Photos by SCOTT MCINTYRE

  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Voters wait in a long line at the Golden Gate Community Center on election day Tuesday to vote. Some waited over two hours to cast their vote for president along with other local races.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Michael Massara pollenates one of the succulents that he and his wife Maureen are growing in their greenhouse as a part of their business, Out of Africa, which sells succulent plants as well as seedlings from Tropical Africa, Southern Africa and Madagascar.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Michael Massara pollenates an Adenium somalense crispum, a rare species of succulent that he and his wife Maureen are growing in their greenhouse as a part of their business, Out of Africa, which sells succulent plants as well as seedlings from Tropical Africa, Southern Africa and Madagascar.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Michael Massara and his wife Maureen look over their succulents that they are grow in their greenhouse as a part of their business, Out of Africa, which sells succulent plants as well as seedlings from Tropical Africa, Southern Africa and Madagascar.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Maureen Massara looks over succulents that she and her husband Michael grow in their greenhouse as a part of their business, Out of Africa, which sells succulent plants as well as seedlings from Tropical Africa, Southern Africa and Madagascar.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Michael Massara looks over succulents that he and his wife Maureen grow in their greenhouse as a part of their business, Out of Africa, which sells succulent plants as well as seedlings from Tropical Africa, Southern Africa and Madagascar.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff One of the over 2,000 species of succulents that Michael and Maureen Massara grow in their greenhouse as a part of their business, Out of Africa, which sells succulent plants as well as seedlings from Tropical Africa, Southern Africa and Madagascar.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Maureen Massara hand pollenates a succulent with a paint brush that she and her husband Michael grow in their greenhouse as a part of their business, Out of Africa, which sells succulent plants as well as seedlings from Tropical Africa, Southern Africa and Madagascar.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Michael Massara pollenates an Adenium somalense crispum, a rare species of succulent that he and his wife Maureen are growing in their greenhouse as a part of their business, Out of Africa, which sells succulent plants as well as seedlings from Tropical Africa, Southern Africa and Madagascar.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Michael Massara looks over one of the over 2,000 species of succulents that he and his wife Maureen grow in their greenhouse as a part of their business, Out of Africa, which sells succulent plants as well as seedlings from Tropical Africa, Southern Africa and Madagascar.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff One of the over 2,000 species of succulents that Michael and Maureen Massara grow in their greenhouse as a part of their business, Out of Africa, which sells succulent plants as well as seedlings from Tropical Africa, Southern Africa and Madagascar.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Pier where fishermen of all ages flock to daily. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Pier where fishermen of all ages flock to daily. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Charles White feels for bites from the water below at the Naples Pier on Wednesday where fishermen of all ages flock to daily. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers. White, a frequent fisherman at the Pier, believes that the new rule will have a negative effect on the fishing traffic at the Pier.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Charles White feels for bites from the water below at the Naples Pier on Wednesday where fishermen of all ages flock to daily. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers. White, a frequent fisherman at the Pier, believes that the new rule will have a negative effect on the fishing traffic at the Pier.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Pier where fishermen of all ages flock to daily. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Pier where fishermen of all ages flock to daily. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Pier where fishermen of all ages flock to daily. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Pier where fishermen of all ages flock to daily. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Pier where fishermen of all ages flock to daily. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Pier where fishermen of all ages flock to daily. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Pier where fishermen of all ages flock to daily. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff A pelican flies along the water looking for its dinner near the Naples Pier on Wednesday. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff A fish lies dead after being caught at the Naples Pier on Wednesday. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff A fish lies dead after being caught at the Naples Pier on Wednesday. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Willi Noebauer feels for bites from the water below at the Naples Pier where fishermen of all ages flock to daily. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Willi Noebauer feels for bites from the water below at the Naples Pier where fishermen of all ages flock to daily. In response to concerns from the Conservancy of Southwest Florida about pelicans getting hooked at the Naples Pier, the city is proposing solutions that might peeve fishermen at the popular spot. The new rules would limit the size of hooks used at the pier, ban the common practice of keeping bloody dead fish outside of a closed container on the pier and prohibiting disposal of fish except in approved containers.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Beach goers enjoy the setting sun while workers dump sand during a beach restoration project on Vanderbilt Beach on Nov. 9, 2012.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Gulf Coast High School freshman quarterback Will Sheriffs during a throwing drill at the team's practice on Thursday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Gulf Coast High School head coach Pete Fominaya gets his team fired up during the team's practice on Thursday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from Gulf Coast High School practice on Thursday.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band at Cambier Park on Sunday afternoon. The crowd gathered in the shade to hear the sounds of New Orleans and other Dixieland music after a weekend filled with the activities of City Fest.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band at Cambier Park on Sunday afternoon. The crowd gathered in the shade to hear the sounds of New Orleans and other Dixieland music after a weekend filled with the activities of City Fest.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band at Cambier Park on Sunday afternoon. The crowd gathered in the shade to hear the sounds of New Orleans and other Dixieland music after a weekend filled with the activities of City Fest.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band at Cambier Park on Sunday afternoon. The crowd gathered in the shade to hear the sounds of New Orleans and other Dixieland music after a weekend filled with the activities of City Fest.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band at Cambier Park on Sunday afternoon. The crowd gathered in the shade to hear the sounds of New Orleans and other Dixieland music after a weekend filled with the activities of City Fest.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band at Cambier Park on Sunday afternoon. The crowd gathered in the shade to hear the sounds of New Orleans and other Dixieland music after a weekend filled with the activities of City Fest.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band at Cambier Park on Sunday afternoon. The crowd gathered in the shade to hear the sounds of New Orleans and other Dixieland music after a weekend filled with the activities of City Fest.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band at Cambier Park on Sunday afternoon. The crowd gathered in the shade to hear the sounds of New Orleans and other Dixieland music after a weekend filled with the activities of City Fest.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Jenny Bintliff, from left, Joan Burke, and Linda Hansen dance along with their fellow 'Umbrella Ladies' while the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band performs for a large crowd at Cambier Park on Sunday afternoon. The crowd gathered in the shade to hear the sounds of New Orleans and other Dixieland music after a weekend filled with the activities of City Fest.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Jean Ford, right, dances along with her fellow 'Umbrella Ladies' while the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band performs for a large crowd at Cambier Park on Sunday afternoon. The crowd gathered in the shade to hear the sounds of New Orleans and other Dixieland music after a weekend filled with the activities of City Fest.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Rose Doherty, right, dances along with her fellow 'Umbrella Ladies' while the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band performs for a large crowd at Cambier Park on Sunday afternoon. The crowd gathered in the shade to hear the sounds of New Orleans and other Dixieland music after a weekend filled with the activities of City Fest.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff While most of the crowd was looking to stay in the shade, Helen Lilly basks in a patch of sun coming through the trees at Cambier Park on Sunday afternoon while watching the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band. 'It's been a beautiful day,' said Lilly. Lilly's husband Ed added, 'We started it at the (Naples) Botanical Gardens,' and Helen came back with, 'And we're going to end it at Ben and Jerry's for free ice-cream for Mother's Day.'
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band at Cambier Park on Sunday afternoon. The crowd gathered in the shade to hear the sounds of New Orleans and other Dixieland music after a weekend filled with the activities of City Fest.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the Naples Dixieland Jazz Band at Cambier Park on Sunday afternoon. The crowd gathered in the shade to hear the sounds of New Orleans and other Dixieland music after a weekend filled with the activities of City Fest.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Boaters and fans cheer on race competitors during the 37th Annual Great Dock Canoe Race in Crayton Cove in Naples on Saturday May 11, 2013. The tradition began in the spring of 1977 as a sort of end-of-season party for the Naples locals.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Boaters and fans cheer on race competitors during the 37th Annual Great Dock Canoe Race in Crayton Cove in Naples on Saturday May 11, 2013. The tradition began in the spring of 1977 as a sort of end-of-season party for the Naples locals.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the 37th Annual Great Dock Canoe Race in Crayton Cove in Naples on Saturday May 11, 2013. The tradition began in the spring of 1977 as a sort of end-of-season party for the Naples locals. Since then, it has grown to a popular tradition and in recent years the races have taken on a theme. 2013's theme was 'Saturday Night Live,' where participants dressed as some of their favorite characters from the long standing TV show.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the 37th Annual Great Dock Canoe Race in Crayton Cove in Naples on Saturday May 11, 2013. The tradition began in the spring of 1977 as a sort of end-of-season party for the Naples locals. Since then, it has grown to a popular tradition and in recent years the races have taken on a theme. 2013's theme was 'Saturday Night Live,' where participants dressed as some of their favorite characters from the long standing TV show.
  • Scott McIntyre/Staff Scenes from the 37th Annual Great Dock Canoe Race in Crayton Cove in Naples on Saturday May 11, 2013. The tradition began in the spring of 1977 as a sort of end-of-season party for the Naples locals. Since then, it has grown to a popular tradition and in recent years the races have taken on a theme. 2013's theme was 'Saturday Night Live,' where participants dressed as some of their favorite characters from the long standing TV show.

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