kosene and Kosene.  If you are interested in learning more about The Residences call Chris Griffith, Keller Williams Elite Realty, 239-273-7430.

Like it or not this stinkin' Carnival is going on.  There's only 24 hours until the fat lady sings (no pun intended)!!

Here's the scoop if you want to participate: Click here for the pretty post about it Carnival of Ice Cream - The Real Scoop

This is the nutshell version:

Here are some of our great entries received so far (My Alberson's Post is not included in the competition):

the real scoop: Graeter's in Worthington, the real scoop - 08/26/07 11:03 AM The best ice cream in Worthington is Greater's. Greater's knows location, location, location applies to ice cream as well as real estate. In Central Ohio there's a Graeter's in the "downtown" of many of the suburbs.. well of course in Westerville Graeter's is "The Uptown." The Bethel Road Graeter's produces the ice cream for ... (6 comments)

the real scoop: Cows and Cones in Gales Ferry, CT - The Real Scoop - 08/26/07 09:59 AM When a town as small as Ledyard (population 15,000) gets a premium ice cream stand, it's big news.  Last month, after a few weeks of delays, Cows and Cones finally opened amidst the greenhouses and cows at Alice's Acres Farm.  It's been standing room only ever since. My office is within walking distance of Cows ... (7 comments)

the real scoop: Sugar Bowl Scottsdale AZ - The Real Scoop - 08/23/07 10:37 PM Chris Griffith put out a challenge a week or so ago asking those interested to enter in the Carnival of Ice Cream - The Real Scoop...being a connoisseur of good ice cream I could not resist saying a resounding YES!  I've been hemming and hawing all week trying to decide which is ... (7 comments)

the real scoop: Ryan's Ice Cream & Yogurt, Clearwater Beach FL - The Real Scoop - 08/22/07 08:48 PM Across from Sand Key Condos find The Real Scoop Last week I wrote about the Dog Days of Summer on Sand Key Beach Clearwater, Florida. We enjoyed the beach and watching both the Sea Screamer and the Pirate Ship pass by. Well after a long day at the beach we were reminded ... (29 comments)

the real scoop: Albertson's Grocery Bonita Springs - The Real Scoop - 08/20/07 07:08 AM Marc Blasi is a super hero.  There I said it!  (Jason Price will be back for a laugh) (I'm just putting Bob Carney in here to set off his google alert, LOL).  Well, Marc was inspired by ice cream enough to visit the official Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream site and find a "flavor ... (22 comments)

the real scoop: Gelato Grotto Palm Beach Gardens - The Real Scoop - 08/19/07 06:13 PM   OK - it's not ice cream, it's GELATO (close, but not quite)- If you haven't had it yet, you owe it to yourself to give it a try!                      One of my favorite places to get dessert in Palm Beach Gardens is Gelato Grotto.  It's in the new Legacy Place Shopping Center  opposite the ... (5 comments)

the real scoop: Washtenaw Dairy- Ann Arbor Michigan " The Real Scoop" - 08/19/07 04:05 PM  Washtenaw Dairy in Ann Arbor, MI is with out a doubt THE best place to get ice-cream. Started in 1934, it is a legend in Ann Arbor, MI. It is owned by two partners Jim Smith and Doug Raba, and many of the employees have been there for 30-40 years. Jim, one ... (34 comments)

the real scoop: Bomboy's Ice Cream, Have de Grace, MD - The Real Scoop - 08/26/07 07:47 PM Until today, I might have said that it was the ice cream, and only the ice cream, that I enjoyed so much.  That appealing mix of milk, heavy cream, eggs, sugar, and any other ingredient your heart desires.  But, that explanation doesn't touch the immense popularity of the ice cream sold ... (3 comments)

the real scoop: Perkey Coffee in Pueblo : The Real Scoop - 08/26/07 03:28 PM         Perkey Coffee (719-544-1278) at 421 N. Main St in the Lobby, the corner of 5th and Main in the Historic Federal Building. Well known for their coffee and free WiFi, Perky Coffee in now serving homemade ice cream. Soon adding sandwiches and soups - great news for those of us ... (7 comments)

the real scoop: The Dairy Twist Diary - Lake Wallenpaupack - The Real Scoop - 08/26/07 08:32 PM Okay, so this isn't a diary.  I just liked the play on "dairy" and "diary."  Chill out and have a cool moo. The Lake Wallenpaupack area has changed a great deal since I was a little kid - some of it for the better, some of it "indifferent" (to me), and ... (1 comments)

the real scoop: Bomboy's Ice Cream, Have de Grace, MD - The Real Scoop - 08/26/07 07:47 PM Until today, I might have said that it was the ice cream, and only the ice cream, that I enjoyed so much.  That appealing mix of milk, heavy cream, eggs, sugar, and any other ingredient your heart desires.  But, that explanation doesn't touch the immense popularity of the ice cream sold ... (18 comments)

the real scoop: Clumpies Ice Cream Company, Crestline (Mountain Brook) - The Real Scoop - 08/27/07 09:05 AM Just a few minutes drive from home, and a short walk from my oldest son's favorite park, the Tot Lot, in Crestline (Mountain Brook) Alabama sits a quaint little ice cream shop, Clumpies Ice Cream Company. Just saying those words makes my mouth water. (Please pardon me as I stop typing ... (2 comments)

Many thanks to the participants!  The prize is awarded by me.  Since this is a black sheep contest, there are no points awarded, but you all get points in my heart! 

Please stop by the posts above and comment and rate them the big fat 5 they deserve!

XOXO

This caught my attention & I thought this was kind of clever.  This guy will probably make some bank on the Google add words alone. 

This afternoon I'm driving back from on of my listings listening to talk radio (I'm crazy like that).  The Jerry Doyle show runs a piece on this guy that had crappy neighbors so he started a website called http://RottenNeighbor.com so that:

• 1. A person can tell the world that their neighbors are bad and what they do that is so nasty.
• 2. Before you move into a new area you can search by zip code to see if there are bad neighbors.

The owner of the website has already been on the Today Show on NBC and is all over the news.  The site is getting tons of traffic and it's only a few weeks old.  Come on,  you can't resist putting in your zip code, can you?  I just HAD to see who the condo commando was in my Bonita Springs neighborhood. 

THANK GAWSH IT WASN'T ME!!

This is an example of what one complaint was in Fort Myers: 

jerk next door

This guy does a redneck tune up on his crappy bike every weekend usually on Sunday morning or afternoon and doesn't even drive it! take a ride already!