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Local 'Idol' contestant already a star in eyes of friends, family
Published 3/6/2013 at 11:10 p.m. 0 comments
Lazaro Arbos, 21, a 2009 Gulf Coast High School graduate, is competing for a spot in the Top 10 singers on "American Idol."
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Steve-O returns to Marco, where his stand-up career began
Published 2/7/2013 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments
Steve-O has made a career out of playing a fool, and he's proud of it. The former "Jackass" alum is coming to Capt. Brien's Off the Hook Comedy Club.
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Louie, Louie: Big laughs from the big man
Published 12/28/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments
Growing up with 10 other siblings, comedian Louie Anderson said laughing was a normal part of his upbringing.
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Review: Island Theater Company offers laughs, howls, terror in "It's A Scream"
Published 9/30/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments
It was a dark and stormy night. A laugh rang out. Then a scream. Thunder rattled. Winds howled. The audience jumped in fear. It might not be Halloween just yet, but the Island Theatre Company offers up a frightfully good ...
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Farmer File: Things we don't know about restaurant menus
Published 9/26/2012 at 5:00 a.m. 0 comments
A man with a national clientele who calls himself a "menu engineer" is helping a local enterprise maximize the impact of its menu.
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Review: Broadway Palm dances into summer with rocking, rolling, amazing "Grease"
Published 6/30/2012 at 1:51 p.m. 0 comments
Do you think you know "Grease?" Does your version start and end with John Travolta and Olivia Newton John? Think again. Broadway Palm has a rock 'n roll, hand-jivin, greased lightnin' blast of fun that will knock your bobby sox ...
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Substance, sex appeal mix in 'Magic Mike’
Updated 6/28/2012 at 12:58 a.m. 0 comments
Steven Soderbergh is taking on the cheesy world of male stripping at a cheesy club in Tampa, Fla. Yes, the dance numbers themselves exude masculine, muscular heat — how could they not with guys like Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey and ...
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PHOTOS: Elvis tribute artists compete for crown of "The King" at Seminole Casino's Elvis Fest 5
Published 6/24/2012 at 6:57 p.m. 0 comments
Elvis Tribute Artists from around the country showed up for the Elvis Fest 5 competition to see who was “King” for 2012. How would you like to walk through a casino and see a couple of Elvises trying their luck ...
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Party planned to remember life of Stan Gober, creator of ‘Buzzard Lope’
Updated 6/19/2012 at 8:50 p.m. 5 comments
A Goodland legend and one of Collier County's most beloved characters has died.
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PHOTOS: Marco Island Chamber After Five – MIACC ‘pigs out’ and honors scholarship recipients
Published 5/17/2012 at 4:53 p.m. 0 comments
At least in a comedy “roast,” the guest of honor can count on living through the experience. This was not the case for the Marco Island Area Chamber of Commerce annual Pig Roast, held Wednesday evening in conjunction with their ...
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PHOTOS: Marco Island Chamber After Five – MIACC ‘pigs out’ and honors scholarship recipients
Published 5/17/2012 at 4:53 p.m. 0 comments
At least in a comedy “roast,” the guest of honor can count on living through the experience. This was not the case for the Marco Island Area Chamber of Commerce annual Pig Roast, held Wednesday evening in conjunction with their ...
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Orlando's job: Making (non)sense of the world
Published 5/3/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments
Comedian Orlando Jones is coming to Marco, bringing an ability to laugh at himself and everything around him.
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Cape Coral group plans protest of Bill Maher's Fort Myers stand-up event
Published 4/25/2012 at 4:03 p.m. 6 comments
While comedian, talk-show host and stand-up comic Bill Maher can boast of "three thousand screaming, fanatical liberals, mostly atheists, in Huntsville, Alabama," he might not find such a warm welcome in Southwest Florida. A protest may happen at his Fort ...
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Taste of Marco: Sample 20 local restaurants Sunday at the Esplanade
Published 4/20/2012 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments
Marco has taste, Marco eateries have tasty treats, and if your taste in entertainment runs to sampling a smorgasbord of specialties, the Taste of Marco is for you.
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A ‘Titanic’ event – no lifeboat required: Marco Polo restaurant to recreate last dinner aboard the ship
Published 4/10/2012 at 12:45 p.m. 0 comments
Perhaps the best thing about this Titanic dinner is that you can pretty much count on living through it. Marco Polo, the upscale eatery on Marco Lake Drive, is hosting a special dinner party on Sunday, April 15, commemorating another ...
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