Parents putting faith in Donahue Academy; Catholic school thriving
Ten minutes after sitting down near the sideline of a school gym for Mass, Tabbatha Lawe turned to her husband. This is the place, she told him.
View ArticleTom Monaghan wins court ruling in contraceptives case
Ave Maria founder Tom Monaghan won a partial, if temporary, victory this week in a courtroom battle over contraceptives coverage for his Michigan-based company's employees.
View ArticleLetter: Forgetting workers?
Joseph H. Gilchrist, Naples Why would someone rule that a Catholic companys rights are being trampled on while the company is trampling on the religious rights of individual employees by denying them...
View ArticleMonaghan dumbstruck by pope's news
Tom Monaghan, founder of Ave Maria University, said he was dumbstruck when he first heard the news that Pope Benedict XVI was stepping down at the end of the month.
View ArticleRegion's Catholic leaders applaud Pope Benedict for courage to step down
The news may have rocked the Catholic Church, but some Catholic leaders said Pope Benedict XVI's decision to resign wasn't entirely a shock.
View ArticleNew Ave Maria community looks to attract families
A new home builder is coming to Ave Maria, with plans to construct at least 1,500 single-family homes.
View ArticleAve Maria University president emeritus helps start up college in Ireland
President Emeritus Nick Healy of Ave Maria University, who worked with founder Tom Monaghan during the school's fledgling years, has set his sights on a new project: helping to start up a Catholic...
View ArticleGyrene Burger closes both Collier locations; aims to open franchise in Tenn.
Gyrene Burger, the fledgling burger delivery business of pizza mogul Tom Monaghan, has closed both of its Naples locations. Find out what went wrong.
View ArticleWeek in Review: Lee superintendent in; Hospital chain CEO out
Were you out of town last week or too busy to follow all the local news? Here is a look back at the week that was in Southwest Florida.
View ArticleWhat's Up at Ave Maria: AMU president shares plan for the future
The classrooms may seem asleep at Ave Maria University (AMU), but there is little rest for the administrators, as they deal not only with the coming term but with two major developments.
View ArticleWhat's Up at Ave Maria: Ave Maria University celebrates reaching double digits
Ten years have gone by since billionaire Tom Monaghan brought his dream of a Catholic university to Southwest Florida.
View ArticleWhat's Up in Ave Maria: No place like home for football home games
Perseverance has paid off for the Gyrenes. The Ave Maria University (AMU) football team won two games in a row for the first time last Saturday when it beat Concordia 48-34 in Selma, Ala., with a...
View ArticleCollege football: Jagodzinski's career has major ups and downs
The zigzag of a chart tracking the career of a typical football coaching lifer tends to mirror the charts that record the long-term performance of the stock market. For the coach, the line’s overall...
View ArticleIn the Know: Which local restaurants opened or closed in 2013?
For a holiday special, Tim Aten's weekly In the Know column looks back this week at the local restaurants that opened and closed in 2013. The photo galleries are a real treat.
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Myra Janco Daniels leading efforts to build Ave Maria performing...
Ave Maria University is planning a major commitment to its fledgling performing arts program: a 1,250-seat performing arts center. To underscore that, its funding campaign chair will be Myra Janco...
View ArticleMyra Daniels-led performing arts center plans shown to Ave Maria backers
Detailed plans for the $10 million performing arts center at Ave Maria were released at the AMU Third Annual Scholarship Dinner fundraiser on Thursday at the Ritz-Carlton, Naples
View ArticleNaples-based Gyrene Burger takes off near Tenn. campus; expansion on horizon
After closing its two original restaurants last summer, Naples-based Gyrene Burger Company has found new life in a college town. Last October, Marine Rob Wynkoop opened a Gyrene Burger on the edge of...
View ArticleAve Maria developers offer 20 acres needed for Collier veterans nursing home
County staff has explored land sites to potentially have the state's seventh nursing home for veterans and found no county owned land met construction-ready criteria. Barron Collier Cos., has offered...
View ArticleWhat's Up in Ave Maria: Ave Maria University pruning back and branching out
The branching vines that covered many of the structures at Ave Maria University (AMU) are being ripped away, and with them, I suppose, founder Tom Monaghan's vision of a campus draped in ivy. OK, it...
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