After testing the waters for Marco's interest in participating in the creation of anchoring regulations, many Marco residents say they hope the issue will permanently run aground for the city. After a two year court battle against Marco resident Dave ...

After years of attempting to enforce city anchoring regulations in Marco area waters, city officials may engage in new anchoring regulations.

Between a floating dock that doesn’t quite float properly at the Caxambas Boat Ramp and disappearing project status signs at the Collier Boulevard Boat Ramp, things are slightly amiss for the southern Collier County boating community. In mid-September, one side ...

The boating season officially kicked off last month with the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show, held during the last week of October. Even with the down economy, this was a great event. The South Florida Marine Industries Association went all out, ...

Hello again. Did everyone get enough candy on Halloween? I know I couldn’t wait to raid my 5-year-old son Alex’s goody bag and pick out the dark chocolate candies that are my favorite and my downfall.

The summer is finally over. The rains have stopped and we’ve had our first cold front. If you fish, what’s more important is that they’ve had a severe change in temperature up north in the Florida panhandle.

The Marco Island Sail and Power Squadron (MISPS) has made it easy to obtain a Florida Boating Safety Education certificate and ID card. Course completion and receipt of this card also qualifies most boaters for substantial discounts on their boat ...

Our first cold front of the season has arrived, shutting the fishing and catching down for Southwest Florida anglers on most all of our fishing fronts as I prepare this article. With a little bit of luck, you may just ...

Capt. Sean Black survived a ‘massive’ heart attack Oct. 16, and now friends and associates are rallying to help

We’ve all read the recent headlines: “The government proposes a ban on texting for operators of passenger transport vehicles.” Are you kidding? You mean to tell us that you allowed someone to take their eyes off the road or rail ...

Here is a list of upcoming events. It's extensive and we're sure you'll find something you like ...

October has arrived, and it continues to offer Southwest Florida anglers some productive fishing on most all of our fishing fronts, with a nice list of species that include redfish, snook, tarpon, trout, jack, bluerunner, ladyfish and shark in the ...

“I want it. I want it now.” There is impatience in our society now. It’s been bred by the instantaneous communication offered on our cell phones and the immersion in personal detail offered by Web offerings such as Facebook, YouTube ...

Southwest Florida anglers continue to find some good action on most all of our fishing fronts during September. Reports of some nice-size snook and redfish caught and released have been forthcoming.

I’ll bet you’ve noticed that it’s super quiet around here come September. Folks are either hiding from the heat or are glued to the media awaiting that inevitable naming of the next tropical disturbance. There can be no distractions to ...