Your Marco Stories

The Collier County Public Library is proud to announce that its newest star, the new Golden Gate Branch Library, will open its doors for the first time on Monday, July 7. Full story »

The Lee County Port Authority’s “Art In Flight” Program recently installed a new exhibition at Southwest Florida International Airport. The second art show at the airport, this exhibition features work by artists from surrounding counties. Full story »

Local filmmakers Cord McConnell and Carlos Calante are raising money for their newest project: “Fortunate Son,” a short film shot on 16mm film. Full story »

To celebrate July as Recreation and Parks Month, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Recreation & Parks is encouraging family-friendly, outdoor recreation with the launch of its Family. Friends. Fun. Campaign to reconnect children and families with nature. Since 1985, the National Recreation and Park Association has designated July as Recreation and Parks Month. To celebrate this designation, Florida is waiving admission to all state parks on July 13. Full story »

Jennifer Hobgood, Florida Director for The Humane Society of the United States, was in Naples Thursday night June 26, to rally grassroots support for animal issues and to secure members and volunteers for HSUS political action in Florida and Washington, D.C. Full story »

The Bach Ensemble is auditioning singers to join the 40-voice chorale, instrumentalists and soloists, to perform works by J.S. Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven, as well as by John Rutter and others, during the 2008-09 season. Full story »

Joy Adams, “The Golden Girl of Song,” will be performing at Dino’s Restaurant in Naples on Tuesday evening, July 22nd. Adams will be accompanied by The Bruce Klauber Jazz Quartet. Performances are 6 to 9 p.m. Full story »

Bruce Schultz, District President of the Edison College Foundation, Inc., announces a $150,000 gift from David and Cheryl Copham of Fort Myers to support Project HOPE (Help One Person Excel) scholarships and support activities. Full story »

Help the Shelter for Abused Women & Children transform young lives by donating new back-to-school merchandise for children accessing life-saving programs and services through the nonprofit domestic violence center. Full story »

The number of Sunshine State Drivers running out of gas on the highway skyrocketed nearly 35 percent in the first five months of 2008 compared to the same time last year – according to the Allstate Motor Club. Full story »

A pair of Naples area authors helped Goodwill to promote its first-ever summer reading program on Friday, June 20. Naples resident M.B. Weston and Estero's Karen Freysinger appeared at the Fort Myers Goodwill Retail and Donation center on Plantation Road for Friday's "Ready... Set... Read!" kickoff ceremony. Full story »

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 1 million HIV-positive individuals in the United States. Of these, between 252,000 and 315,000 don’t know they’re infected, and may be unknowingly spreading the virus. Also, they aren’t getting medical treatment and social services they may need. To curtail this, decisive action must be taken. Full story »

Capt. Joseph DiMartino is the new owner of TowBoatU.S. Naples and TowBoatU.S. Marco, two on-the-water towing ports that provide tows back to a marina or launch ramp, fuel deliveries, battery jump-starts, or ungrounding services for recreational boaters. Full story »

Lyndsey Davis and Ali Barrett of Naples, Florida are organizing a charity pub crawl starting at Jack’s Bait Shack on 6-28-08 to raise money for the Breast Cancer 3-Day. Full story »

The Shelter for Abused Women & Children is pleased to announce that the nonprofit domestic violence center was designated by the Doris Day Animal Foundation to receive a grant because of the Shelter’s innovative program that makes it possible for victims of domestic violence and their pets to receive shelter at the organization’s residential Beau Venturi Home. Full story »