Coastal Breeze News

Is your kitty “picture purrfect”? Enter your cat’s photo in the Glamour Puss Photo Contest for a chance to win a spot in the NEW “Glamour Puss” 2013 Calendar. Be one of 3 photos selected for each month and receive a free calendar and a For the Love of Cats limited edition car magnet. The grand prize cover photo winner will receive the same gifts along with a fabulous bottle of wine and a $50 gift certificate to the Zagat rated Blue Heron Restaurant on Isles of Capri. Entering the contest is easy, just go to www.fortheloveofcatsfl.com and click on ... Read More »

IBERIABANK Shred Parties, have a drawing at the conclusion of each event to give away an Omnitech crosscut personal shredder to one lucky person who brought documents to shred. The winner for our April 28th IBERIABANK Shred Party is Oscar Martinez who said he has never won anything in his life. His luck changed last Saturday. Presenting the shredder to Oscar is IBERIABANK Assistant Bank Manager Laura Burgo who entered the winner’s name in the drawing. Jay Uzzalinno, Marketing Representative with Shred-it Company noted the Shred Party once again filled their giant truck with over 8,000 pounds of shredded paper ... Read More »

NOAA’s Fisheries Service is accepting public comment on a proposed rule requiring turtle excluder devices (TEDs) for skimmer, pusher-head, and wing-net shrimp trawls in Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fisheries.   NOAA’s Fisheries Service is releasing the proposed rule, in compliance with a court agreement, to ensure public input on whether a final rule is warranted. No decision has been made, and any final rule would be informed by important public and stakeholder feedback and would provide industry time to comply with a new standard.   NOAA’s Fisheries Service proposal is based on steps and technologies a large ... Read More »

Followers of Will and Anthony Nunziata will happy to know   W & A will be performing at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach, Florida “MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY” May 25 – June 16     The Colony Hotel – which The Palm Beach Post has hailed as “probably the best place for cabaret on the planet” – continues its world-class season with New York City’s hottest singing duo, returning for their fourth engagement:  WILL & ANTHONY NUNZIATA The Colony Hotel’s Royal Room May 25 – 26,  June 1 – 2,  June 8 – 9,  June 15 – 16 Friday & Saturday performances ... Read More »

MLS statistics, released by the Marco Island Area Association of Realtors® for Marco Island only properties, continue to show a very active market according to Gerry Rosenblum, President. Here is a recap of what happened in the Marco Island Real Estate market during April 2012. 131 Total properties closed for a total of $66 Million (including Time Shares and Commercial) 50 Single Family Homes for $34.3 Million – Avg. Sale price $686K 60 Condominiums for $25.5 Million – Avg. Sale price $425K 18 Vacant Homesites for $5.3 Million – Avg. Sale price $297K   67 Total properties went under contract ... Read More »