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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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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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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.
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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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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.