MIA vs Naples: Hard-Fought Matchup
On March 2nd, our boys’ lacrosse team put up a tough fight with Naples High School. The boys had high hopes of winning this game. In years past, the boys’ lacrosse team has lost every game against Naples. Before the game started, head coach Doug Hill told the team, “This is a very winnable game. We may have lost in...
Local Artists on Marco: The No Worries Band
Mr. Shane Totten is a dedicated art teacher, as well as a proud father and husband, with a deep passion for music. With this passion, he started a band called The No Worries Band. This band’s name actually originated from an earlier group Mr. Totten formed with his sons, Elliot...
New Perimeter Fence Along MIA
Earlier this year, Marco Island Academy began installing a new perimeter fence around campus to improve school safety. While the fence’s structure is complete, the system is still waiting on the final components before it becomes fully operational. According to Mr. Ray, the physical installation of the fence and...
Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation Awards $500,000
Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation Awards $500,000 to Support Expansion. of the Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) Rooney Heart Institute. The Wilson & Johnson Private Foundation is proud to announce that it has recently awarded a $500,000 gift to further support expansion of the Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH)...
Arts Market at Naples Botanical Garden on March 6
The Naples Botanical Garden is hosting a special Arts Market in partnership with Naples ArtCrafters on Friday, March 6 starting at 1 PM. Visitors can browse a curated selection of ceramics, jewelry, woodwork, and mixed media pieces created by local artists including Alice Bonilha, Kathleen Dennison, and Noel Perez.
Piling tests for new Naples Pier; land near Jolley Bridge part of work
Workers for Shoreline Foundation, the West Park-based company awarded a $23.5 million contract to rebuild the pier, conducted test pilings that couldn’t be missed from either side of the fenced off construction site at 12th Avenue South. Beachgoers got to watch as a gigantic crane lifted a piling and...
Women’s Golf Competes in Arizona
BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – For the first time in program history, the Ave Maria Women's Golf team took to the links in the Grand Canyon State, competing in the OUAZ Invitational at the Laughlin Ranch Golf Club. The Gyrenes placed fifth as a team in a field of 11 and had one golfer finish in the top 10.
Naples club completes first phase of $16M renovation project
The Club at Olde Cypress in Naples has reopened its newly reimagined clubhouse following the completion of Phase I of a $16 million dollar renovation. The project is being overseen by the club’s owner, Stock Hospitality, part of the Stock Family of Cos. The first phase of the project, according to a statement,...
Rookery Bay adds 780 acres of protected land in East Naples
The Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve has been designated by the State of Florida to manage 780 newly conserved acres in East Naples. This expansion adds to the reserve’s existing 110,000 acres of protected land.
Naples Pier won’t have burgers, but it may have ice cream
At the new Naples Pier, visitors won't be able to grab a burger or a beer. But they may find ice cream and water. City council is sticking by its decision not to include a concession stand in the design of the new pier, but it has come up with a compromise: To allow portable carts on the landside with more limited...
