On November 4th we will have the opportunity, as registered voters on Marco Island, to vote for a highly qualified local leader to be a new member of our City Council. Litha Berger has been a community-service volunteer here on Marco for years, chairing the Marco Island Newcomers’ Club, serving on the board of the Marco Island Taxpayers Association, and […]
Cathy Rogers: Luxury Real Estate Specialist
Cathy Rogers has spent the last 10 years honing her craft to become one of Marco Island’s top Luxury home sales specialists. For the last three years, she has been a top sales agent with Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, and her 2014 home sales have reached $12 million so far in 2014. “I love this work,” Rogers explains. “I am […]
Keeping Health in the Family
Sisters Jessica Holt and Sarah Asbell learned about the grocery business from the best — their late father, Steve Kaczynski. “My late father spent his entire career in the grocery business. He started as a bagger and retired as CEO,” Jessica remembers. “My fondest memory as a little girl was when my sister, Sarah, and I would ride our Big […]
Retail Dreams and Leaps of Faith
Lee Ann Adams knows retail. She managed stores for Chico’s, and spent 15 years with Fresh Produce Sportswear working in a variety of roles from store manager to overseeing the Caribbean accounts and district manager. Then, she turned 50, and took a leap of faith. She opened her own store, Beach Daisy, in June 2011. The women’s island style boutique […]
Dedication Builds Mango’s
The story of Mango’s Dockside Bistro is one of family and mother-daughter relationships. It is a story that began in 2004, when Chef Annie and daughter Lauren combined their talents to open a small carryout restaurant here on Marco Island. Lauren had gone off to college the previous year, but after a few short months, decided that was not the […]
The Jewel of Marco
On Nov. 8, Golden Gate Jewelers of Marco will celebrate its grand opening on Marco Island. Owners, Annelie and Amir Kathein, have been working in their store in the Shops of Marco since June 3. Marco Island is the location of their second store. The husband-and-wife team founded Golden Gate Jewelers 34 years ago in Fort Lauderdale, but have had […]
Marco Island Style
Looking for the latest trends in home décor, hostess gifts, framed art and fun jewelry? Visit Your Island Home, owned by Vee Young and her husband Jim located in the Marco Town Center on North Collier Boulevard. The shop, purchased by the Youngs in 2008, operated for 20 years as Linens Plus. “After a career change for Jim, we were […]
Gabby Abbeys – It’s all in the Name
Gabby Abbey’s opened three years ago at the Shops of Olde Marco. Owner Denise Goldman had always been told she had an eye for putting things together as a child, particularly for a favorite aunt. Her aunt loved to take Denise shopping with her to her favorite boutiques. Now, years later, Denise has her own women’s clothing store, Gabby Abbey’s, […]
Donna Kittle’s Journey to Becoming a Top-Producing Realtor
When you hear Donna Kittle’s story, you know immediately that she was born to be a business owner and to sell. In fact, the Marco Island Coldwell Bank real estate agent recently received a personal letter from Bruce Zipf, the president and CEO of NRT LLC, informing her that she earned the special distinction as an NRT Top 1,000 Sales […]
Family Motivates Classic Transportation
Jennifer and Ron Doino were looking for a warmer climate and a good place to raise their two children, Noah and Amanda. The husband-and-wife team found that and a thriving business when they took over Classic Transportation in 2004. “Classic Transportation has been around for 20-plus years,” says Jennifer. “We wanted to take the business and give it a fresh […]