Your Marco Stories

Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida, Inc. will kick off its annual nut and magazine program on August 25 in Manatee, Hardee, Highlands, Sarasota, Desoto, Charlotte, Glades, Lee, Hendry, and Collier counties. Full story »

Three Naples notables are among the featured speakers at Southwest Florida’s premier health and wellness event on Saturday, August 2 at the Crowne Plaza Bell Tower in Fort Myers. Full story »

The Kiwanis Club of Riverdale is pleased to announce that the Thirteenth Annual Kiwanis Medieval Faire will be held on the second and third weekends in January 2009, being the 10th & 11th and the 17th & 18th, at Lakes Regional Park on Gladiolus Drive. The park is located between Summerlin Road and US 41, and is easily accessible from anywhere in Southwest Florida. Full story »

The Naples Daily News is teaming up with SCORE, a group of business counselors, to offer local businesses tips on advertising and marketing on a budget. Full story »

Literacy Volunteers of Collier County (LVCC), a not for profit organization dedicated to teaching illiterate and non-English speaking adults to speak, read, and write English, will be hosting it’s second annual “Dancing with the Stars for Literacy” fundraising competition with the Grand Finale event to take place on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at the Naples Hilton. Full story »

Ready to check out your first jam session? Don’t miss the grand opening night of the Jazz Jam Session at Noodles Italian Café & Sushi Bar, Saturday, September 13, from 10 pm until 1 am. A limited number of tickets, which go on sale August 1st at the restaurant, cost $20 apiece. Reserve a VIP Table with bottle service by calling 370-6577 or 592-0500 or email info@noodlescafe.com. Full story »

Normally reserved for vehicular traffic, State Road 70 in Okeechobee will be the scene of a cattle drive from Flagler Park East to the Okeechobee County Agri-Civic Center on Saturday, July 26 beginning at 10:00 a.m. Full story »

Donna Snow, Miss Sarasota USA just returned home from the MIss Florida USA pageant where she was one of the top 15. Full story »

Naples ‘ 40-voice Bach Ensemble offers performance selections via its new website www.thebachensemble.org. Full story »

The Hair-athon Marathon runs for the entire month of August. Clients call and book an appointment, specifying they are coming in for the fundraiser. When they get their hair done they pay by check made payable to, "Habitat for Humanity of Collier County," 100% of the proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity. Full story »

The Shelter for Abused Women & Children is pleased to join individuals, businesses and organizations for the United Way of Collier County’s third annual Walk for the Way: Caring Begins… One Step at a Time event on Saturday, September 27, 2008, starting at 8:00 a.m., at North Collier Regional Park located at 15000 Livingston Road, Naples. Full story »

Pulte Homes will hold a free Family Fun Event at the Ave Maria North Park in Ave Maria from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 19. Full story »

Join Brooke’s Legacy Animal Rescue Volunteers as they host the Bow Wow Vows of two in-rescue dogs during a Holy Muttromony ceremony on Saturday, July 26, 2008, starting at 2:00 p.m., at Petco in Naples, 6424 Naples Blvd. Full story »

A young resident and student of Naples has been accepted into Greenpeace and Seventh Generation’s 2008 Change It program, a program designed to train and empower students to become the next generation of leaders in the global movement for change. Full story »

Page Field Post Office located at 2655 N Airport Road, Fort Myers has been approved as an acceptance point for passport applications. Full story »