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Local doctors respond to new guidelines for evaluating patients’ driving ability
Published 3/19/2010 at 12:26 p.m. 2 comments
A leading physicians’ organization is asking doctors to pay closer attention to their older patients and consider their driving ability. Marco Island physician Andrew Guidry says the guidelines are a good first step and would like to see something more ...
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Architect for rapper Eminem, says Marco, Collier construction on the rebound
Published 3/18/2010 at 5:52 p.m. 3 comments
Going to the “big house” has a different connotation for architect William Lewis. Instead of being his place of confinement, the big house he designed on Laurel Court has been his liberation.
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Goodland Boat Park set for summertime launch
Published 3/18/2010 at 4:02 p.m. 0 comments
The county is getting closer to launching the Goodland Boat Park. Construction on the facility, intended primarily to provide additional boat launch capacity, has reached 83 percent completion, said Camden Smith, public information officer for the public services division of ...
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Marco council takes next step on (community-coined) ‘CRAP’
Published 3/16/2010 at 2:58 p.m. 10 comments
Despite residents’ vocal opposition to a Community Redevelopment Area on Marco, City Council approved appointing themselves as the governing board of what several Islanders called “CRAP,” on Monday night.
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Appointment: Kenneth Stroud joins Marco Art League board
Published 3/16/2010 at 2:21 p.m. 0 comments
The Board of Directors of the Art League, Marco Island’s Center for the Arts, announced that Kenneth Stroud has been appointed to the Board, in a prepared release on Monday night.
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Poll: Marco City Council considers charging a fee at Canine Cove
Published 3/16/2010 at 2:17 p.m. 15 comments
Marco City Council directed City Manager Steve Thompson consider charging a fee to use Canine Cove, the new dog runs in Mackle Park, which were constructed entirely using donations from the community.
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Polls/ Live blog: Marco considers to fee or not to fee in budget talks
Updated 3/15/2010 at 9:12 p.m. 0 comments
Words of wit from Marco City Councilman Frank Recker kicked off the first few moments of the newly elected council members' terms this afternoon. Marco is considering charging fees to use Canine Cove, particularly for off-Island residents and is also ...
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2 txt or not 2 txt
Published 3/12/2010 at 1:37 p.m. 0 comments
In November 2001, text messaging was born. The concept began in Europe, traveled to Asia, and grew at an exponential rate, but few realize that text messaging is a way for wireless providers to make more money and increase their ...
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Polls: New council members take seats on Marco
Published 3/12/2010 at 1:21 p.m. 4 comments
Six weeks after Marco’s City Council election, Larry Magel and Joe Batte are eager to get to work at their first council meeting on Monday, joining the reelected Councilman Chuck Kiester.
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Disrepair remains in Key Marco’s ‘irreparable, irreplaceable’ habitat damage case
Published 3/11/2010 at 3:37 p.m. 0 comments
Key Marco Community Association was slapped with fines and a requirement to mitigate what the code board ruled, about one year ago, was irreparable damage to protected habitat in Key Marco. While the association has appealed the code board’s decision ...
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Code board reluctant to lower fines for new property owners
Published 3/11/2010 at 12:12 p.m. 4 comments
Some of Marco’s newest property purchasers are disgruntled with high code fines, yet code board members say fines are just fine with them.
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Though they can't vote for her, Islanders support Gina Downs' campaign
Updated 3/11/2010 at 3:13 p.m. 0 comments
A fundraiser for Collier County Commission candidate Gina Downs was held on Marco Island today. Downs, who is seeking retiring Collier County Commissioner Frank Halas' seat, attended the fundraiser hosted by Hideaway Beach.
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DONNA FIALA: Around Town - Speak out for the parks, meeting set March 17
Published 3/10/2010 at 7:17 p.m. 2 comments
lease mark your calendars and try to attend the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting on March 17 at 2 p.m. at North Collier Regional Park on Livingston Road, south of Immokalee Road (park with the Sun-N-Fun Lagoon).
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BLOG: Marco code board discusses fines on foreclosures, Key Marco
Updated 3/9/2010 at 5:07 p.m. 0 comments
Marco Island's Code Enforcement Board is discussing fines against Key Marco Community Association and members have expressed the intent of sharing their views on the proposal to lower fines to help sell foreclosure properties as proposed by City Council members.
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Marco Art League executive director resigns
Published 3/9/2010 at 1:14 p.m. 4 comments
The Board of Directors of the Art League Marco Island’s Center for the Arts announced the resignation of Executive Director Christine Neal on Tuesday.
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