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(From L) No-see-um next to a mosquito Courtesy the CDC
There’s a saying: “If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try spending the night with a mosquito.” But at least you can see a mosquito. Let’s talk […]
Welcome to Beautiful Downtown Rotonda West
By Ken Kocab One of the most exciting events to ever take place in Rotonda was the 1973 Superstars Competition. This “sporting” event, broadcast nationally by ABC TV, not only […]
Esther Horton, Charlie Hicks and Nancy Wille, Lemon Bay Historical Society
Recently, the Englewood REVIEW sat down with three leaders of the Lemon Bay Historical Society, Esther Horton, Nancy Wille and Charlie Hicks; all members of original pioneer families. They gathered […]
1962 textbook “Americanism vs Communism” Courtesy Florida Memory, State Archives
Back in the early 1960s, Florida lawmakers responded to the Bay of Pigs Invasion with a new mandate: every public high school student had to take “Americanism vs. Communism.” The […]
Early Florida settlers living out of a covered wagon circa 1890
Let’s talk about Pioneer Days and what our earliest Englewood settlers ate. Back then, takeout apps weren’t even a dream. No DoorDash, Uber Eats, fast food, no pizza delivery, just […]
President George W. Bush at Booker Elementary School on September 11
A massive steel beam, weighing 16,000 pounds, pulled from the wreckage of the World Trade Center’s South Tower, took center stage at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota on […]
New Masonic Center Dedication in Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda Masonic Lodge No. 115 will dedicate the new Gilchrist Masonic Center, a tribute to Albert W. Gilchrist, who not only served as Punta Gorda’s mayor but also became […]
Earth Day lands on April 22, beginning back in 1970. In Florida, people wasted no time getting involved. Pollution had become impossible to overlook; pesticides were killing off eagles, fish […]
Florida Rhesus Macaques
Solving the Florida Monkey Mystery: From Tarzan to Today: How Hollywood and Nature Collide at Silver Springs and Fort De Soto If you want the real Hollywood monkey story in […]
Historic Venice Credit: Sarasota County Historical Resources
If you’ve lived in Florida for a while, you know how wild the housing market can get. Booms, busts, and bubbles, it’s all nothing new. But back in 1928, Venice […]
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