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79Events this week
18Free things to do
87New spots
90New stories

● Checked Monday, September 28, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Bonita Springs

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 79 events, day by day →

Free Lehigh Acres Business Networking

Tuesday 7:30am · Maggy's House · Free

Pastrami Sandwich Tuesdays 12:00pm-6:00pm

Tuesday 12pm · El Buen Sazon Bori-Mex Restaurant

Karaoke Tuesdays

Tuesday 5pm · The Brunch Factory

Live Music Tuesday

Tuesday 6pm · Seed to Table

Coaching with Loreta Kriksciukaityte

Wednesday 12pm · Fred Astaire Dance Studios - Bonita Springs

New in Bonita Springs

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

239 Flowers

Shopping

Local stems, big smiles: For birthdays, anniversaries, or just-because pick‑me‑ups, 239 Flowers keeps it simple with fresh-cut bouquets and tasteful arrangements that feel made for Bonita Springs.

239flowers.com ↗

MADE Beauty Lounge

Beauty

Fresh hair, minus fuss: If your highlights look tired, MADE Beauty Lounge is Bonita Springs’ boutique spot for luxury extensions (weft, K-tip, tape-in), custom blonding, dimensional color, lived-in color, precision cuts, and signature blowouts.

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Malinche Mexican Cuisine

Restaurants

Taco night, upgraded: Malinche Mexican Cuisine is a family-run spot where burritos, seafood tacos, and sizzling fajitas meet their birria tacos, all made with seasonal ingredients they source from local markets like Oakes Farms.

malinchebonitasprings.com ↗

Bonita Springs’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Bonita Springs’s best →

Most read in Bonita Springs

The five stories Bonita Springs readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Construction begins on Coconut Road in Estero with new roundabout and other updates

    Construction has begun on Coconut Road in Estero, Florida, with updates including a new roundabout on Walden Center Drive, streetlights, landscaping, and irrigation systems.

    Full story at gulfcoastnewsnow.com ↗

  2. Best fall concerts in Fort Myers, SW Florida: Skynyrd and more

    The Doobie Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Richard Marx, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and more are performing in the Fort Myers/Naples area this fall.

    Full story at news-press.com ↗

  3. Lee Health patients question facility fees; WINK News finds warning sign wasn’t posted

    Two women who came to a WINK Listens event in Estero, Florida, have complained about being charged additional "facility fees" at Lee Health offices designated as hospital outpatient departments, or HODs, at offices that must meet additional hospital-level standards for staffing, equipment, technolo…

    Full story at winknews.com ↗

  4. Raising the bar - Florida Weekly

    A new wave of elevated sports bars is emerging across Southwest Florida, with luxury sports bars offering unique flavors and activities.

    Full story at floridaweekly.com ↗

  5. Waffle Monkey in Bonita Springs shares Sizzle Dining 2026 meals to help feed kids

    Sizzle Dining 2026, a national event that celebrates culinary talent and community engagement, is set to begin on the Gulf Coast on Sept.

    Full story at gulfcoastnewsnow.com ↗

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