Six people are competing for three seats on two different community development districts on November’s ballot.
Although Amira Fox won the Republican primary for State Attorney in the 20th Judicial Circuit and faces no Democratic opponent, her name will still appear on the ballot for the general election in November.
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Wow! great letter by your correspondent in thurs paper , Mary Lundberg , regarding red tide. ‘’we need people representing us who put water quality b4 corperate intrest’’ This problem is just getting started and I believe our area will be hit harder than one can forecast ,environmentaly and …
Local Solutions to Our Water Quality Crisis
Xavier Narutowicz
Every year the parade is one of the highlights of the Pioneer Days festivities. Huge crowds turn out to view the marchers and the floats which can be as diverse as a lobster truck, a military tank or an authentic Chinese rickshaw.
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In 1896, the Nichols Brothers filed the plat for Englewood, a town of 13 square miles. At that point in time it was located in a sparsely populated corner of Manatee County.
Native American Indian mounds or middens are prevalent in the Englewood area. Most are huge prehistoric refuse piles, mainly full of shell fish remains, fish and animal bones, although some have been found to contain human remains, such as at Indian Mound Park and Cedar Point Park.
In 1930, Walter G. Gault was operating the fishery at Gasparilla Village on Gasparilla Island.
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The Pioneer Days Committee has been working hard organizing fun events for Englewood’s 62nd annual Pioneer Days celebration. Many traditional events have been planned — including some at new locations. Here are some ways to have fun over the next two weekends!
Pioneer Days 2018 Historic Guide
In 1956, Jo Cortes instigated the first Pioneer Days. Cortes, a newcomer to the area, had just taken on the job as editor of The Englewood Herald, the town’s first newspaper.
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More than 350 students from all Englewood schools gathered Saturday. They were treated to free haircuts, vision screenings from the Englewood Lions Club, mini physicals from the Englewood Care Clinic, and dental screenings from dentist Kenneth Lounders. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office h…
ENGLEWOOD BEACH — A Facebook post shared the news that Sergio Minervini, a longtime employee at the SandBar and Lock ’N Key, near Englewood Beach died Friday.
Englewood students are welcome to get free school supplies at the Back to School Bash from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Englewood SKY Academy, 881 S. River Road, Englewood. There will also be free lunch from Living Hope Church. The supplies and services offered are on a first-come-first-served basis.
ENGLEWOOD — The Lemon Bay Touchdown Club has moved its annual fishing tournament to Sept. 8.
ENGLEWOOD — Florida Power & Light provided the Lemon Bay Historical Society a price tag for moving the Historic Green Street Church and Museum.
ENGLEWOOD — Red tide has claimed another casualty in Englewood.
ENGLEWOOD — Rotonda resident Hanna Territ and Grove City resident Emily Mozzicato enjoyed an early morning Loving Light Yoga class at Englewood Beach on Friday.
Englewood students are welcome to get free school supplies at the Back to School Bash from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Englewood SKY Academy, 881 S. River Road, Englewood. There will also be free lunch from Living Hope Church. The supplies and services offered are on a first-come-first-served basis.
ENGLEWOOD — The Lemon Bay Touchdown Club has moved its annual fishing tournament to Sept. 8.
ENGLEWOOD — Florida Power & Light provided the Lemon Bay Historical Society a price tag for moving the Historic Green Street Church and Museum.
ENGLEWOOD — Red tide has claimed another casualty in Englewood.
ENGLEWOOD — Rotonda resident Hanna Territ and Grove City resident Emily Mozzicato enjoyed an early morning Loving Light Yoga class at Englewood Beach on Friday.
ENGLEWOOD — Pioneer Days organizers aren’t waiting to find out which way the wind will be blowing on Labor Day Weekend.
Englewood students are welcome to get free school supplies at the Back to School Bash from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Englewood SKY Academy, 881 S. River Road, Englewood. There will also be free lunch from Living Hope Church. The supplies and services offered are on a first-come-first-served basis.
Greater demands are being placed on local governments than ever before. One of the most inescapable realities is that we can’t do everything. As a fellow colleague stated recently, “Strategy in the public sector is about choosing to do things that will strengthen the community while knowing …
My First Six Months at the Punta Gorda Police Department
BOCA GRANDE — Boca Grande Fire Control District, with the help of some local residents, quickly controlled a structure fire Friday.
ENGLEWOOD — Sea turtles are having a hard enough time surviving the persistent red tide algae bloom.
Rotonda candidates forum
Rotonda candidates forum
ENGLEWOOD — Rotonda resident Hanna Territ and Grove City resident Emily Mozzicato enjoyed an early morning Loving Light Yoga class at Englewood Beach on Friday.
ENGLEWOOD — Florida Power & Light provided the Lemon Bay Historical Society a price tag for moving the Historic Green Street Church and Museum.
ENGLEWOOD — The Englewood Cats Pop Warner program has begun football and cheer practices at Larry Nicol Field at the Ann Dever Regional Park on San Casa Drive. The practices are from 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Rotonda candidates forum
ENGLEWOOD — The Lemon Bay Touchdown Club has moved its annual fishing tournament to Sept. 8.
ENGLEWOOD — Red tide has claimed another casualty in Englewood.
ENGLEWOOD — Anyone with a mask and willingness to remove cigarette butts off the beach is invited to Blind Pass on Manasota Key on Sunday morning.
FORT MYERS — The number of dead manatees and sea turtles continues to climb as red tide strangles the life out of coastal Southwest Florida waters.
A sick manatee that was removed from Lemon Bay has died, officials at SeaWorld in Orlando said Thursday.
ENGLEWOOD — Manasota Key may have seen a “very, very slight” reprieve from toxic red tide early Thursday morning.
