Marco Island News

Team spirit isn't reserved for the sports world. Right now at Sascha's Salon & Day Spa on Marco Island, a team of women associates is proving that point ... in a business sense that is infused with compassion.

"Les Miserables" Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, This musical phenomenon tells the story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption - a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit.

Pat Linn and her husband Bob won Best in Show for their scientific exhibit. The Marco Island Shell Club kicked off their big annual Shell Show, which will run through Saturday, at United Church of Marco on Thursday morning.

Attendees applaud the sponsors, Mutual of Omaha and Avow Hospice. The chamber of commerce held their March After Five event - one week early - Wednesday evening on the rooftop of Mutual of Omaha Bank on San Marco.

Naomi M. French, of Marco Island, FL, passed away on March 9, 2014 at Avow Hospice, Naples, FL.

In 1979, when the Marco Island Marriott opened, Collier County had a population of 85,000, a swamp buggy racetrack on Radio Road just east of Airport-Pulling road and no tourist tax.

Gray and decaying plywood covers the garage doors at 32 Gulfport Court. The garage was engulfed in flames after an explosion in December 2012.

Marco Island Planning Board chairman Monte Lazarus, with microphone in hand, explains his board now has a rendering of Rose Marina's plans.

Peter Domenick Tremont, 56, of the 1600 block Copeland Drive, Marco Island, was arrested Tuesday by Marco Island police on Lily Court.

I may have touched on this subject in the past but the increase in popularity on Clarity Enhanced diamonds have piqued the interest of many that are unaware of the product and process in my shop the past couple of months.

The wedding party : Donna Gordon, Al Saunders, David Abercrombie , Margi Abercrombie , Sheila Sawyer and Bob Meyn.

Two of Marco Island's favorite senior artists - William Ward Moseley and Charles Gruppe - are back by popular demand this month at the Center for the Arts.

Meet local artists and share in their creative process during demonstrations planned for Friday, March 14 and Saturday, March 15. The Marco Players and The Artist's Gallery are proud to co-sponsor "Play with the Arts," an event designed to showcase and celebrate the talent of local artists.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was hundreds of miles off course, traveling in the opposite direction from its original destination and had stopped sending identifying transponder codes before it disappeared.

"Assisted Living: The MusicalA " is returning to Marco Island for another three-show run, March 14-16.

If the gated homes of La Peninsula get a special assessment to fund their sea wall repairs, then taxpayers need to finance repairs for every sea wall within Collier County - even if the cost is in the billions, Commissioner Tom Henning says.

With our hospital located in the heart of East Naples and our walk-in clinic on Marco Island, it is safe to say that Physicians Regional Healthcare System takes the needs of our local patient population very seriously.

The Sarasota-based Boaters' Coalition announced its official opposition to dredging Big Pass in a Saturday email to the County Commission, widening the mounting resistance to the Army Corps of Engineers project beyond Siesta Key-based groups for the first time.

On Sunday, March 16, the Marco Eagle Sanctuary Foundation will host the 4th annual Nest Fest at the Island Country Club, featuring the top-notch seven piece band Sound Check.

The former General Manager of city-owned Harborside Event Center in Fort Myers is suing the city over her firing.