Marco Beach Ocean Resort Voted 2012 Best of Weddings
Marco Beach Ocean Resort has received the West Coast Florida 2012 “Best of Weddings” Award from The Knot. The award selection process was done by voting brides. Each year brides have the opportunity to vote on a variety of categories from photographers and videographers to wedding destinations.Marco Island, FL (PRWEB) April 24, 2012 Marco Beach Ocean Resort has received the West Coast Florida ...
http://news.yahoo.com/marco-beach-ocean-resort-voted-2012-best-weddings-140254706.html
Published: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:03:38 -0700
Groundbreaking expected in June at new Marco Island Academy site
An early June groundbreaking ceremony will be held for the modular buildings that will house Marco Island Academy at the San Marco Road site that...
http://www.news-press.com/article/20120523/MARCOCOMMUNITY/120521025/1002/RSS01
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 10:36:27 -0700
Time is running out for FEMA $1 million to restore Marco Island’s south beach
Four years after Tropical Storm Fay, failing to capture Federal Emergency Management Agency funds could deal another blow to Marco Island’s south beach. Tropical Storm Fay came ashore with winds of 65 mph at Cape Romano in August 2008. The storm eroded 77,000 cubic yards of sand from south beach, designating it a critically eroded shoreline from marker R-147 near the Somerset Condominium ...
http://www.marconews.com/news/2012/may/17/time-running-out-fema-1-million-restore-marco-isla/?partner=yahoo_feeds
Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 13:21:00 -0700
Arts foundation presents $1,000 scholarships to 4 students
This is the second year MIFA has offered scholarships not only to graduating seniors, but also students already attending college.
http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120520/MARCONEWS/120520007
Published: Sun, 20 May 2012 15:45:10 -0700
Laser treatment for cataracts arrives in Southwest Florida
Computer-driven laser surgery is now done by Dr. Jonathan Frantz at his Suncoast Surgery Center in Fort Myers. Frantz said he is the first cataract surgeon in Southwest Florida to purchase the LenSx laser, which came on the market for commerical use in early 2011. The laser is marketed today by Alcon Laboratories, a Fort Worth-based eye-care company that was acquired by Swiss company Novartis in ...
http://www.marconews.com/news/2012/may/21/jonathan-frantz-laser-eye-surgery-cataract-lens/?partner=yahoo_feeds
Published: Mon, 21 May 2012 03:30:00 -0700
Eye On The Y; Get in the swim at the Marco Island YMCA
Get in the swim with the many programs at the Marco Island YMCA.
http://www.marconews.com/news/2012/may/18/eye-on-the-y-get-in-the-swim-at-the-marco-island/?partner=yahoo_feeds
Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700
State agency files complaints against 4 city employees
Building inspectors deny validity of alleged violations, contest state action.
http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120523/MARCONEWS/120523016
Published: Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:19 -0700
Marco Island’s city manager: Cul-de-sac adoption is a beautiful thing
After City Manager Jim Riviere and his wife drove around Marco Island, they came to the conclusion the city looks pretty good. “I think the island is beautiful right now,” he told the Beautification Advisory Committee on Wednesday. Riviere made the rare step of coming forward to ask for new thinking on the way the committee addresses cul-de-sac medians.
http://www.marconews.com/news/2012/may/03/marco-islands-city-manager-cul-de-sac-adoption-bea/?partner=yahoo_feeds
Published: Thu, 03 May 2012 07:44:00 -0700
They give a hoot: Builder, landowner follow rules to protect burrowing owls in Marco Island
A nesting family of Florida burrowing owls attracted a crowd last month on Marco Island, when workers brought equipment to a vacant lot.
http://www.marconews.com/news/2012/may/03/they-give-a-hoot-builder-landowner-follow-rules/?partner=yahoo_feeds
Published: Thu, 03 May 2012 13:00:00 -0700
Marco Island waterfront retail center Esplande sells for more than $9.5 million
The Esplanade shops have sold on Marco Island. The 50,000-square-foot waterfront retail center, once owned by developer Jack Antaramian and other partners, sold for more than $9.5 million, according to Collier County property records.
http://www.marconews.com/news/2012/may/01/marco-island-waterfront-retail-center-esplande/?partner=yahoo_feeds
Published: Tue, 01 May 2012 14:45:00 -0700
