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Bayfront Builders Ribbon Cutting
September 24, 2026
The Englewood Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting for Bayfront Builders at 200 S. McCall Road in Englewood last Thursday night. Bayfront Builders is a locally owned family business started by…
Bourbon tasting at The Temp
September 24, 2026
The Temptation Liquor Store held a free bourbon tasting event on Wednesday featuring the new Bulleit ‘87. Bourbon and Rye were at the table as Bulleit Rep, PJ, pours a sample for Jay Spurgeon. Pre-b…
Boca Blooms honors Dolly
September 24, 2026
Boca Blooms is all set for Dolly Parton Day. Tip your glass to her today and celebrate her in true “Dolly” style.
Photo by Matt
EcoWatch: Wendell Berry, a true Renaissance man
September 24, 2026
“The developing nations had given to the free market the status of a god, and were sacrificing to it these farmers, farmland and communities, their forests, wetlands, and prairies, their ecosystems…
Boca Grande Sea Turtle Nesting Season: 9-16-26
September 18, 2026
Weekly turtle reports
State Park Turtle Numbers
Cayo Costa: 531 Loggerhead, 25 Green, 2 Leatherback, 20,879 hatchlings
Gasparilla: 32 Loggerhead, 489 hatchlings
Don Pedro: 233 Loggerhe…
Water quality back to good
September 18, 2026
The beach water quality had shifted from good to poor and back in Boca Grande beaches, according to testing conducted by Florida Health. The previous test results indicated 0-35 enterococci per 100…
Beach waterfest seeks volunteers
September 18, 2026
Englewood Beach Waterfest Inc. is recruiting boat owners, paddlers, beach walkers and shore-support volunteers for Paddle for the Pass: A Waterfest Community Cleanup on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026, from…
Business & Real Estate: Railroad Avenue pool house delay
September 18, 2026
At the end of the Sept. 9 Boca Grande Historic Preservation Board meeting, after the formal agenda, architect Paul Konstant inquired about an issue with an ongoing construction project at a pool hou…
Englewood Chamber honors Cherie DeVaux
September 18, 2026
The Englewood Florida Chamber of Commerce is bringing Manasota Mystique: Derby After Dark to Crestwood Circus Ranch on Saturday, Nov. 7, for an exclusive evening celebrating community, hometown prid…
Woman arrested after dog bestiality
September 18, 2026
A Punta Gorda woman has been arrested after she was discovered on video engaging in a sexual act with the family dog.
Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office detectives began an investigation after lea…










