Tag: Englewood

Charlotte opens beach parking

Additional parking will be available at Englewood Beach beginning at 12 p.m. on Friday, June 20. The portion of the parking lot south of the roundabout will open, providing 77 additional parking...

Charlotte County plans on opening of Englewood Beach parking area

Charlotte County has said it is reopening Englewood Beach parking, after a letter from the Englewood Chamber of Commerce, and a citizen protest on Friday, May 30. Englewood Chamber Director...

Petition asks Charlotte reopening of Englewood Beach parking

An internet-based petition criticizing Charlotte County for its slow pace in reopening Englewood Beach mentions the quick speed of beach reopening in Boca Grande. The petition, at the site...

Englewood Leadership visits the island

May 15, 2025
Staff Report
Community, News

Leadership Englewood Class of 2025 celebrated their Tourism and Hospitality Day on Gasparilla Island. Shown here are many who orchestrated the day. The class got to drive around in golf carts,...

Englewood Art Center closes its doors

May 8, 2025
Staff Report
Community, News

After 17 years of operation, the Englewood Art Center closed May 3. The art center, which is owned by the Ringling College of Art and Design, has been operating in the red for a while now and...

Englewood’s Annual Fine Arts Festival scheduled for Saturday & Sunday, March 29 & 30

March 6, 2025
Staff Report
Community

The Rotary Club of Englewood is returning to normal with their Annual 43rd Fine Arts Festival on Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Englewood’s beautiful Dearborn...

Blue barrels are back for food donations

February 20, 2025
Staff Report
Community, News

Englewood Helping Hand (EHH) needs your non-perishable food donations to assist individuals in need in Englewood. Deliveries are made to the food pantry weekly. EHH’s Blue Barrels are back in...

Jubilee Center seeking donations, turkeys and hams for Christmas families

St. David’s Jubilee Center offers a food pantry, free clothes closet and special programs throughout the year, including an annual Christmas Shoppe to support Englewood residents in need. The...

Englewood Invitational Fall Art Festival this weekend

November 28, 2024
Staff Report
Entertainment, Events

Jewelry, watercolors, oils The Englewood Invitational Fall Art Festival is slated for Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday and Sunday, November 30 and December 1. The annual art show, to be held on...

Fish farm in federal waters off of Englewood would be first in Gulf

In the midst of worries about red tide and multiple hurricanes, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reopened public comment on a proposed fish farm in federal waters off the Englewood’s...