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By the numbers alone, the completion of the Tamiami Trail was a mind-boggling event. Across 76 swampy miles, more than 2,000 workers toiled for the better part of five years.

Mark and Melissa Burger mounted their bicycles Sunday, looking forward to touring Marco Island for the first time. They drove to the island from Lake Mary, Fla., and stayed at a local hotel to be sure they were up and ...

The Paradise Coast Paddlers Club 8th Annual Festival, held last weekend in Isles of Capri, is the Swiss army knife of paddling events. The festival includes something for everybody, from sea kayakers to paddle boarders to camp cooking enthusiasts, from ...

As the Survivors' Lap got under way to kick off the 2013 American Cancer Society's Relay for Life at noon Saturday, the scene could have been a promo for the movie "The Color Purple." The cancer survivors wore purple T-shirts ...

Ladies, this one is for you. "Menopause the Musical" runs until May 18. Put down the paper. Call. Now. Grab your sister, your girlfriends and the gals at the office. Group discounts start at 20 people; the drinks are lethal. ...

Queries, volleys, and definitions of what was said and what was meant filled the Isles of Capri Fire Board meeting Thursday. The meeting was held in the Isles of Capri Community Room. In the end, the board and a small ...

The Rotary Club of Marco Island announced that they presented their final 2013 Spirit of Marco Island Award to Scott Campbell the CEO of Physicians Regional Healthcare Systems. Physicians Regional Healthcare Systems and Scott Campbell were recognized for

Parent/child swim lessons and level one and two swim lessons are on the April schedule of programs at the Greater Marco Family YMCA. Parent, child and preschool swimming encourages self-awareness and self-confidence. Lessons boost learning and education and improve swimming ...

By all accounts, it has been a strong season. Whether from listening to anecdotal reports from island businesspeople, looking at hard numbers from the county's Convention and Visitors Bureau, or just sitting in traffic a little longer on the island's ...

On Easter Marco's churches were bursting. Parishioners at San Marco Catholic Church were receiving communion on the entrance steps. Many churches hastily put up additional chairs in their lobbies to accommodate the standing room only crowds. The folks tha

Two erosion control and sand replenishment projects on Marco Island's beach are on schedule. Nancy Richie, city environmental specialist, delivered the report as she accompanied the Beach Advisory Committee Tuesday to review progress on the projects. On s

It’s like telling someone you don’t want to work with them anymore, yet they refuse to leave the office.

In an act of civil disobedience, Marco Island theater owner Nick Campo refused to renew his grease trap permit. For his failure, Campo was called before the city's Code Compliance Board Tuesday to explain why. His plea to the board ...

MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee couple will never forget who shot the photos of their surprise marriage proposal during a chance encounter on a Florida beach.

Signs were posted Tuesday to close some Marco Island-area beaches to help protect nesting shorebirds.