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• CAC supporters take fundraiser to Rio Published 03/03/2013 at 10 a.m.

  Children's Advocacy Center supporters went to Rio, by way of the Gulf of Mexico at the annual Beach Ball fundraiser Feb. 23.

• Celebrate reading: Local teens giving kids more dreams to dream and books to read Published 02/27/2013 at 3:45 p.m.

  K is for Kids Foundation, a Naples-based nonprofit committed to improving literacy, capped off a month-long celebration of reading and books with its fifth annual "Kids Celebrate Reading" Book Fair held Feb. 23 at Barnes & Noble at the Waterside ...

• Sweet Celebration: Local rabbis explain the significance of Rosh Hashanah Updated 09/28/2011 at 2:05 p.m.

  When rabbis blow the shofar, the hollowed-out ram’s horn that is symbolic of Rosh Hashanah, thousands of Southwest Florida Jews will begin a two-day celebration officially welcoming the year 5772.

• New fee structure for Marco Island Parks & Rec Published 08/18/2011 at 4:23 p.m. 2 Comments

  Come Oct. 1, Marco Island residents will have to pay more to have their kids play on sports teams or use recreational and park facilities. Parks and Recreation Director Bryan Milk announced a new fee structure at Tuesday’s Parks and ...

• Marco Island Planning Board: Gauging the city’s ‘walkability’ Published 08/16/2011 at 12:49 p.m.

  Marco Island could reap financial rewards by implementing improvements to the Midtown commercial district to make it more pedestrian and bicyclist-friendly.

• Should Marco Island Farmer’s Market money be used for fireworks? Published 08/16/2011 at 12:03 p.m. 7 Comments

  Fireworks are a Fourth of July tradition. But over the last few years, paying for the illuminating display has been harder and harder for Marco Island city leaders. Now, members of the island’s Planning Board hope they have a solution.

• Marco Island City Planner Van Lengren leaving Published 08/12/2011 at 6:04 p.m. 3 Comments

  Marco Island City Planner Kris Van Lengen is leaving his position for a job in Collier County. Van Lengen, who has been with the city for more than two years, will become the county Utility Department’s environmental compliance manager. Van ...

• 3 Marco Island homes face fines for not hooking up to sewer Published 08/11/2011 at 6:44 p.m. 10 Comments

  Three residential properties on Marco Island face fines for not hooking up to the city’s newly installed sewer lines.

• PHOTOS: On his first day, Hunter discusses his new role Published 08/09/2011 at 2:01 p.m. 3 Comments

  Don Hunter hasn’t completely moved into his new, corner office at the Marco Island Police Department but he jokes that it already feels lived in. After shaking hands for nearly 30 minutes and accepting the dozens of well wishes from ...

• Liz Carr has new position at Marco Island City Hall Published 08/09/2011 at 1:27 p.m. 38 Comments

  Long-time city employee Liz Carr has a new position. She’s been reassigned and promoted to the police department as code compliance supervisor.

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