Winged Foot Award representatives from Lely High School and Marco Island Academy both came from Marco Island this year. While Lely’s Maggie Poling and MIA’s Jacob Watt took different paths to …

Nature and creativity collide in Art in the Wild, a new exhibition on view at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center featuring photography and sculpture by students from Florida Gulf Coast …

The Audubon of the Western Everglades Owl Watch Program was recognized by Marco City Council with a Proclamation of an Owl Watch Volunteers Appreciation Day on Monday, May 19, 2025. City Council …

Kiwanis Club of Marco Island was pleased to present seven scholarships to deserving seniors from Marco Island Academy at their May 8th meeting. Lori Galiana from MIA and Marie Lynn McChesney, Kiwanis …

The south parking lot at the NCH Baker Hospital campus in downtown Naples has been closed to allow construction to begin on the R.M. Schulze Family Heart and Stroke Critical Care Center, which …

The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum is proud to announce the opening celebration of its newest exhibition, Beautiful and Proud, a tribute to the majesty of the remarkable ladies …

Since 1999, the Marco Lutheran Church Foundation has been awarding annual Grant Gifts. In February 2025, the Foundation awarded a total of $202,626 to 18 approved grant recipients, with organizations …

William G. “Bill” Morris, Esq. of Marco Island, is honored to have been named one of America’s Top One Percent of Lawyers for 2025. The recognition, certified by The American Registry, includes …

Finally, sea turtle monitors recorded two nests on Sand Dollar Island, giving Marco a total of two nests for the past week. On one nest, she crawled over an escarpment greater than 18”, and on the …

In a world grappling with rising seas, intensifying storms, and sprawling development, the answers to some of our most urgent environmental questions may lie just beneath our feet. Archaeology, …

There is nothing more motivating for students than to have a special group of people by their side that are always ready to brighten their day. For Marco Island Charter Middle School (MICMS), that …

This story by Natalie Strom ran in our October 19, 2012 story on the Pyramid of Cape Romano. We would love to hear your stories about this famed home!

Despite efforts to relieve a history of distrust between longtime Everglades residents and the government, an airboat family feels betrayed. "I feel I have been lied to by South Florida Water …

Marco Island Center for the Arts and the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MoCAA) proudly announce a dynamic cultural exchange program highlighting the power of contemporary art to connect …

Enter the offices of United Church of Marco Island, and nine out of ten times, Wanda Anderson will be the first person you meet! “Wanda has been with us ten years,” commented Samantha Kopren, …

A beautiful Naples beach day with temperatures in the mid-80s and a south wind from seven to 10 mph welcomed skimboard enthusiasts to Skim Jam 2025 on Saturday, May 3. It was the eleventh running of …

Marco’s beach cleanup program has remained a constant in Nathan O’Donnell’s life, despite the conclusion of his term on the city’s Beach and Coastal Resources Advisory Committee.  “I …

The Art of Thomas Keller is currently on display until the end of May. According to Keller, his exhibit is about the emergence of our consciousness into a higher frequency. Keller is a self-taught …

Loggerheads nested at Keewaydin last weekend, according to Jeff Schmid, environmental research manager at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. He also added, “That was the first nest that we’ve …

The Shoot Down Kids Cancer Foundation has donated $45,000 each to the American Cancer Society and the Golisano Children’s Health Center on Pine Ridge Road.  ACS has dedicated the funds to …