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Cape Coral Fire Department Gives Free LED Lights to Kids. Courtesy Cape Coral Fire Department
Cape Coral Fire Department Gives Free LED Lights to Keep Kids Safe in the Dark
The Cape Coral Fire Department wants to make sure kids stay safe on their way to school or the bus stop, especially in the early morning when it’s still dark. […]
Flying Cars Coming Soon. Courtesy SunTrax
Flying Cars in Florida: “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads. We’re going to get you up in the air,” says DeSantis
Ever since “The Jetsons” hit TV screens back in 1962, people have dreamed of flying cars. Baby Boomers, Generation Jones, Gen X, Millennials, everyone wanted their own version of George […]
Giovanni Pimienta
Venice Teen Arrested After Threats of Mass Shooting
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested 19-year-old Giovanni Pimienta from Venice on some serious charges: writing threats to kill, threatening to bomb or carry out a mass shooting, and […]
Matt Devitt accepting the Tropical Weather Media Award at the Governor’s Hurricane Conference. Courtesy Facebook
Storm Center: Matt Devitt Fights WINK News Over Casino Records Ahead of Trial
Florida’s most recognizable weatherman, Matt Devitt, has entered into a bitter fight with his former employer, WINK News. At the center of this mess is casino gambling records. Devitt wants […]
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 […]
