Coastal Breeze News

By Noelle H. Lowery Paradise Property Management is expanding its footprint in Collier County. In February, the Marco Island-based firm was awarded a 10-year contract with the county to operate the marinas at Cocohatchee River Park Marina, Caxambas Boat Park, Port-of-the-Islands Marina and Goodland Marina. Cindy Blatt, owner of Paradise Property Management, managed the Paradise Grill at Residents’ Beach for the Marco Island Civic Association until February 1, when she turned it back over to MICA to focus on the new county contract. “We are excited about the changes that have been implemented in such a short period of time,” ... Read More »

By Craig Woodward The former Coconut Island was a traditional place to raft up your boat, along with your friends’ boats, on a lazy Sunday afternoon and have a cookout on the beach while everyone swam and simply relaxed. It was a beautiful location – just north of the future Hideaway Beach, due east of Isles of Capri, situated in the mouth of the Marco River and the view to the west was of the Gulf of Mexico and the setting sun. Hurricane Donna created Coconut Island in 1960 when the south tip of Cannon Island was cut off; over ... Read More »

By Tarik Asayun [email protected] My friend and fellow soccer coach Rocco had been asking me to take a ride with him to Naples to meet a Cuban fisherman who lived an interesting life and had a great story to tell. “He fishes from a tiny boat near Marco Island and writes poetry with a pencil on yellow pads then types them on an ancient typewriter,” Rocco kept telling me. At first I put it off hoping he would give up but at the end I had to give him a date. A week or so ago, I met Rocco in ... Read More »