On August 9, 2025, a team of scientists and volunteers achieved a rare conservation success: the safe rescue of an endangered smalltooth sawfish that had been stranded for nearly a year in a tidal …

The Italian American Society felt the need to include our year-round members with some sort of monthly gathering and came up with Dine Around. Ann Sepe, who runs this continuing event, picks a …

The 2nd Annual EMBELLISHED Wearable Arts Fashion Show returned at Dimension Nightclub, bringing music, fashion, and community together to support the Bayshore Arts District, Inc.  This year’s …

August is the peak of waterlily bloom at the Naples Botanical Garden, and each year, the last two days of August are dedicated to a festival celebrating everything waterlilies! The genus name, …

Across Florida beaches, fishermen armed with drones, stingray bait, and massive reels are targeting sharks for the camera. These videos - often uploaded to TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube - depict …

The team on board the Dolphin Explorer has been pretty excited since July, knowing that birthing season for the dolphin population of north Marco Island is just a few weeks away. 90% of the new …

One of my main goals working for Audubon Western Everglades as their wildlife biologist is to continue the movement of Marco Island becoming a rat poison free city. I have some positive updates …

For Michele Malloy O’Gorman, opening her own Spa on Marco Island has beendecades in the making.  Her passion for aesthetics began in her teens when she attended a technical school during her …

The City of Marco Island will be replacing the watermain in the Old Marco area beginning September 2, 2025. Currently, the North Marco area is served by a combination of four-inch and eight-inch …

The Harry Chapin Food Bank of SWFL hosted a seminar on the hidden sugars found in our food and beverages at the Collier Senior Center-Golden Gate on August 20. 

It was ‘Murder at Gatsby’s Gala’ for the Newcomer’s August luncheon at the Hilton Marco Island.  Members came dressed in character in their finest 1920s attire, then became detectives …

Throughout the United States, approximately 99% of businesses are considered small businesses and as such, are the backbone of the American business world.  Derric Stull, his wife Ashley, and …

From this week’s sea turtle activity report, Marco Island has 19% more false crawls compared to all the Collier County beaches. It seems that the most striking feature difference between last …

Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is a monumental city. Actually, it’s two cities for the price of one, as the separate municipalities of Pest, on the east bank of the Danube, and Buda, rising …

For 22 local artists, the Naples Botanical Garden’s Kapnick Hall is filled with their framed exhibits inspired by nature’s abundant gifts. The Garden became their muse and they drew inspiration …

Beginning Friday, September 5th, the beaches of Collier and Lee counties will once again host volunteers for the 2025 Fall Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch nesting survey season, which runs through …

Dolphin Explorer LLC is the proprietor of the 10,000 Islands Dolphin Research Project, which has been monitoring the travel range, social behavior, feeding habits, genealogy, survival rate, and …

In Goodland, you start out with history. In the late 1800s, John Roberts named his homestead Good Land Point, which was located on the eastern corner of Marco. Roberts thought the land was good for …

Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) and Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) are pleased to announce that HSS at NCH officially opened its new facility to patients this week. Located on the NCH North …

As Marco Lutheran Churchapproaches the one-year anniversary of welcoming SeniorPastor Jim Thelen, the congregation is reflecting on aseason of renewal, unity, and faithful discipleship. …