‘CityScope’ Archives
Town Hall meeting
On January 23, 2012, City Council will hold a Town Hall forum as part of the scheduled City Council meeting to allow Council to respond to issues and questions that are not normally addressed during Community Forum. If you have questions that you would like to submit for the Town Hall, please email them [...]
‘In The Round’ with Robert S. Cohen
By Coastal Breeze News Staff On Wednesday, January 25th, Iberia Bank will present Robert S. Cohen as guest speaker for the next installment of the bank’s popular “In the Round” series. Robert is the Federal Security Director of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at Southwest Florida International Airport. Robert will [...]
Wine, Women & Shoes for Cancer Alliance of Naples
By Carol Glassman The Cancer Alliance of Naples (CAN) is devoted to helping local children, families and individuals touched by cancer by providing financial aid, support, education and information resources. It’s neighbors helping neighbors fight cancer. CAN pays rent, utilities, food and gas gift cards, car repairs and other non-medical [...]
Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
The Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall arrived on Marco Island before noon, Tuesday, December 6, 2011 escorted by hundreds of proud motorcyclists, Collier County Sheriff’s deputies, Florida Highway Patrol officers and police officers. They were honoring fallen heroes of a war which did not receive the kind of unconditional, unwavering [...]
AN INTERVIEW WITH DR. JOSEPH LANG: Integrating Mind, Body and Spirit for Women’s Health
By Danielle Dodder Dr. Joseph Lang is used to defending himself for thinking outside the conventional medical box. From his OB/GYN residency days at the University of Arizona, he bucked the one-pill-fits all approach for menopausal women long before the landmark NIH study that raised safety flags about blanket use of hormone replacement [...]
Everglades City Election Time
By Coastal Breeze News Staff Voting takes place at the Community Center, behind the fire station, on Tuesday, November 22, from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Bring a picture ID. Two Council members are being elected for a four-year term period. Candidates are McBeth Collins, Parker Oglesby and Jim Tanksley. Mayor Hamilton, whose term expires is running [...]
Three Marco polling places consolidated
Over the past 10 years, the number of Collier County voters exercising their right to vote during Early Voting and by Absentee/Mail ballot has steadily increased. During the 2010 General Election, 71% of eligible Marco Island voters cast their ballot early – nearly 40% voted during Early Voting and 31% cast an Absentee/Mail ballot. Conversely, [...]
What happens now that the Naples GCCF office is closed?
By Al Wagner The Deep Water Horizon oil spill caused significant economic impact to southwest Florida. While there was no oil on our beaches, that didn’t stop the media hype throughout the country convincing thousands of tourists to cancel or alter travel plans. Southwest Florida experienced a significant loss of business because of the [...]
Council approves Millage Rate, Budget
By Danielle Dodder The final millage rate that the city will use for tax revenues was lowered by city council on Monday, from the 2.07 that appeared on tax assesments, to 1.9592. If it seems incremental to property owners reading this, that’s because it is. The real difference lies not in the amount of money saved on a tax bill, according [...]
Veterans Memorial in 45 days!
By Coastal Breeze News Staff Local contractor, Allied Pavers has begun construction of the Veterans Memorial. Pavers are being engraved, while benches and flagpoles are waiting to be installed. “The Veterans Memorial should be complete in 45 days,” said Bryan Milk, Parks and Recreation Director and Interim City Planner. Bryan Milk, [...]
