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Emmy Nominations Review


July 24, 2024 at 4:02 p.m.


Venice Area Audubon Society Plans Costa Rica Birding Adventure

Following two highly successful birding excursions to Ecuador last season, Venice Area Audubon Society is offering another international birding adventure this season to Costa Rica.
July 12, 2024 at 3:25 p.m.

Working Dog: Spot

Meet Spot, employee at Byrd Haus Market
July 12, 2024 at 2:49 p.m.

Amanda's Picks

Watching Nicole Kidman receive the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award on TCM last month, I was reminded of the Oscar-winner’s substantial and impressive body of work. Kidman shines in films like The Lion, The Hours, Practical Magic and more.
July 12, 2024 at 10:47 a.m.

Blue Pagoda Florist Shop Founder to Celebrate 100th Birthday

A very special Englewood lady is preparing to celebrate her 100th birthday and she is well-known and fondly thought of by those who have lived in Englewood for a long time. Mary Lou Evans is best known for the business she and her husband, Larry, operated for years – the …
BY BY CHRIS CAMERON | July 11, 2024 at 3:55 p.m.

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Keeping Up With The Kids

Kid-friendly happenings in and around town...
July 11, 2024 at 2:23 p.m.

Our Nesting Shore Birds

Beachgoers and boaters who frequent Stump Pass Beach State Park are probably familiar with the shorebird nesting area at the southern end of the park at Stump Pass. From spring through mid-summer, many bird species use this area for nesting. During this time, the area is roped off & marked …
June 27, 2024 at 12:09 p.m.

Coastal Wildlife Club Volunteers Monitor 2024 Sea Turtle Nesting Season

Are you following the 2024 sea turtle nesting season? Sea turtle nesting season is exciting, yet serious business for the Coastal Wildlife Club’s sea turtle patrol volunteers.
June 27, 2024 at 11:04 a.m.

Ken Birdsong retires

In the heart of Englewood, Florida, for over 20 years, one voice has resonated through the airwaves of Charlotte and Sarasota counties, bringing the pulse of the community directly to listeners.
June 27, 2024 at 10:31 a.m.

Amanda's Picks

Inside Out 2 (PG) and IF (PG)

By AMANDA GLAM Columnist |

June 27, 2024 at 10:20 a.m.

Girl Scout earning high award with "A Hope For Kittens" project

Who can resist a cute kitten? Here’s a way to get your “cute kitten” fix while helping to socialize kittens to get them ready for adoption.
June 26, 2024 at 3:51 p.m.

Fort DeSoto Park Fishing

Fort De Soto Park is a place we visited years ago to see the fort but forgot about until last week. We kept hearing about the camping and kayaking opportunities there and decided to check it out. Many reviews we read regarded this as their favorite spot after camping and …

By KIMBALL AND LES BEERY Columnists |

June 26, 2024 at 2:16 p.m.

Amanda's Picks

Those Who Can’t Bake, Watch People Bake.

By AMANDA GLAM Columnist |

June 18, 2024 at 4:25 p.m.

2024 Hurricane Outlook Predictions

No one has a crystal ball and weather services can only issue projected outlooks based on computer-generated models, but here is what some of the weather services predict for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season.
BY BY CHRIS CAMERON | June 1, 2024 at 11:48 p.m.

Shore Fishing

Camping at Webb Lake

By KIMBALL AND LES BEERY Columnists |

May 30, 2024 at 4:21 p.m.