GREG KAHN

• Our World: Not bound to just sit idly by Published 01/06/2012 at 2:51 p.m.

  Jack Beaulieu plucks a tennis ball from the spokes of his wheels and holds it in his gloved left hand. He guides his chair to the baseline, and with one swift motion, tosses the ball in a gentle arc and ...

• Our World: Intricate beauty Published 12/04/2011 at 11:18 a.m.

  After more than 30 hours of creating a detail-filled, intricate design with colored sand, a group of Tibetan Monks from the Gaden Shartse Monastery destroyed their masterpiece. The monks, who have been hunched over a small table eight hours a ...

• Our World: Carving out a slice of life Published 11/04/2011 at 11:14 a.m.

  John Grossmann has advice for anyone starting in the world of wood carving. “The first thing you buy is a knife,” Grossmann said. “The second thing is a box of Band-Aids.” Grossmann, 66, of Estero, is fairly new to the ...

• Our World: ‘It’s a rough life’ for a fiddler crab Published 09/23/2011 at 12:40 p.m.

  Size does matter — at least in the case of the fiddler crab. The sand fiddler crab, scientifically known as Uca pugilator, populates many of the beaches around Southwest Florida. Named for the males having one claw greatly bigger than ...

• VIDEO/PHOTOS: Injured bear rescued from Golden Gate Estates backyard Updated 09/27/2010 at 6:28 p.m. 1 Comment

  The male black bear was found off 4th Avenue SE lying on its left side, breathing heavily with an apparent puncture wound but remained mostly motionless in a 10-foot wide shallow pond.

• VIDEO/PHOTOS: Replica Nina & Pinta make pilgrimage to Naples' shore Published 03/31/2010 at 2:13 p.m.

  A Columbus replica ship approaches Naples from the North in the Gulf on Wednesday afternoon. Replicas of the Nina and Pinta were headed to dock at Tin City in Naples for a couple days as part of an enhanced sailing ...

• Our World: Slacking not as easy as it looks Published 11/11/2009 at 5:04 p.m.

  Johnny Carlson isn’t lazy. He’s a slacker. It’s ironic, because when Carlson, 27, is slacking, he’s actually getting a workout that will tire him more than the 30 miles he bikes daily to his job. That’s because slacking refers to ...

• Our World: ‘I just love riding bulls’ Published 08/23/2009 at 8:27 p.m.

  As the lights at Germain Arena dimmed, a red glow of flames emerged from the dirt covering what usually is ice or field turf. As the flames spread, they quickly spelled out three large letters. P-B-R. Professional Bull Riding.

• No new schools this year, but that’s not a bad thing, Collier district officials say Published 08/16/2009 at 6:37 p.m.

  For the first time in a long time, the Collier County School District will not open any new schools this year. “There’s not a lot left to do,” said Alvah Hardy, executive director of facilities for the district. “We have ...

• Our World: Cues from Dad Published 08/09/2009 at 7:17 p.m.

  At the front of Champion Billiards, a pool hall in East Naples formerly called Sharks Den Billiards, the jukebox blasted such artists as Kid Rock and the White Stripes. The bar was full of chatter and the tables were filled ...

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