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Preview: Easel does it – ‘Wet Paint Live’ has art happening all over Marco
Published 02/06/2012 at 2:14 p.m.
Artists are traditionally a hard-living bunch, and this Thursday, over a score of them are planning to paint the town. Actually, it’s about doing good, not debauchery, as “Wet Paint Live” returns to the island for the fifth year. A ...
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PHOTOS: Marco Men’s Club – ‘Meet and greet’ for new members at Forest Glen
Published 02/06/2012 at 1:55 p.m.
The Marco Men’s Club went off-island to welcome their new members. The club held a “meet and greet” breakfast get-together Saturday morning for new, and old, members at Forest Glen Golf & Country Club, north on Collier Blvd. as far ...
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PHOTOS: Bloomin’ art – Art Center teams with Calusa Garden Club for floral exhibit
Published 02/06/2012 at 1:48 p.m.
It was here and then gone, in the blink of an eye. Unlike most art exhibits, the “Art in Bloom” show was mounted for only three days. A reception was held Friday evening at the Marco Island Center for the ...
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After two-year hiatus, Marco Island Planning Board revisits Midtown District
Published 02/06/2012 at 1:29 p.m.
Vowing to do a better job with public communication, Marco Island’s Planning Board reopened discussion Friday on the Midtown District. Joe Irvin, zoning administrator, presented a draft overlay for the area previously described as the CRA or Community Redevelopment Area ...
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PHOTOS: Tens of thousands ‘swamp’ E-City for Seafood Festival
Published 02/05/2012 at midnight
As it has ever since 1970, Everglades City, the minuscule metropolis surrounded by Everglades National Park, and Collier County’s original county seat, invited one and all this weekend to its annual blowout celebration, the Everglades Seafood Festival.
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Interfaith talks offer denominational introductions
Published 02/04/2012 at 4 a.m.
A group of religious leaders will present the Interfaith Educational Series on Marco Island.
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Catholic Schools Week: Something for everyone at St. Ann's celebration
Published 02/04/2012 at 4 a.m.
The kids weren’t at all sure they wanted to touch a live snake. But one child did, as the reptile, a tame corn snake held by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission investigator Gregg Stastny, coiled and uncoiled.
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Ethnic festivals recreate native lands with dance, stories, food, music
Published 02/03/2012 at 4 a.m.
The next few weekends, you have a little United Nations of ethnic festivals to choose from, girdling the globe to bring the culture, cuisine and performances of far-off lands to a venue in Naples.
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Caxambas Republican Club: Don Farmer analyzes Florida primary for Marco Island GOP group
Published 02/02/2012 at 2:47 p.m.
“Elephants don’t forget,” said the flyer for the Caxambas Republican Club (CRC) monthly meeting, but they are being urged to do just that. At the group’s get-together at the Rose History Auditorium on Wednesday evening, members were reminded that, for ...
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PHOTOS: All aboard – Key West Express shows off their ‘Big Cat’ on sunset cruise
Published 02/02/2012 at 2:44 p.m.
The Big Cat Express, the new Key West Express catamaran offering round trips to Key West, dwarfs every other vessel at Rose Marina. At 150 feet long, and able to accommodate 300 passengers, the space between the two hulls is ...
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