Sanibel shell museum’s new aquarium shows live octopuses, clams and a super-rare junonia

Sanibel shell museum's $6 million aquarium exhibit shows both sea shells and the critters that live inside them, including giant clams and octopuses.

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Multi-media exhibition at Center for the Arts

The Marco Island Center for the Arts is bringing the Dimension & Texture exhibition to the Lauritzen and Rush Galleries July 13 through Aug. 5.

Best of June: The top things we ate in SWFL

We continued the “Takeout Edition” of “Watts for Dinner” in June.

Watts: Hearty is in everything NeNe’s Kitchen does

Our next dining destination is NeNe’s Kitchen, Marco Island.

Celebrity Birthdays, July 7-13

I am a pop singer born in England on July 10, 1993.

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Horoscopes, June 7-13

Relating to others can sometimes be difficult for you, Cancer. You tend to see things more deeply and emotionally than others.

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Broadway star Nick Cordero, 41, dies after COVID battle

Broadway actor Nick Cordero, who earned a Tony Award nomination in 2014, has died at age 41 after a high-profile battle with coronavirus.

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Why ‘Mad Men’ is keeping its blackface episode

AMC's "Mad Men," which begins streaming  July 15 on IMDb TV, is not pulling an episode that features blackface for a specific reason.

Sia is a grandmother a year after adopting sons

Sia has been promoted from mother to grandmother after adopting two 18-year-old boys who were aging out of the foster care system last year

Celebrity breakups of 2020: Armie Hammer, more

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Watts: Italian Deli and Market, that’s amore

Our next dining destination is Marco Island’s Italian Deli and Market on Collier Boulevard.

Every song of summer from the past 20 years

Eminem’s ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ turns 20

Twenty years after its release, Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" remains a high water mark for the Detroit rapper.

Passages 2020: Stars we’ve lost this year

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Mariah Carey and more stars turning 50 in 2020

Celebrities turning 40 in 2020

Pharmacist: The best natural antihistamines

This time of year causes a lot of grief for people who have allergies. Of course, we have terrific antihistamines now, and you can buy nationwide.

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Social Scene: Kiwanis summer social sunset soiree

Laura and Lucky Lang hosted a Kiwanis summer social sunset soiree at their condo on Marco Island.

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Photos: Kiwanis Sunset Soiree, July 2020

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Social Scene: Just Friends celebrate 16

Marco Island’s Just Friends celebrated their 16th birthday at the Marco Island Yacht Club.

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Photos: Just Friends, July 2020

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Gardening: Watching the grass grow

The last several weeks of rain has caused a flush of growth in the garden that will continue through September and possibly into October.

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WOW To Do List: Artist Talks, more

Pam Shudes: 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at Marco Island Center for the Arts.

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3 To Do: Tigertail Beach cleanup, more

Gloves, grabbers, bags, and water provided, but if you have your own grabbers, bucket, and reusable water bottle, bring them along to reduce waste.

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Bench honors fallen MIPD Lt. Clayton Smith

Police Foundation representatives, family members and supporters gathered Sunday to dedicate a memorial bench to the late MIPD Lt. Clayton Smith.

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Photos: Beach memorial

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Pharmacist: Chamomile helps arthritis, more

About a million cups of chamomile tea are served every single day!

Photos: NeNe’s Kitchen, 2020

3 To Do: Fourth fun! ‘Star Wars’ on the big screen

“The Empire Strikes Back" in the theater, now's your chance.

Hey Marco Island, looking for a place to eat?

Looking for a place to eat? Read ‘Watts for Dinner’ every Friday in the Marco Eagle.

WOW To Do List: Daredevil rally, open mic and more

Sarasota’s “King of the High Wire” brings this daredevil-packed outdoor show to Hertz Arena.

Farhat:  Swimming success with academic undercurrent

He derives as much pleasure from seeing his swimmers develop academically as he does watch them improve in the pool.

Gardening: Summer rains and your yard

Second only to August, July is one of the hottest months with high temperatures averaging 90 degrees and lows averaging 75 degrees.

Bookworm: ‘Last Flight’ – let the turbulence begin

The best seat in the house. Just one day there is all you'd need to see how the other half lives.

3 To Do: Comedian Philly Plowden; The Edwards Twins

At 7 p.m. Thursday, July 2, at Off The Hook Comedy Club, 2500 Vanderbilt Beach Road, No. 1100, Naples.

Horoscopes, June 30-July 6

Aries, your finances will be hard to corral until you get a firm grasp of your spending and saving patterns.

Photos: Anthony DeLucia aka Steve Reynolds

Steve Reynolds says goodbye to Marco Island

There will be a void in many Marco Island gatherings – once Marco Island starts having events again.

Celebrity Birthdays, June 30-July 6

I am a rapper/singer born in New York on July 4, 1995.

WOW To Do List: Tigertail Beach cleanup, more

From 8 until 10 a.m., Saturday, July 11. Volunteers meet at the Tigertail Beach kiosk.