Above, the Englewood Tennis Club’s 70-2S Team won its division in the 2025-26 Suncoast Tennis League season. Shown from left: Don Denison, Neil Katcher, Steve Lindblom, Bill Williams, Tony Galeazzi…
“Freedom and Security are precious gifts that we, as Americans, should not take for granted. We must do all we can to extend our hand in times of need to those who willingly sacrifice each day to pr…
Increasingly, we will be faced with a choice, whether to keep the oceans for wild fish or farmed fish. Farming domesticated species in close proximity with wild fish will mean that domesticated fish…
BY BRENT MCCONNELL
Landscape designers can be impressive at their craft. They understand sunlight, soil, drainage, home design and maintenance. In Southwest Florida, they also have to plan for su…
Saturday evening was wet, but the Whidden’s 100 anniversary fish fry was great.
It was wonderful to see locals of all ages gathered to celebrate Whidden’s Marina’s century celebration. The Boca G…
BY CAPT. WILL WATERHOUSE
The back country fishing this last week has been lights out with lots of really nice sized snook, redfish and trout chasing bait on the flats!
Along with the snook, re…
BY ERNIE VANDERWALT
We all have our routines. Coffee, first thing in the morning. Brush your teeth, last thing at night, glasses off, plug in the phone. And everything in between.
There’s a wa…
El Nino can have intense atmospheric and oceanographic effects, such as increased precipitation, flooding, and warmer ocean temperatures, with observable impacts on marine ecosystems for months or e…
Above, the USS Nourmahal in Havana during World War II. The photo is from the National Archives, and was after she was requisitioned by the Navy as PG 72. Before that the Nourmahal was used by the U…
“Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind — it is only the difference in the victim.”
Alphonse de Lamartine (1790–1869)
French poet, historian, statesman and leading figure in the 1848 Fre…
