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The third annual running of the Goodland Canoe & Kayak Regatta took place on Saturday afternoon, in the laidback little fishing village squirreled away on Marco Island, outside the city limits.

“I’m bored” need not be the mantra of summer. From sports to theater to super science, Lee and Collier counties boast plenty of summer camp options. Whether parents are looking for day-long activities for the entire school break or want ...

In dollars, a new community center at Mackle Park made sense Thursday when it came before Marco Island City Council’s budget subcommittee. Realistically, the Smokehouse Bridge may outstrip all other requests in the city’s 2013 capital projects budget.

Monday, Marco Island city building inspectors learned they would have a new boss as of June 2. Marco Island City Manager Jim Riviere met with staff and explained a new collaboration he worked out with Collier County's building department. The ...

The Naples real estate market is seeing several signs of further improvement as the inventory of homes continues to decrease and overall median prices have increased for the fifth consecutive month, the Naples Area Board of Realtors announced Friday.

[No Paragraph Style]BC BodycopyWP BC Serif Drop Cap F lags around Southwest Florida, as in the rest of the United States, will fly at half mast on Monday morning, May 28. Monday is Memorial Day, a national holiday set aside ...

[No Paragraph Style]BC BodycopyWP BC Serif Drop Cap M emorial Day is not about a great deal on a washing machine or mattress. It’s not about a boat trip or a picnic on the beach, although the three-day weekend coming ...

[No Paragraph Style]BC BodycopyWP BC Serif Drop Cap M emorial Day is about the ones who aren’t here. We talk about “celebrating” Memorial Day, but what we are really celebrating is the service and valor of those who gave their ...

Authors and Artists Night pulled a crowd that might be envied by a county fair. Before you even reached the school, the sound of the Marco Island Strummers, a dozen strong, serenading the arriving families out front gave the proceedings ...

[No Paragraph Style]BC BodycopyAt the request of homeowners, Marco Island City Council voted 7-0 Monday to allow sub-meters for residents on city water and sewer. Sub-meters measure the amount of water purchased by a homeowner and used outside of househo

[No Paragraph Style]BC BodycopyNaysayers were nowhere to be found Monday as Jane Watt gave City Council her first year report on the Marco Island Academy. Critics dogged the fledgling charter high school from its inception. The report by Watt, chairwoman

Two projects to add sand to Marco Island and mainland beaches are still on track despite a revote Tuesday by Collier County commissioners.

Power Squadron may take on marker updating for Waterways Advisory Committee

Freedom Ride to Goodland

Daphne Ricobene, paralegal for the city attorney's staff, zeroed in on the Hamptons Friday to kick off a presentation for resolving island parking issues. The parallels, she said, made the comparison a viable model for Marco Island's woes. Early on, ...