KELLY FARRELL

Meandering through tunnels of mangroves. Being upside down underwater while in a kayak and learning to roll back upright again – these are experiences visitors to the 7th Annual Paradise Coast Paddlers Festival in Isles of Capri can share this ...

Bonita Springs is known for throwing one of the biggest birthday bashes in Southwest Florida— and everyone is welcome.

The Bonita Blues Festival proves you don’t have to be in a big city to sing the blues. Better yet, said Bonita Springs Mayor Ben Nelson, you don’t even have to be feeling blue.

The Ink Life Tour in Fort Myers is the place to see and be seen this weekend. Famous tattoo artists from shows, including “LA Ink,” will be using skin as their canvas; people will be swinging from huge piercings and ...

A new gym teaches fitness training in a nightclub-style setting in Naples.

Thousands of people and dozens of dogs gathered for the Taste of Coconut Point on Sunday afternoon under clouds that gave false warning of rain.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is not embracing alligator hugs in Tin City.

“We’re losing them at 1,000 (deaths) a day,” Bolin said. “The reality — boom — it’s hitting us. When things get bad, we all get reflective. Where the country is today, we need to draw upon their strength.”

People seem to love to hate Yung Funk, a 14-year-old North Naples Middle School student whose rap songs are drawing attention on YouTube. “One thing is for sure, I hate those dirty haters,” declares Yung Funk, whose real name is ...

The 2011 Ave Maria School of Law graduating class is the last of its kind—the 90 students are the last who began at a campus in the bustling college town of Ann Arbor, Mich., and then completed their degrees in ...

Imagine being in the open ocean with nothing to hold onto. You are wearing a life jacket, shorts and T-shirt. The waves are beating you. You’re in a storm. At night. Alone. Nothing and no one in sight to save ...

Collier County commissioners Tuesday approved allowing alcohol sales and consumption in more local parks.

Collier County commissioners will decide Tuesday whether allowing alcohol sales and consumption in more parks is a good move.

Joy Brown beats up Twinkies and punches packs of Ramen Noodles. It’s her way of saving lives. Sometimes, reasons the North Naples woman, it takes extreme measures to make dramatic changes in the world. And the co-owner of Naples Fitness ...

A North Naples woman’s tiny finger is in search of its ring. Her diamond engagement ring slipped off her hand at Mercato.

Pets were parading through paradise at the third annual Pets on Third in Naples on Sunday.

Mounds of mulch, piles of dirt and a trailer full of stone sit where dogs will soon prowl as construction of the Naples dog park nears completion.

Marco council wants more time before approving a moratorium on restaurant impact fees, tables idea for now

Next week the conservation community will get to know a side of Brad Cornell it has probably never seen — the musician. On Wednesday, the entire Cornell family and a few musical friends will perform the first Cornell Family Concert ...

Stan Gober, owner of Stan's Idle Hour Restaurant in Goodland, was honored by the Collier County Commission today with one day every year dedicated to him in the county.

Collier County transportation officials are fishing for dollars to replace piers at Marco Island’s Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge. "This is a matter of access for the average individual,” said Collier County Commissioner Jim Coletta.

It wasn’t an easy decision for Marco Island Art League executive director Christine Neal to choose to leave. The Art League was her baby for nearly seven years.

Abandoned, derelict vessels continue to litter Collier County waterways as state dollars are not available this year to pay for their excavation. A 55-foot sail boat named “Victory” continues sinking on Marco Island after reportedly being abandoned several years ago.

A 40-year-old art institution on Marco Island is going through its most tumultuous time ever, say leaders, including two who recently resigned. Christine Neal, executive director of the Art League of Marco Island, announced the resignation of President Keith Klipstein ...

Collier County officials are sharing a new angle on the parking expansion at the 951 Boat Ramp.

Harmful algae blooms of red tide were reported in five locations in the Marco Island area, officials from Collier County Pollution Control wrote in a report released Tuesday afternoon.

Mariners lined up Friday morning to once again launch their vessels from the 951 Boat Ramp. The Collier County landmark reopened after a six month parking lot expansion project, and although the county said the grand opening ceremony was to ...

The 951 Boat Ramp is to open on Friday following an approximate six-month parking lot expansion project.

Marco Island resident Simon Padgett walked out on his dock Wednesday morning to find a dead manatee floating among dozens of dead fish in the his backyard canal along Greenview Street. Padgett is not the only one to witness the ...

Smile, you’re on candid camera— or are you? There are signs, at least intermittently, along Collier Boulevard near Wal-Mart, north of Marco Island, and near U.S. 41 and State Road 951 warning that intersections are photo enforced. Neither intersection actually ...

Water quality samples taken Tuesday indicate medium concentrations of red tide about 20 miles south of Marco Island, according to a report from Collier County Pollution Control and Prevention Department.

Groundbreaking for Marco’s additional Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge span remains uncertain, but a reveal of the design and construction approach is right around the bend, transportation officials report.

Marco Island Historical Society member Craig Woodward made a proposition Monday night to prevent the opening of an empty museum on Marco this February. He proposed Marco come up with $350,000 as an incentive for Collier County to match those ...

City, county and state officials are seeking project acceleration and public comment for Marco Island’s pedestrian and bicycling trails.

A slight twist on the traditional ribbon cutting, a grand opening of Marco’s newest dog park, Canine Cove, will begin with a ceremonious cutting of a dog leash Saturday.

They may not all be on-time, but many upgrades to Marco Island’s entryway are anticipated to come around Christmas. The expansion of the 951 boat ramp parking area, median upgrades along Collier Boulevard and improvements to the Judge S.S. Jolley ...

The State Attorney’s Office recently concluded that Marco City Council did not violate open government laws, known as Sunshine Laws, when it held closed meetings during the litigation against a resident. The closed meetings began about two years ago and ...

After testing the waters for Marco's interest in participating in the creation of anchoring regulations, many Marco residents say they hope the issue will permanently run aground for the city. After a two year court battle against Marco resident Dave ...

After years of attempting to enforce city anchoring regulations in Marco area waters, city officials may engage in new anchoring regulations.

Marco Island’s Art League is approaching its 40th anniversary and leaders of the nonprofit organization have developed a game plan to ensure the financially troubled Art League also celebrates its 41st. Rather than art analogies, prolific community contributor and retired ...

Unlike the many people who are waiting for their day in court, charges have not yet been filed against any officials in relation to the handling of Marco Island’s anchoring case. Naples attorney Donald Day, however, said he is considering ...

“Build it and they will come” has been the motto for the Marco Island Historical Museum for about seven years. Now, “Build some and they will come. Build some more and they will come again,” may be more reflective of ...

Cpl. Kevin Hennings shares his recovery from a Jet Ski accident that nearly cost him his life as the one-year anniversary of the crash approaches, Sept. 21. Hennings and his sons share their ups and downs through recovery and the ...

Marco Eagle readers are getting a lot of changes this summer beginning first with a new look and now with a new way of getting their news delivered.

Private clubs aren’t insulated from the nation’s economic problems, but Marco Island’s yacht clubs plan to weather the storm. Islanders are talking about economic problems faced by the Marco Island Yacht Club and Cedar Bay Yacht Club. Some of the ...

A new temporary public beach access recently opened near a Marriott property, the Crystal Shore time shares along Collier Boulevard, near Winterberry Drive. Though ideas for a public parking for beach access have been proposed, none has gained traction.

Marco Island may be no land of Oz, but it isn’t generally reminiscent of Kansas either. That was until about 12 p.m. Thursday when a brief storm spawned a waterspout off Marco’s beach. Although funnel clouds are often associated with ...

The early bird gets the ... beach. Two shore bird species, least terns and black skimmers, have begun nesting on the main beach of Marco Island, between South Seas West and Sunset House North condominiums, and have more than 7-acres ...

It ain't easy being green on Marco Island. At least not this summer, as Marco continues its program to trap the non-native green iguana.

City Councilors questioned whether it was time to no longer pursue a case against Dave Dumas, a Marco Island boater, who in 2007 intentionally and admittedly violated the city’s ordinance regulating anchoring in some areas. Dumas hoped by challenging the ...