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Full gallery »Aftermath of Boston Marathon Explosions

  • People place flowers at a memorial on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, honoring the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings in Boston, Massachusetts. (Patrick Whittemore/Boston Herald/MCT)
  • Mourners attend a candlelight vigil in the aftermath of Monday's Boston Marathon explosions, which killed at least three and injured more than 140, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at City Hall in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
  • Mourners pray during a candlelight vigil in the aftermath of Monday's Boston Marathon explosions, which killed at least three and injured more than 140, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at City Hall in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
  • Runners Lauren Cortizo and Christian Bergen-Argon embrace after expressing gratitude to their fellow classmates for all their support on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, during a gathering at Emerson College in the aftermath of the explosions in Boston, Massachusetts. (Faith Ninivaggi/Boston Herald/MCT)
  • A woman cries during a memorial service for Boston Marathon bombing victim Krystle Campbell at Grace Episcopal Church in Medford, Mass., Wednesday, April 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
  • Mercedes Ventura pauses at the memorial for 8-year-old Martin Richard on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Boston, Massachusetts. (John Wilcox/Boston Herald/MCT)


Full gallery »Pat Summerall 1930 - 2013

  • In this April 19, 1994, photo, Pat Summerall, completing his 34th and final season with CBS, receives an award for lifetime achievement at the 1994 Sports Emmy Awards in New York. Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell said Tuesday, April 16, 2013, that Summerall, the NFL player-turned-broadcaster whose deep, resonant voice called games for more than 40 years, died at the age of 82. (AP Photo/Rob Clark, File)
  • In this Feb. 3, 2002, photo, Fox broadcasters Pat Summerall, left, and John Madden stand in the booth at Louisiana Superdome before the NFL Super Bowl XXXVI football game in New Orleans. Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell said Tuesday, April 16, 2013, that Summerall, the NFL player-turned-broadcaster whose deep, resonant voice called games for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 82. (AP Photo/Ric Feld, File)
  • FILE - In this Jan. 23, 1994, file photo, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, left, talks with CBS commentator Pat Summerall before the NFL football NFC championship game between the Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers in Irving, Texas. Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell said Tuesday, April 16, 2013, that Summerall, the NFL player-turned-broadcaster whose deep, resonant voice called games for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 82. (AP Photo/Ron Heflin, File)
  • FILE - In this Nov. 30, 1994, file photo, former President Gerald Ford, right, greets sportscaster Pat Summerall at a reception for the 10th annual American Sportscasters Hall of Fame Awards dinner in New York. Ford presented Summerall with the Sportscaster of the Year award at the dinner honoring the legendary voices of sports broadcasting and the achievements of sports legends. Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell said Tuesday, April 16, 2013, that Summerall, the NFL player-turned-broadcaster whose deep, resonant voice called games for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 82. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File)
  • FILE - In this April 10, 1994, file photo, CBS broadcaster Pat Summerall works in the television booth on No. 18 during the final round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell said Tuesday, April 16, 2013, that Summerall, the NFL player-turned-broadcaster whose deep, resonant voice called games for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 82. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)
  • FILE - In this Sept. 17, 1960, file photo, New York Giants placekicker Pat Summerall poses for a portrait in New York. Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell said Tuesday, April 16, 2013, that Summerall, the NFL player-turned-broadcaster whose deep, resonant voice called games for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 82. (AP Photo/John Rooney, File)

Pat Summerall, the deep-voiced NFL player-turned-broadcaster who spent half of his four decades calling sports famously paired with John Madden, died April 16, 2013.



Full gallery »St. Ann School's field day

  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Second grader Siena Sulmasy laughs as she is tossed around on a parachute by her classmates while looking for another student in a game of cat and mouse during St. Ann School's annual school field day on Wednesday April 17, 2013.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from St. Ann School's annual school field day on Wednesday April 17, 2013 where throughout the day, students enjoyed relay games of all types.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from St. Ann School's annual school field day on Wednesday April 17, 2013 where throughout the day, students enjoyed relay games of all types.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from St. Ann School's annual school field day on Wednesday April 17, 2013 where throughout the day, students enjoyed relay games of all types.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from St. Ann School's annual school field day on Wednesday April 17, 2013.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Second grader Emily Allain laughs as she is tossed around on a parachute by her classmates while looking for another student in a game of cat and mouse during St. Ann School's annual school field day on Wednesday April 17, 2013.


Full gallery »Small brush fire burns several acres near Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

  • David Albers/Staff - Lieutenant Todd Etheridge, of the Big Corkscrew Island Fire Control and Rescue District, soaks a pile of smoldering wooden pallets that caught fire during a small brush fire along Angela Road on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in rural Collier County. Firefighters were able to contain the fire after it burned a couple acres, utility buildings, boats and pieces of equipment near the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.
  • David Albers/Staff - Big Corkscrew Island Fire Control & Rescue District firefighters tend to a small brush fire along Angela Road on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in rural Collier County. Firefighters were able to contain the fire after it burned a couple acres, utility buildings, boats and pieces of equipment near the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.
  • David Albers/Staff - Big Corkscrew Island Fire Control & Rescue District firefighters tend to a small brush fire along Angela Road on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in rural Collier County. Firefighters were able to contain the fire after it burned a couple acres, utility buildings, boats and pieces of equipment near the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.
  • David Albers/Staff - Lieutenant Todd Etheridge, of the Big Corkscrew Island Fire Control and Rescue District, soaks a pile of smoldering wooden pallets that caught fire during a small brush fire along Angela Road on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in rural Collier County. Firefighters were able to contain the fire after it burned a couple acres, utility buildings, boats and pieces of equipment near the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.
  • David Albers/Staff - Florida Forestry Service and Big Corkscrew Island Fire Control & Rescue District firefighters tend to a small brush fire along Angela Road on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in rural Collier County. Firefighters were able to contain the fire after it burned a couple acres, utility buildings, boats and pieces of equipment near the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.
  • David Albers/Staff - Big Corkscrew Island Fire Control & Rescue District firefighters tend to a small brush fire along Angela Road on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, in rural Collier County. Firefighters were able to contain the fire after it burned a couple acres, utility buildings, boats and pieces of equipment near the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.


Full gallery »Naples Gun Range Emporium opens for business

  • David Albers/Staff - Naples resident Marty Durham fires a Smith & Wesson M&P .40 caliber pistol at the Naples Gun Range Emporium on Friday, April 12, 2013, in Naples.
  • David Albers/Staff - Range safety officer Kevin Nelms teaches Naples resident Marty Durham how to clear a jam in her pistol at the Naples Gun Range Emporium on Friday, April 12, 2013, in Naples. Durham and her husband, Tim Durham, visited the gun range on its first day open for business as part of their 27th wedding anniversary.
  • David Albers/Staff - Jolene Mirenna, a partner in the Naples Gun Range Emporium, prepares customers to use the gun range on Friday, April 12, 2013, in Naples.
  • David Albers/Staff - Co-owner Pippa Steinhart chats with customer Russ Snavley on her first day open for business at the Naples Gun Range Emporium at the on Friday, April 12, 2013, in Naples.
  • David Albers/Staff - The Naples Gun Range Emporium opens for business on Friday, April 12, 2013, in Naples.
  • David Albers/Staff - The Naples Gun Range Emporium opens for business on Friday, April 12, 2013, in Naples.


Full gallery »Heroes in Healthcare

  • April 12, 2013 Heroes in Healthcare: Paula Grigoli, front & center gathers with her colleagues from the Community Outreach winners the Safe & Healthy Children's Coalition at the 'Healthcare Heroes' award a Naples Daily News sponsored event at the Waldorf Astoria. Photo by Gordon Campbell/Special to the Daily News.
  • April 12, 2013 Heroes in Healthcare. Michele Thoman, MBA, RN and past Healthcare Heroe welcomed the crowd of 300 plus on hand for the ceremobny at the Naples Daily News sponsored event at the Waldorf Astoria. Photo by Gordon Campbell/Special to the Daily News.
  • April 12, 2013 Heroes in Healthcare: The Nurse's Excellence in Healthcare award went to Denise McNulty, DNP, MSN, ARNP for her service and teaching efforts in the field at the 'Healthcare Heroes' award a Naples Daily News sponsored event at the Waldorf Astoria. Photo by Gordon Campbell/Special to the Daily News.
  • April 12, 2013 Heroes in Healthcare: In the Dental Excellence in Healthcare category, Dr David O'Sullivan, left and Dr Leo Cullinan center receive their 'Healthcare Heroes' award from Dave Neill at the 'Healthcare Heroes' award a Naples Daily News sponsored event at the Waldorf Astoria. Photo by Gordon Campbell/Special to the Daily News.
  • April 12, 2013 Heroes in Healthcare: Dr.Allison Nist who specializes in infectious diseases and made a career caring for HIV positive patients accepts her award for Physician's Excellence in Healthcare at the 'Healthcare Heroes' award a Naples Daily News sponsored event at the Waldorf Astoria. Photo by Gordon Campbell/Special to the Daily News.
  • April 12, 2013 Heroes in Healthcare: Dr Howard Friedman, 2nd from right and the Lions Club who do so much for eye care locally & internationally. The group won the award for Innovation in Healthcare at 'Healthcare Heroes' award a Naples Daily News sponsored event at the Waldorf Astoria. Photo by Gordon Campbell/Special to the Daily News.

More than 300 people gathered for this year's Heroes in Healthcare awards ceremony Friday, April 12 at the Waldorf Astoria. Individuals, groups and organizations were awarded for their contributions to excellence in healthcare in the Naples area. The Naples Daily News sponsored the event.



Full gallery »Jonathan Winters 1925–2013

  • FILE - This May 6, 1997 file photo shows comedian Jonathan Winters posing at a hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Winters, whose breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others, died Thursday, April 11, 2013, at his Montecito, Calif., home of natural causes. He was 87. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)
  • This March 1967 photo shows comedian Jonathan Winters in a scene from the film 'Eight on the Lam.' Winters, whose breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others, died Thursday, April 11, 2013, at his Montecito, Calif., home of natural causes. He was 87. (AP Photo/United Artists)
  • FILE - This Sept. 22, 1967 file photo released by ABC shows comedian Jonathan Winters, hosting 'Holiday on Ice.' Winters, whose breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others, died Thursday, April 11, 2013, at his Montecito, Calif., home of natural causes. He was 87. (AP Photo/ABC-TV, file)
  • This undated file image shows comedian and actor Jonathan Winters, whose breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others. Winters died Thursday, April 11, 2013, at his Montecito, Calif., home of natural causes. He was 87. (AP Photo, file)
  • FILE - This July 9, 2012 file photo shows Jonathan Winters at the kick-off of The Last 70mm Film Festival Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif. Winters, whose breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others, died Thursday, April 11, 2013, at his Montecito, Calif., home of natural causes. He was 87. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)

The groundbreaking improv comedian died April 12, 2013.



Full gallery »Isles of Capri Fire Board meeting

  • East Naples Fire Chief Kingman Schuldt, left, and East Naples Fire Commissioner Jeff Page listen as resident Jeri Neuhaus prepares to state her objections to hiring a division chief for Isles of Capri. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent
  • A small group of concerned citizens, including three past fire board members, participate in discussions Thursday on whether Isles of Capri Fire Control District should consolidate with another fire department. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent
  • John Rogers, a resident of the Isles of Capri Fire Control District, participates in discussions Thursday on how Capri’s board will proceed with proposals for consolidation. Seated beside Rogers is past fire board member Ted Decker. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent
  • Matt Crowder, a new member of the Isles of Capri Fire District Board, explains why he thinks time is short for making a decision on whether the fire district will consolidate with East Naples or Marco Island. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent


Full gallery »GED Commencement Ceremony

  • David Albers/Staff - Naples resident Sharon Rickner tries on her cap and gown as she gathers with fellow GED recipients at a commencement ceremony for the Collier County School District's Adult & Community Education program on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Barron Collier High School in Naples. In addition to earning her GED, Rickner was recently recognized as the district's nominee for the Florida School-Related Employee of the Year and volunteer of the year for her work at Big Cypress Elementary School. The education program honored 50 graduates at Thursday's ceremony.
  • David Albers/Staff - Naples residents Cody Longstreth, 18, and Kaila Tinker, 17, wait with their fellow GED recipients before a commencement ceremony for the Collier County School District's Adult & Community Education program on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Barron Collier High School in Naples. The education program honored 50 graduates at Thursday's ceremony.
  • David Albers/Staff - Robert Breitbard, Administrator of the Collier County School District's Adult & Community Education program, speaks with GED recipients before a commencement ceremony on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Barron Collier High School in Naples. The education program honored 50 graduates at Thursday's ceremony.
  • David Albers/Staff - GED recipients recognize their family, friends and supporters at a commencement ceremony for the Collier County School District's Adult & Community Education program on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Barron Collier High School in Naples. The education program honored 50 graduates at Thursday's ceremony.
  • David Albers/Staff - GED recipients enter a commencement ceremony for the Collier County School District's Adult & Community Education program on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Barron Collier High School in Naples. The education program honored 50 graduates at Thursday's ceremony.
  • David Albers/Staff - Relatives and friends watch GED recipients enter a commencement ceremony for the Collier County School District's Adult & Community Education program on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Barron Collier High School in Naples. The education program honored 50 graduates at Thursday's ceremony.

A commencement ceremony for the Collier County School District's Adult & Community Education was held Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Barron Collier High School.



Full gallery »Renter Leaves Home In Ruin

  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Carlos Roubicek tries to cover up the stench coming from the trash and debris left behind by a tenant he was renting the home to in Golden Gate Estates. After the tenant left, Roubicek was surprised to find out the tenant was a hoarder. 'There's no way this deposit is going to cover this damage,' said Roubicek.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Carlos Roubicek speaks with a member of the Collier County Sheriff's Office about any legal action he can by a tenant he was renting the home to in Golden Gate Estates. After the tenant left, Roubicek was surprised to find out the tenant was a hoarder and left a large amount of trash and debris.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Every room of the home was filled with trash and debris when Carlos Roubicek saw it after his tenant left. Roubicek had no idea that the tenant he was renting to was a hoarder.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Workers stack trash bags outside of a home owned by Carlos Roubicek where trash and debris were left behind by a tenant he was renting the home to in Golden Gate Estates. After the tenant left, Roubicek was surprised to find out the tenant was a hoarder. 'There's no way this deposit is going to cover this damage,' said Roubicek.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Every room of the home was filled with trash and debris when Carlos Roubicek saw it after his tenant left. Roubicek had no idea that the tenant he was renting to was a hoarder.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Workers clean out the kitchen of a home owned by Carlos Roubicek where trash and debris were left behind by a tenant he was renting the home to in Golden Gate Estates. After the tenant left, Roubicek was surprised to find out the tenant was a hoarder. 'There's no way this deposit is going to cover this damage,' said Roubicek.


Full gallery »Marco beach renourishment projects

  • Two bulldozers move sand along Marco Island’s south beach as part of a renourishment project for Collier County. On Tuesday, the Marco Island Beach Advisory Committee reviewed the project’s progress. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent
  • Members of Marco Island’s Beach Advisory Committee are awed Tuesday by this roadway constructed on Hideaway Beach to move heavy equipment into place for replenishing 40,000 cubic yards of sand. Just a month ago, water reached the vegetation on the left and all sand from the beach was gone. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent
  • Nancy Richie, city environmental specialist, and Paul Fernstrum of building 6000 in Hideaway Beach discuss three T-groins to be placed on the gated-community’s riverside shore. The groins will help hold added renourishment sand in place. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent
  • Marco Island’s Beach Advisory Committee visits the south beach renourishment project Tuesday as part of an on-site workshop. Standing from left are Diane Hoover, Ralph Barnhart, Ruth McCann, Tony Ferrara, Patti Miller, and Debbie Roddy with husband, Marty. See the story, 6A. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent
  • On Tuesday, a frontend loader combines sand spewing from the dredge pipe to the left with existing sand as part of Collier County’s project to replenish sand on Marco Island’s south beach. The new sand is being dredged from Caxambas Pass. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent


Full gallery »Golden Apple Winner Judy Ramirez

  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Golden Apple teacher Judy Ramirez asks her kindergarten students questions during reading time in her classroom at Eden Park Elementary on Tuesday April 9, 2013.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Golden Apple teacher Judy Ramirez shares a conversation with one of her kindergarten students, Mia Soto, left, during reading time in her classroom at Eden Park Elementary on Tuesday April 9, 2013.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Golden Apple teacher Judy Ramirez, top, helps members of her kindergarten class with reading during her class at Eden Park Elementary in Immokalee on Tuesday April 9, 2013.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Golden Apple teacher Judy Ramirez asks her kindergarten students questions during reading time in her classroom at Eden Park Elementary on Tuesday April 9, 2013.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Golden Apple teacher Judy Ramirez gets a hug from one of her kindergarten students, Emanuel Espinoza, during reading time in her classroom at Eden Park Elementary on Tuesday April 9, 2013.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from Golden Apple teacher Judy Ramirez's kindergarten class at Eden Park Elementary in Immokalee.


Full gallery »Chicago performs at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort

  • David Albers/Staff - Lee Loughnane, of the band Chicago, performs with the band at a private concert for about 100 people at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Naples. The concert was the modified Dutch auction of Lot 14 of the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival where attendees bid a minimum of $2,500 for tickets. The lot raise over $400,000 towards the auction's $8.1 million total this year to benefit area children's charities through the Naples Children & Education Foundation.
  • David Albers/Staff - The band Chicago performs a private concert for about 100 people at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Naples. The concert was the modified Dutch auction of Lot 14 of the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival where attendees bid a minimum of $2,500 for tickets. The lot raise over $400,000 towards the auction's $8.1 million total this year to benefit area children's charities through the Naples Children & Education Foundation.
  • David Albers/Staff - The band Chicago performs a private concert for about 100 people at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Naples. The concert was the modified Dutch auction of Lot 14 of the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival where attendees bid a minimum of $2,500 for tickets. The lot raise over $400,000 towards the auction's $8.1 million total this year to benefit area children's charities through the Naples Children & Education Foundation.
  • David Albers/Staff - The band Chicago performs a private concert for about 100 people at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Naples. The concert was the modified Dutch auction of Lot 14 of the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival where attendees bid a minimum of $2,500 for tickets. The lot raise over $400,000 towards the auction's $8.1 million total this year to benefit area children's charities through the Naples Children & Education Foundation.
  • David Albers/Staff - Bob Edwards, a 2013 Naples Winter WIne Festival co-chair, introduces the band Chicago as they perform a private concert for about 100 people at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Naples. The concert was the modified Dutch auction of Lot 14 of the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival where attendees bid a minimum of $2,500 for tickets. The lot raise over $400,000 towards the auction's $8.1 million total this year to benefit area children's charities through the Naples Children & Education Foundation.
  • David Albers/Staff - The band Chicago performs a private concert for about 100 people at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Naples. The concert was the modified Dutch auction of Lot 14 of the 2013 Naples Winter Wine Festival where attendees bid a minimum of $2,500 for tickets. The lot raise over $400,000 towards the auction's $8.1 million total this year to benefit area children's charities through the Naples Children & Education Foundation.


Full gallery »Single-car rollover accident on Goodlette-Frank Road

  • David Albers/Staff - A television news cameraman and a bystander film a single-car rollover accident collects belongings from the car after it was righted on Goodlette-Frank Road south of the Pine Ridge Road intersection on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Naples.
  • A single-car rollover on Goodlette-Frank Road just south of Pine Ridge Road is causing northbound traffic to backup.
  • David Albers/Staff - A Honda Accord is righted after being involved in a single-car rollover accident collects belongings from the car after it was righted on Goodlette-Frank Road south of the Pine Ridge Road intersection on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Naples.
  • David Albers/Staff - A Honda Accord is righted after being involved in a single-car rollover accident collects belongings from the car after it was righted on Goodlette-Frank Road south of the Pine Ridge Road intersection on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Naples.
  • David Albers/Staff - A driver involved in a single-car rollover accident collects belongings from the car after it was righted on Goodlette-Frank Road south of the Pine Ridge Road intersection on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Naples.


Full gallery »Annette Funicello 1942-2013

  • This 1955 photo provided by Walt Disney Co., shows Annette Funicello, a 'Mouseketeer' on Walt Disney's TV series the 'Mickey Mouse Club.' Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Frankie Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/Walt Disney Co., File)
  • FILE - In this Oct. 20, 1990 file photo, actress and former Mickey Mouse Club member Annette Funicello arrives for the 15th annual Italian American Foundation dinner in Washington. Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Frankie Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
  • FILE - In this 1963 file photo, singer Frankie Avalon and actress Annette Funicello are seen on Malibu Beach during filming of 'Beauty Party,' in California in 1963. Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that former 'Mouseketeer' Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/File)
  • Annette Funicello, (seen here with co-star Frankie Avalon) the dark-haired darling of TV's 'The Mickey Mouse Club' in the 1950s who further cemented her status as a pop-culture icon in the '60s by teaming with Frankie Avalon in a popular series of 'beach' movies, died Monday, April 8, 2013. She was 70. Funicello, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1987 and became a spokeswoman for treatment of the chronic, often-debilitating disease of the central nervous system, died at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, Calif., Walt Disney Co. spokesman Howard Green said. (Globe Photos/Abaca Press/MCT)
  • Annette Funicello, the dark-haired darling of TV's 'The Mickey Mouse Club' in the 1950s who further cemented her status as a pop-culture icon in the '60s by teaming with Frankie Avalon in a popular series of 'beach' movies, died Monday, April 8, 2013. She was 70. Funicello, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1987 and became a spokeswoman for treatment of the chronic, often-debilitating disease of the central nervous system, died at Mercy Southwest Hospital in Bakersfield, Calif., Walt Disney Co. spokesman Howard Green said. (Globe Photos/Abaca Press/MCT)
  • FILE - In this January 1978 file photo, executive producer Dick Clark welcomes former 'Mouseketeer' Annette Funicello to the party when ABC-TV presents 'ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration,' a gala four-hour telecast. Walt Disney Co. says, Monday, April 8, 2013, that Funicello, also known for her beach movies with Frankie Avalon, has died at age 70. (AP Photo/File)

Original Mouseketeer Annette Funicello died Monday, April 8, 2013, at age 70.



Full gallery »Margaret Thatcher 1925–2013

  • Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, gestures to members of the media as she stands on her house doorstep, following her return home from hospital, in central London, Monday June 29, 2009. Thatcher has returned home following a two-week stay in hospital after she fell and broke her left arm. The 82-year-old Thatcher, who suffers from dementia, waved to reporters with her right arm while the other arm remains in a sling. She did not make any comments before being escorted inside. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
  • FILE - In this May 31, 1983 file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher raises her finger as she makes a point during a Conservative Party news conference in London. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as 'the Iron Lady' passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/File)
  • In this Sept. 14, 1977, photo, British Conservative Party Leader Margaret Thatcher listens to a reporters question during a press conference at the British Embassy in Washington. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as 'the Iron Lady' passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/File)
  • FILE - In this June 23, 1982 file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher gestures with her pen as she answers a reporters question during a news conference at the United Nations. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as 'the Iron Lady' passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/File)
  • This is a 1969 file photo showing Margaret Thatcher. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as 'the Iron Lady' passed away Monday morning, Aprilo 8, 2013. (AP Photo/File)
  • FILE - In this April 9, 1975 file photo, former California Governor Ronald Reagan presents a silver dollar medallion to Opposition Leader Margaret Thatcher when he visited her office at the House of Commons in London. Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that Thatcher has died. She was 87. Bell said the woman known to friends and foes as 'the Iron Lady' passed away Monday morning, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/File)

Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday, April 8, 2013, at age 87.



Full gallery »Marco Island Planning Board Meeting

  • Owner of a storage facility on Chalmars Drive, Jerry Helms tells Marco Island’s Planning Board Friday that changing storage already allowed in C-5 zoning to be allowed in C-4 would be unethical. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent
  • Mike Kelly, Sr., of Progressive Auto Storage asked Marco Island’s Planning Board Friday if it would consider an ordinance to allow industrial storage in this five-story, 75-foot car condo located at 720 Bald Eagle Drive. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent
  • Joe Irvin, Marco Island zoning administrator (left), and Bryan Milk, community affairs director, listen to discussion on granting Progressive Auto Storage a conditional use change during Friday’s Planning Board meeting. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent
  • Restaurateurs in Old Marco complained to Marco Island’s Planning Board Friday that these trees planted on the west side of Bald Eagle Drive are set closer than 18 feet. That distance, specified by city permit, would have made it possible to park in the city-owned swale. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent
  • A large crowd attends Friday’s Planning Board meeting to protest a conditional use change for Progressive Auto and to discuss parking problems in Old Marco. Cheryl Ferrara/Eagle Correspondent


Full gallery »Taste of Marco 2013

  • Corey Perrine/Staff Mike Nojunas manager at Mango's Dockside Bistro, prepares whipped cream strawberries topped with a blueberry on a stick for paying guests Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Esplanade in Marco Island, Fla. A few thousand came out to enjoy restaurant entrees, various alcoholic beverages and desserts from tent booths during the 23rd Annual Taste of Marco. The occasion ran from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a celebration of food and entertainment. The Greater Marco Family YMCA sponsored the event.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Diane Leger of New Brunswick, Canada, center left, talks with Henry Tah head server for Mango's Dockside Bistro at their booth Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Esplanade in Marco Island, Fla. A few thousand came out to enjoy restaurant entrees, various alcoholic beverages and desserts from tent booths during the 23rd Annual Taste of Marco. The occasion ran from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a celebration of food and entertainment. The Greater Marco Family YMCA sponsored the event.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Greg Miller of Cape Coral sings James Brown's 'I Feel Good' Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Esplanade in Marco Island, Fla. Miller has been singing for 35 years but only 2 years with his self-named band: the Greg Miller Band. A few thousand came out to enjoy restaurant entrees, various alcoholic beverages and desserts from tent booths during the 23rd Annual Taste of Marco. The occasion ran from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a celebration of food and entertainment. The Greater Marco Family YMCA sponsored the event.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Patrons peruse Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Esplanade in Marco Island, Fla. A few thousand came out to enjoy restaurant entrees, various alcoholic beverages and desserts from tent booths during the 23rd Annual Taste of Marco. The occasion ran from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a celebration of food and entertainment. The Greater Marco Family YMCA sponsored the event.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Grace McLaren, top clockwise, of Marco Island, drinks water next to her sister Anna Convery of East Windsor, N.J. and niece, Katie Convery of Marco Island, Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Esplanade in Marco Island, Fla. A few thousand came out to enjoy restaurant entrees, various alcoholic beverages and desserts from tent booths during the 23rd Annual Taste of Marco. The occasion ran from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a celebration of food and entertainment. The Greater Marco Family YMCA sponsored the event.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Crispy grouper cones wait to be served at Mango's Dockside Bistro's tent booth Sunday, April 7, 2013 at the Esplanade in Marco Island, Fla. A few thousand came out to enjoy restaurant entrees, various alcoholic beverages and desserts from tent booths during the 23rd Annual Taste of Marco. The occasion ran from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a celebration of food and entertainment. The Greater Marco Family YMCA sponsored the event.


Full gallery »Whatever happened to Old 41 redevelopment in Bonita Springs?

  • Michel Fortier/Staff Laurence Shafer, 69, lived in the Bamboo Mobile Village community for 13 years and was displaced by a plan for the Imperial River Landing which never materialized.
  • Lexey Swall/Staff The A-frame building surrounded by road construction at the southeast corner of Old 41 and Bonita Beach roads has gone through many businesses. It was once Three Sisters Restaurant, a Mexican eatery and is currently Trackside Donuts and Cafe.
  • september Histroy Old 41 looking north in Bonita Springs.
  • Conservatek employees Hernan Nayna, top, Washington Garcia, center, and Rich Vanteeffelen , hands at left, hoist the final acoustical panel to complete the band shell at Riverside Park on Friday in Bonita Springs. Lexey Swall/Staff
  • The Secret Bench of Knowledge on Old 41. Bench was finally bought by a non-profit organization for the city of Bonita Springs. Cary Edmondson/Staff
  • A 1920's photo of Old 41 in Bonita Springs. Erik Kellar/Staff


Full gallery »A look at Clam Bay

  • David Albers/Staff Beach-goers circulate around a volunteer digging effort to reestablish water flow to an eroded Clam Pass on Jan. 14. 2013, in Naples.
  • David Albers/Staff A little blue heron hunts the tidal water flowing through three culverts linking Clam Bay and Venetian Bay under Seagate Drive on March 8, 2013, in Naples. Despite erosion closing Clam Pass for months, the culvert maintained some tidal flow into Clam Bay.
  • David Albers/Staff A Tricolored Heron hunts the flats of Clam Bay on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Naples.
  • David Albers/Staff A spotted mangrove crab clings to the branch of a red mangrove in Clam Bay on Jan. 23, 2013, in Naples.
  • Photo Illustration by David Albers/Staff The sun sets over Outer Clam Bay in a composite panorama photograph from Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, in Naples.
  • David Albers/Staff Black skimmers flock around Clam Pass on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Naples.



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