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Florida’s West Coast Gets First Landfill-to-Fuel Plant
Florida’s West Coast Gets First Landfill-to-Fuel Plant in $50M Green Initiative
Manatee County in Florida wants to turn methane from the Lena Road Landfill into renewable fuel for buses and trucks, a $50 million effort they say could cut emissions as […]
Hannah-Rose Randi (left) and Sarah Robles-Wise play daughter-mother duo Ellie and Katherine in “Freaky Friday.” Courtesy Venice Theatre Photo Credit: Renee McVety
Magical Mishaps and Mother-Daughter Drama: Venice Theatre Presents ‘Freaky Friday’
Mothers and teenage daughters rarely agree on everything. Now, imagine, just for a day, if they actually could step into each other’s shoes. That’s the heart of “Freaky Friday,” Venice […]
TSA PreCheck Event Coming to PGD
Fast-Track Your Travel: TSA PreCheck Event Coming to Punta Gorda Airport This November
Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) is making it easier for travelers to get through security by hosting a TSA PreCheck® enrollment event. They’re teaming up with IDEMIA, the official TSA PreCheck […]
Englewood After Dark
Englewood After Dark: New Monthly Night Market Sparks Thursday Night Upgrade at Pioneer Plaza
Thursday nights in Englewood just got a serious upgrade. We already have the reopening of the weekly Englewood Farmers Market, but now GBack Media has shaken things up with their […]
Giving young people the tools and encouragement to thrive Courtesy BBBS
Schulze Family Foundation Awards $140,000 to Big Brothers Big Sisters to Expand Youth Mentoring Across Southwest Florida
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast just received a $140,000 grant from the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation to boost its one-to-one Mentoring Program across Collier, Lee, Hendry, […]
Box Truck in flames near I-75.
Box Truck Fully Engulfed in Flames Near I-75; Firefighters Prevent Interstate Chaos
Just after 5 p.m. on October 26, 2026, Charlotte County Fire & EMS rushed to a box truck fire near the I-75 off-ramp at Kings Highway. As firefighters approached, they […]
Lemon Bay High School Marching Band Courtesy Facebook
Manta-stic! Lemon Bay Marching Band Sweeps Straight Superiors at District 11
The Lemon Bay High School Marching Band, known as the Marching Mantas, finished their 2026 season with a tremendous achievement: straight Superior ratings from every judge at the Florida Bandmasters […]
Who is funding your candidate?
Robin Williams Was Right: Why Politicians Need NASCAR Sponsor Jackets
Robin Williams once joked that politicians should wear sponsor jackets like NASCAR drivers, just so that we’d all know exactly who owns them. The point is simple: electing someone means […]
High-Octane Weekend: World-Class Aerobatics and Ground Thrills Take Over Punta Gorda! ✈️🏎️
Experience the roar in person! 🛩️ The 2026 Florida International Air Show is taking over Punta Gorda Airport on November 7–8.Catch gravity-defying performances by Aarron Deliu, Kevin Coleman, the MiG-17, […]
Snowbird season has arrived
The Migration is Real: The Snowbird Avalanche Hits Florida’s Gulf Coast
You can feel the shift in the air, or more accurately, the sudden influx of Toyota SUV’s doing 15 mph under the limit. It’s that time again. The parking spots […]
Frank John Voight
Englewood Man, 68, Charged with Murdering Friend During Garage Argument
Frank John Voight, 68, faces a second-degree murder charge after deputies say he shot and killed his friend Ricardo J. Escarra Sunday night in the garage of his Englewood home. […]
Sarah Riley, pictured at her June show at Keyes Art Gallery, Sag Harbor. Courtesy Sarah Riley
Art, Meet Artist: Celebrate Sarah Riley’s Vivid Creative Journey at Englewood Center for the Arts’ Newest Exhibit
Englewood Center for the Arts is excited to present Ceremonies of Form, a retrospective exhibition celebrating Sarah Riley’s remarkable journey as an artist. The opening reception kicks off on Saturday, […]
Drama classes Courtesy Englewood Community Coalition/Englewood Creative Arts
A Brand-New Path: How the Arts Kept a Community Whole
The spark that created the Englewood Community Coalition was born out of tragedy. Over a decade ago, a small group of concerned citizens came together in response to a string […]
Downtown Venice Art Festival
Downtown Venice Art Festival: Over 100 Artists Turn West Venice Avenue Into America’s Coolest Outdoor Gallery
The Downtown Venice Art Festival really brings the town together. West Venice Avenue turns into a gallery lined with tents, where over 100 artists from across the country set up […]
Florida’s Waterways Courtesy USGS Jonny Armstrong
Widespread ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in 96% of Tested Florida Waterways, Study Warns
Researchers have uncovered extensive PFAS contamination in Florida’s waterways, highlighting a troubling national trend. PFAS, those so-called “forever chemicals,” don’t just stick around. They accumulate in both the environment and […]
Gopher tortoise
Gopher Tortoises Slated for Critically Endangered Status as Numbers Plummet
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has moved the gopher tortoise from “vulnerable” to “critically endangered” after researchers found its numbers have dropped by about 80% over the […]
