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Halloween Notte
Fairgrounds or Feargrounds? Halloween Notte Flips Charlotte County Upside Down
Halloween Notte is back at the Charlotte County Fairgrounds, and it’s ready to turn your Halloween upside down. They’ve packed the place with everything: haunted houses that’ll make your skin […]

Dr. Jonathan Hoffberger
Sarasota Hospital Celebrates Groundbreaking, World-First Heart Procedure
Sarasota Memorial Hospital gained attention because Dr. Jonathan Hoffberger performed a new type of heart surgery that no one had done before. He used two advanced heart implants from Edwards […]

Time to get ready for an extra hour of sleep.
Fallback, Florida: Same Old Time Change, 7 Tips to Survive
Believe it or not, Daylight-Saving Time wraps up in two and a half weeks, Sunday, November 1, 2026. That’s when clocks roll back one hour at 2:00 a.m. Florida’s still […]

Lemon Bay High School Girls Golf
Lemon Bay Girls Golf Makes It Nine Straight: Manta Rays Edge Charlotte to Retain the County Crown
Lemon Bay High School Athletics pulls it off once again. The Girls Golf team clinched the County Championship, nine years straight. They edged out Charlotte, winning 397-401 in a match […]

Englewood’s Artist Colony
Englewood’s Artist Colony Powers Up Pioneer Plaza
The Artist Colony in Englewood is bringing back its lineup of family festivals and benefit concerts at Pioneer Plaza this season. If you’re looking for art and live music with […]

“Jellyfish Cloud” Courtesy Cheri Cushman and SpaceX Falcon 9 Courtesy NASA
Rise and Shine: The Science Behind Florida’s Glowing Cosmic Jellyfish
Early Tuesday morning on October 13, 2026, a Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, and people across Englewood and the Southwest Florida horizon woke to a wild sight, a […]

Goat on the loose in Cape Coral
Cape Coral Police Herded Into Action by a Jaywalking Goat
Cape Coral police dealt with an unusual scene Monday morning, a goat wandering right in the middle of the road near Del Prado Boulevard. Officers answered calls about the loose […]
Student Bicyclist Stable After Early Morning Crash Near Punta Gorda Middle School
A high school student riding a bike got hit by a car early Tuesday morning, October 13, 2026, near Punta Gorda Middle School. It happened at 6:52 a.m., right by […]

Siesta Key Oyster Bar Gives Back
The Wall That Stood Tall: How Decades of Customer Dollars Became a Post-Hurricane Lifeline
After Hurricane Milton slammed into the Gulf coast in October 2024, the Siesta Key Oyster Bar wasn’t just battling floodwater. It was fighting for its future. The place was underwater […]

Port Charlotte Cultural Center
Curtains Close on Port Charlotte Cultural Center, While a Sequel Hinges on November Ballot
The Cultural Center has been a centerpiece of Port Charlotte for decades. It’s weathered more than one hurricane, but the last round of storms hit it hard. Now that the […]

Ramsey Lyons
Man Arrested After Randomly Stabbing Senior Citizen Shopping at Punta Gorda Publix
Police rushed to Publix on Tamiami Trail Saturday night after a random stabbing left a 70-year-old man injured. The victim was simply shopping in an aisle when, out of nowhere, […]

Pumpkin Spice Hatchling
Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice: Rare Autumn-Colored Sea Turtle Hatches in Florida
Floridians wait all year for sea turtle season. Watching tiny hatchlings fight their way out of their eggs and struggle toward the waves never gets old; it’s one of nature’s […]
Beautiful Blinds & Designs (Video)
Transform your home with Southwest Florida’s favorite window experts! ✨🏠 Whether you need one simple roller shade, a whole house of custom draperies, or upholstery services, Beautiful Blinds and Design […]

Jaycee Park’s brand-New Boardwalk
Calling All Culinary Stars: Cape Coral Wants You to Bring the Flavor to Jaycee Park’s Brand-New Boardwalk
Calling all food vendors: exciting news if you’re hungry for new opportunities. Englewood’s food scene is powerful, and right now, Cape Coral is on the hunt. Jaycee Park, freshly renovated […]

Bald Eagle M15 perched on a tree branch in SW Florida. Courtesy Facebook
Branching Out: Southwest Florida’s Famous Eagle M15 Scouts a Second Home
If you monitor the Bald Eagle Cam, you’ve probably heard the buzz: M15, the famous Southwest Florida bald eagle, is shaking things up. Observers have seen him scouting a potential […]

Candidate, Cynthia Butler
Letter to the Editor: People Before Corporate Profits: Nurse Cynthia Butler Championing Charlotte County Families
A letter to the Englewood REVIEW editor I’m Cynthia Butler, running for State House Representative District 75. I’m not a realtor, businessperson, banker, or insurance agent. I’m a mother, grandmother, […]

