Archive for July 15th, 2010
Vacation Home Sales Up
The economy may be facing some challenges, but that didn’t stop many buyers from investing in vacation properties last year. The National Association of Realtors® 2010 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey shows vacation home sales rose 7.9 percent to 553,000 in 2009, compared to 513,000 in 2008. Susan Ackerson of Marco Island Area [...]
All in a day’s work for M.I emergency personnel
Medflight, located at Naples Municipal Airport, covers the 2,000 square miles of Collier County, and provides mutual aid response to surrounding counties. Ninety percent of responses are on-scene calls, assisting ground units in transporting patients from rural to local and non-local hospitals. The Collier County Department of Emergency Medical [...]
Men and Women in Blue – Meet the officer
When I met Sgt. Jim Hassig, he had just completed a patrol of the Marco beach and was seated in the Polaris ATV that the MIPD uses to monitor the beach. As he chatted with me about how he came to Marco and about his background, it was evident that Sgt. Hassig was comfortable in his role of protector of Marco Island’s residents and visitors, and [...]
Rediscovered treasure: An unusual exhibit & sale
No time for summer doldrums, there’s a new pARTy in town that I know you‘ll want to be in on. Art League, Marco Island’s Center for the Arts is busily getting ready for the upcoming 2010-11 season: new installations, new classes, new exhibitions and big celebrations…and they really need to make some room. Just leave it to the creative [...]
Islanders have their say
It may be a quiet time of year for most residents and businesses here on Marco Island, but things certainly have been busy at City Hall. Over the past few weeks, Interim City Manager Dr. James Riviere has made several changes in the organizational structure of the departments and personnel at the City’s administrative level. Also, the [...]
Working together as a team
An important leg of the Marco Island Area Association of REALTORS (MIAAOR) is the Realtors Support Network (RSN). RSN is made up of approximately 50 Affiliate Members of MIAAOR and is composed of businesses in the community who have the means to contribute towards successful real estate transactions. The attorney, lender, title insurance provider, [...]
Sanitasole a step closer to opening assisted living
Guest Commentary Sanitasole recently received their final Certificate of Occupancy from the City of Marco Island and is now one step closer to opening an Assisted Living Facility on Marco Island. Sanitasole has been providing healthcare services to seniors for more than three years. “The ALF will be a tremendous asset to our community,” [...]
Vintage auto makes its longest trip
Craig Jones’ vintage 1949 Wolseley Six Eighty has made her longest journey to date, traveling half-way round the world from Australia to her new home here on Marco Island! When they moved here in 2002, Island residents, Craig and his wife, Bronwyn, were not happy to leave their unique automobiles behind in Tasmania, and are thrilled to finally [...]
Missing Afghan soldiers and Russian spies…
Last week most Americans were “surprised” to hear that up to forty-six Afghan soldiers, some of whom are pilots, went missing from Lackland Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas over a period of two years. A few days later, they were further surprised to hear the FBI announce the arrests of ten Russian spies. These spies allegedly lived every [...]
Summer is all about the kids
Summer Camp has started in Everglades City and approximately forty children are taking advantage of this program sponsored by our local charity organization Reach Out & C.O.P.S., Inc. The camp is six weeks long, and Beth White has been leading the kids with lots of different activities planned. Our local Sheriff’s office is organizing [...]
