Marco Island

Art Festival season draws to a close this month with five final shows between April 12 and April 20.

Two outdoor art festivals take place in Southwest Florida March 22 and 23: the 37th Annual Downtown Naples Art Fair and the Art League of Marco Island Craft Show.

The Florida Department of Health in Lee County lifted nearly a dozen health alerts due to red tide

The Florida Department of Emergency Management is providing information and assistance on “Elevate Florida” for Marco Island residents on March 19th.The program is designed to protect homes and communities by reducing damage caused by natural disasters and flooding.

Five outdoor art festivals take place locally March 6-9

The City of Marco Island has experienced several incidents of vandalism at Veterans Community Park over the past few months. More recently, there has been damage to public property at the Maple Avenue beach access point, and to public trash receptacles on Collier Boulevard.Damage has included ripping sinks off public restroom walls, dismantling public drinking fountains, knocking down the shower facilities at the beach, and pushing over trash cans.

For our Halloween episode, we listen back to our 2023 conversation with writer, researcher, folklorist and host of the podcast "Tripping on Legends," Christopher Balzano about some of Southwest Florida's lesser-known folklore, legends, and myths.

The Marco Island Center for the Arts dates back to April 15, 1970. That’s when a group of seven artists and art patrons decided that the community needed its own art hub. Executive Director Hyla Crane provides this overview of the art center’s ongoing mission, which now includes a community theater.

The annual temporary modification in the disinfection process of the drinking water supply of the Marco Island and Marco Shores service areas is now underway.While residents may notice a change in taste, odor and color of their water there are no adverse health effects produced by the change.

The Florida Department of Health in Collier County lifted water quality advisories for the following locations:Residents Beach 130 S. Collier Blvd. Marco IslandTiger Tail Beach 480 Hernando Dr. Marco IslandSouth Marco Beach 930 S. Collier Blvd. Marco Island