Steve Stefanides

For Marco Islanders, the holiday season brings many of the same cherished traditions enjoyed by friends and family up north—just with a warmer, more tropical backdrop.

As we begin to approach what should be a time of great joy and happiness in our nation and around the world, we are plunged into a time of sadness and heartbreak throughout the nation.

Last Saturday, members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and the American Legion Post 404 gathered at noon to lay wreaths across

Marco Islanders traveling northbound on Collier Boulevard have recently observed significant changes near the Dolphin Car Wash.

By the time you read this, many of you and your families, along with loved ones, have sat around the tree, opened presents, stuffed our faces with great food, and even squeezed in a little football if we were lucky.

All of us have memories regarding these holidays, which extend from Thanksgiving through this time of year. I know I do, as it was a difficult time of the year for my family due to the fact my dad passed a few days before Thanksgiving in 1966.

As we prepare to enter another year while closing the book on 2025, it is important to reflect on both the past twelve months and look ahead to the next year and beyond.

He was simply known as Father Pat to so many here on Marco Island. Father John Patrick Boyhan was a special man who touched the lives of countless individuals in

Normally, on a bright sunny day, you’d find many of these same faces at the Winterberry Baseball Field.

As Father Tim Navin of San Marco Catholic Church and I sat and chatted with Joe Granda, one of the former Grand Knights of the Knights of Columbus, we came to realize it has been 51 years since the Knights began their annual charity golf tournament.