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Coaster records chug time

Marco Islander Jim Gratkowski has secured a patent on his Slam Timer, a bar-top device that measures how fast one chugs a drink.

Rescuers remove 8-foot python

An 8-foot Burmese python was rescued from the rafters of a Marco Island Executive Airport hangar Thursday, April 3, 2008.

Business Expo on Marco

Marco Island's annual Business Expo was a sell-out, with 60 vendors displaying their goods and services at the March 27 event held at the Marco Island Marriot Resort.

Raw video: Marco council sworn in

Marco Island City Council's newest members were sworn in Monday, March 17.

Shear commitment

Volunteers get their heads shaved to raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

Lely Block Schedule Protest

Raw video footage of the protest today at Lely HS.

Cell phone video: School Board meeting

Cell phone video from School Board meeting. GCHS sophomore Benjamin MacDonough shot this 58-second clip at the Collier County School Board meeting with a Motorola Q cell phone. The School Board voted 4 to 1 Thursday afternoon to keep block scheduling for one more year.

Marco precincts slow and steady

The flow of Marco voters to polls was a slow trickle Tuesday afternoon after heavy early voting.

Car accident closes Jolley Bridge

A head-on collision between a Cadillac sedan and a Dodge SUV shut down the Judge SS Jolley Bridge for about an hour Wednesday at rush hour.

New take on issues at last forum

The last push for votes by Marco City Council candidates featured one final forum Tuesday night by the Marco Island Chamber of Commerce and the Area Association of Realtors.

North Collier Boulevard opens

North Collier Boulevard opened to all four lanes Thursday afternoon on Marco Island.

Marco fire teams diversify training

Marco Island firefighters converged at the Marriott on Wednesday, Nov. 7, to run drills that mirror real-life situations in which firefighters have had to respond to fires in large structures, like warehouses and supermarkets.

Marco Island teachers take a stand

Tommie Barfield Elementary teachers are "working to rule" in protest of the Collier County school district's one percent bonus. On Friday, November 16, teachers left the classroom at 3:05 p.m., taking no work home with them.

Farmers Market back in full swing on Marco

The Farmers Market kicked off its winter season Wednesday, November 21, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

Master musician plays the pipa

World-famous pipa player Hongyan Zhang visited Marco recently to take time off from her hectic concert and teaching schedule. She is playing the song "White Snow in the Sunny Spring."

POP kicks off City Council debate

The first debate of the Marco Island City Council election season was held Thursday, December 6 at Mackle Park. The debate was sponsored by Preserve Our Paradise.

Four arrested in Taylor slaying

Four suspects were arrested in Lee County in connection with the slaying of NFL star Sean Taylor. The Daily News had reporters on the scene at FDLE all day covering the arrests.

Studio 55: Work to rule

Palmetto Ridge Student and Collier Citizen Intern Rocio Castineira talks about a demonstration to make a statement about 'work to rule' in Collier Schools.

Gumbo Limbo tree takes a boat ride

A Gumbo-limbo tree was transported by barge from Marco Island to Hamilton Harbor where it will spend the night before its final trip to Naples Botanical Garden tomorrow morning.

Black Friday

People from all over Collier County started showing up at 4 in the morning to shop at the J.C. Penny store in Coastland Center Mall.