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VENICE — While Caroline Zucker and Eric Robinson are no strangers to fighting with words, over the weekend it escalated to social media.
Charlotte County’s Beaches and Shores Advisory Committee wants to know what’s going on with the quality of water in estuaries, rivers and canals, and then they want it fixed.
Never give up.
There was plenty of “Micro-Violence” to go around, during the All Ages Micro-Wrestling event Friday night at the Charlotte County Fairgrounds in Port Charlotte.
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Success leads to growth, a problem which has led to Origin USA to expand its door and window manufacturing division to Englewood.
Charlotte Commis-sioners will vote today on rezoning to enable one of the region’s largest proposed developments.
ENGLEWOOD — Some boaters, especially sailboaters, found themselves stymied when the Tom Adams Bridge got stuck in the down position Sunday.
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NORTH PORT — A North Port man left his four dogs so malnourished that one had to be euthanized, according to Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office reports.
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SARASOTA — With beachfront businesses from Collier to Pinellas counties reporting losses due to the red tide, the U.S. Small Business Administration is offering assistance.
NORTH PORT — Tyren Kinard was found face-down on the street, shot to death, according to new details released Monday by the North Port Police Department.
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ENGLEWOOD — No one should be surprised today that Englewood’s Historic Green Street Church is no longer at its longtime home on West Green Street — if all went well early this morning.
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SARASOTA — Nine months into his tenure as the head of county government, Sarasota County Administrator Jonathan Lewis will get his first inkling of what county residents think of his administration.
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ENGLEWOOD — Don Musilli is confident 3D Build Systems will soon construct homes with 3D printing technologies.
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The Tom Adams Bridge in Englewood has reopened to boat traffic. The bridge was closed to boat traffice Sunday afternoon due to a mechanical issue, according to Charlotte County Public Works.
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VENICE — Sarasota County Schools board members clashed on social media over the weekend, dissing each other about text messages, bathroom breaks and alleged attacks on families.
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Hurricane Irma woke folks up and brought them together 13 years after Charley devastated Charlotte Harbor.
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Hundreds turned out Saturday to pay tribute to Sergio Minervini, who worked at the SandBar Tiki & Grille along Englewood Beach.
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SARASOTA — The Sarasota County School Board will meet Tuesday to approve its final millage and budget for the 2018-19 school year.
The three Nichols Brothers platted the town of Englewood in 1896. Slowly, over the years many basic amenities arrived — but not a newspaper.
It’s a grand tradition. Come fire or flood, when the going gets tough and the challenges seem insurmountable, entertainers always carry on despite disaster.
PGT Innovations partnered with WorldVision, a Christian relief program, for the ninth year in a row to donate 250 supply-filled backpacks to students at East Elementary School.
I first met Dorian Popescu 30-plus years ago at a card game.
While the library will always be a haven for the printed page, it is also evolving to meet the information needs of today’s society.
We have something going on every day this week to keep you busy and learning.
Lemon Bay Community Academic Partners is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) recently formed to benefit Lemon Bay High School Academics. The group is holding its second Toga Party as a fundraiser.
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SARASOTA — The Sarasota County School Board met this week to discuss its legislative changes and Chapter 7 of its policy manual dealing with budgeting.
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Bruce Laishley made no bones about it. Dr. Mark Asperilla saved his life. And, maybe, the life of his daughter.
ENGLEWOOD — While learning the health of Englewood a local group realized some people don’t get the help they need when they are discharged from the hospital.
ENGLEWOOD — Kyle Johnson guided his brother, Beau, in a front loader that pushed the first of two steel beams beneath Englewood’s Historic Green Street Church.
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A proposal that could see the future development of 10,600 homes in the River Road/Winchester Boulevard area will come before Sarasota County commissioners Tuesday afternoon.
Editor’s Note: Learn more about what’s happened in hurricane preparedness since Hurricane Irma hit Florida one year ago in the Sunday and Monday Sun.
Following in the footsteps of Lee and Collier counties, Charlotte County Public Schools reached a decision this week to ban large bags from all athletic events.
Researchers have long known red tide toxins take a toll on sea turtles, but this year has proven a record year for turtle deaths from red tide.
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ENGLEWOOD — For two weeks, Bill Reid intends to tickle the taste buds of Prime Time Steak & Spirits customers with crab cakes, lobster tail, lamb chops and dulce de leche cheesecake.
Mote Marine Laboratory and Florida International University are teaming up to improve treatment of manatees affected by the toxic red tide algae.
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While Tropical Storm Gordon was barreling through the Gulf of Mexico, analysts from the American Automobile Association (AAA) anticipated a hike in gas costs.
ENGLEWOOD — The Englewood Family Garden Club has planned its scholarship plant sale for 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at Paul’s garden, 1852 Whispering Pines Circle, Englewood.
SOUTH GULF COVE — Charlotte County officials will reconsider instituting remote controls to open and close the South Gulf Cove lock.
While there are many youth-oriented programs in America today, the Civil Air Patrol’s cadet program is unique in that it uses aviation as a cornerstone.
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BABCOCK RANCH — In another leap to become a city of tomorrow right here in Charlotte County, Babcock Ranch revealed plans for self-driving school buses.
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With Russian hackers interfering in elections, Apple scanning phone-users’ faces and Alexa devices planning a world takeover — at least according to some reports — unwillingness to trust modern technology seems to be a growing norm.
Imperceptibly to most, the moon’s orbit is pushing 1.6 inches away from the Earth each year.
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ENGLEWOOD — It’s preventable, therefore the Rotary Club of Englewood is doing something about it.
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A case of West Nile virus has been confirmed in a Charlotte County resident, according to the Florida Department of Health, which issued a mosquito-borne illness advisory Wednesday.
ENGLEWOOD — It’s the kind of party Sergio Minervini would throw if he had all access to the SandBar Tiki & Grille.
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Englewood Elementary School provided its new kindergarten students a thrill Tuesday as they rescued their gingerbread men.
ENGLEWOOD — As Englewood wraps up Pioneer Days, a celebration of its past, Sarasota County commissioners will take a look at guiding the downtown’s possible future.
