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Booker High School
Fines, Firing, and 21 Transfers: Booker High Scraps Varsity Season Days Before Kickoff
Booker High School in Sarasota just canceled its 2026 varsity football season, just days before kickoff. Instead, the Tornadoes will only field a junior varsity team this year. It’s a […]
Woodstock 2025 concert with Dan Klein, Sydney Martin and Dale Shumate
From Woodstock to Oktoberfest: Englewood’s The Artist Colony Celebrates 5 Years of Music and Meaning
The Artist Colony in Englewood is gearing up for the 2026-27 season. This marks five years since they started, and their second year as a recognized 501c3 nonprofit. They’ve been […]
Tony Dunbar
Lawyer, Novelist, “Lucky” Political Candidate: Why Englewood’s Tony Dunbar is Glad to Be Home
Tony Dunbar grew up just outside Atlanta and attended public schools. He bounced in and out of college, spending time registering voters in rural Georgia and Mississippi, and organizing in […]
Flock camera Courtesy Flock Safety
Flock Cameras: High-Tech Watchdogs or Privacy Risk on Your Street?
Flock cameras have been getting a lot of attention in the media. What exactly are these devices? Flock Safety manufactures automated license plate readers (ALPRs) that are known as Flock […]
Alligators can be found practically anywhere in Florida.
Florida Alligator Hunting Season Opens August 15 with 7,000 Permits Issued to Manage 1.3 Million Gators
In Florida, spotting an alligator isn’t exactly headline news. Mary Miller grew up in Venice and remembers one afternoon back in 1969 when an alligator camped out by their mailbox. […]
Dave and Donna Needham with the Englewood REVIEW, cruising Alaska.
Join the Adventure: Show Us Your Englewood REVIEW Traveling the World
Where will you take the Englewood REVIEW next? There’s something a little magical about the journeys this newspaper makes. It doesn’t just gather dust on coffee tables in Englewood. Readers […]
Summer’s Last Stand: The Final Englewood Review of the Summer Season Is Here
The Last Long Sunset: When Summer Quietly Slips Away The Englewood REVIEW just arrived, and it’s our final official issue of the summer. Oscar Wilde once put it perfectly — […]
Manasota Mystique Reveal (From L) Laurie Farlow, Mary Smedley, Janae Boyer, Doug Izzo Courtesy Marilyn Johnson
Manasota Mystique Returns to Englewood This November for ‘Derby After Dark’ Event
The secret has been revealed. Manasota Mystique is back, and this time, it’s taking over Crestwood Ranch on November 7, 2026. Step into Manasota Mystique: Derby After Dark and experience […]
Owner of Spinnaker Café, Lisa Domuczicz
Spinnaker Cafe Celebrates 20 Years in Business
Familiar faces behind the counter at Spinnaker Cafe have welcomed generations of families, who both live in and frequent Englewood, with fresh coffee, homemade meals and personal connections. As of […]
Vibrio Vulnificus
Record Heat Turns Gulf Into “Giant Bath” Fueling Florida Flesh-Eating Bacteria Threat
Every time you check Florida’s headlines, it feels like there’s some new threat: another invasive python, a leprosy story, or some strange disease in the water. The Gulf’s warm waters […]
North Port Opens Wellen Park Fire Station Courtesy Instagram
North Port Opens New Wellen Park Fire Station 87 To Support Growing Population
North Port officials and Fire Chief Scott Titus recently celebrated the opening of Fire Station 87 in Wellen Park. You’ll find the station at 17890 Preto Blvd., near Manasota Beach […]
Sawfish rescue Florida Keys, Photo Credit: Mote Marine Lab and NOAA
Florida Marine Biologists Urge Public Help to Track Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish
Marine biologists want help from the public to track the smalltooth sawfish in Southwest Florida. Once, these odd-looking fish, relatives of stingrays, were everywhere along Florida’s coast. Now, it’s rare […]
Florida leads the country with over 4,500 public artificial reefs.
Florida Launches $15M ‘Coastal Corridor Project’ to Expand Nation-Leading Artificial Reef Network
Florida leads the country with over 4,500 public artificial reefs, and thanks to a new $15 million boost, that number’s about to grow. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, […]
Ashley Jackson at Selby Gardens Courtesy the Hermitage
‘Hermitage Sunsets @ Selby Gardens’ Returns for Seventh Season of Outdoor Performances
“Hermitage Sunsets @ Selby Gardens” returns for a seventh year with six programs split between the Selby Gardens Downtown Sarasota and Historic Spanish Point campuses. The season opens Friday, October […]
Cast of ‘Theatre People or The Angel Next Door’ Courtesy LBP Back Row from Left: Leo Dominique, Ric Goodwin (Director), Jimmy Choate. Front Row from Left: Jessie Choate (Stage Manager), Linda Ramzell, Alisha Hunter, Tricia Petrinovich. Not pictured Tan Selby.
Stage Lights, Secret Crushes, and Rhode Island Rushes: Lemon Bay Unveils ‘Theatre People or The Angel Next Door’ This September
This September, Lemon Bay Playhouse is excited to open its 39th season with “Theatre People or The Angel Next Door.” It’s a witty and energetic comedy by Paul Slade Smith, […]
How do SWFL Public Schools measure up this year?
Southwest Florida Public Schools Celebrate Clean Sheet in State’s Annual Report Cards
As kids head back to school in Southwest Florida, parents are seeing how their children’s schools performed last year. The state just released its annual school grades, a snapshot that […]
