The Donahue Academy and the Ave Maria Quasi Parish have jointly organized special activities for Saturday, March 19, to mark St. Joseph's Day. (above, a traditional St. Joseph's Table from southern Italy)
Polls opened for the first time in Ave Maria Tuesday and Mary Stuller became the first resident to vote in person at the community center in town. Before the March 15 election, the closest polling place was in Immokalee.
Rapid expansion of the Maple Ridge community in Ave Maria has disrupted operations at the horse riding and boarding facility and forced owner Katie O'Hare to start planning to relocate to another part of town sooner than she expected. (Pictured, Miss O'Hare leads riders to the trail)
The ongoing and seemingly never-ending effort to enshrine golf cart regulations in Ave Maria in an enforceable ordinance will be moving forward again shortly.
The Donahue Academy varsity team placed fourth at the Collier County Scholar Bowl and in another competition, sisters Leila Joy and Sofia Isabel Castillo were finalists in a national essay contest sponsored by the Home School Legal Defense Association.
The Collier County Commission has approved a half-million-dollar incentive package for further expansion at its Ave Maria manufacturing facility. The expansion will create 350 new jobs, bringing the total employment at Arthrex in Ave Maria to more than 1,000.
Donahue Academy student Joseph Cox won the Knights of Columbus state championship in the 13-year-old boys division of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw tournament. He qualified by winning the local competition at Donahue, then the regionals at Port Charlotte and finally the state title last weekend at Claremont, FL. Joseph pictured above with State KofC Deputy Don Goolesby.
Hybrids, a feature-length comedy shot almost entirely in Ave Maria, is planning a Naples debut March 30 at the Hollywood 20 cinema. The film, written by Ave Maria resident Tony Schweickle, used many Ave Maria residents as extras. (Above, actor Paul Sorvino, who has a featured role)
Ave Maria University has announced its new vice president for institutional advancement – Brian Couch, who currently holds a senior fundraising position at Notre Dame University.
Nathan Morris, who joined the Ave Maria Master Association last year as its assistant community manager, has been promoted to the job of community manager, replacing Luisa Rosales who has resigned.
Among those mourning the death Saturday of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia are those who recalled his advice and support of the Ave Maria School of Law in its early years in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (drawing:patcrosscartoons.com)
Crowds that flocked to Ave Maria Saturday for a Frozen-themed "Warmest Winter Ever event included roughly a hundred girls who came dressed as their favorite characters from the Disney movie.
Matt Hudson, whose Florida Statehouse district includes Ave Maria, played a major role in including a ban on all state funding of Planned Parenthood in the state budget. Click for story from Tampa Bay Times
Joe Patterson, the football coach at St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C., has been hired to replace Marty Quinnas the head football coach at Ave Maria University, the school announced Friday in a news release.
Unsafe operation of golf carts in Ave Maria has led the sheriff's office to consider stricter enforcement of rules in the near future, Sheriff Lt. Andy Prisco said at a meeting of the Ave Maria Stewardship Community District Tuesday morning.
A process for directly electing at least one of the seats on the Ave Maria Stewardship Community District reached its first milestone Tuesday when resident Robert Klucik handed over petitions seeking the move at the district's board meeting.
Luisa Rosales, who has worked for the Ave Maria Master Association since 2008, has announced she is leaving to work full-time for her church, St. Agnes in Naples.
A team sponsored by Ave Maria jeweler Alan Beckner won first prize at the Sunshine State Steak Cook Off Saturday, beating 17 other teams from Florida that served up a total of 1,800 steaks at the popular event. (Above, Mr. Beckner with team members John Coffey and Craig Barnes along with cook off co-ordinator Tom Smith.)
The Collier County Commission has approved a half-million-dollar incentive package for further expansion at its Ave Maria manufacturing facility. The expansion will create 350 new jobs, bringing the total employment at Arthrex in Ave Maria to more than 1,000.
Ave Maria University has announced its new vice president for institutional advancement – Brian Couch, who currently holds a senior fundraising position at Notre Dame University.
Nathan Morris, who joined the Ave Maria Master Association last year as its assistant community manager, has been promoted to the job of community manager, replacing Luisa Rosales who has resigned.
Cardinal Seán O'Malley, archbishop of Boston, will deliver the commencement address at Ave Maria University in May, the university has announced.
Billee Silva, the director of admissions at Ave Maria University, became the latest high-profile departure from the school when she was fired Friday.
Among those mourning the death Saturday of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia are those who recalled his advice and support of the Ave Maria School of Law in its early years in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (drawing:patcrosscartoons.com)
att Hudson, whose Florida Statehouse district includes Ave Maria, played a major role in including a ban on all state funding of Planned Parenthood in the state budget.
Joe Patterson, the football coach at St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C., has been hired to replace Marty Quinnas the head football coach at Ave Maria University, the school announced Friday in a news release.
Unsafe operation of golf carts in Ave Maria has led the sheriff's office to consider stricter enforcement of rules in the near future, Sheriff Lt. Andy Prisco said at a meeting of the Ave Maria Stewardship Community District Tuesday morning.
A process for directly electing at least one of the seats on the Ave Maria Stewardship Community District reached its first milestone Tuesday when resident Robert Klucik handed over petitions seeking the move at the district's board meeting.
Luisa Rosales, who has worked for the Ave Maria Master Association since 2008, has announced she is leaving to work full-time for her church, St. Agnes in Naples.
