Southeast Arcadia
PORT CHARLOTTE — A single-story mobile home was engulfed in a blaze at about 1:35 a.m. Friday.
Charlotte County is hiring seasonal lifeguards for Ann Dever Regional Park Pool. Applicants must be at least 16 and hold CPR/AED certification for professional rescuers, Standard First Aid, and an American Red Cross Lifeguard certification or a nationally recognized equivalent. They must also obtain a Water Safety Instructor certification within six months of assignment.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WINK)—A Charlotte County man said toll invoices kept showing up in his mailbox for trips he never took. Ken Braglia said FDOT’s Toll-By-Plate system had billed him for nine months for a plate that was not his. He said the plate numbers matched his except for one letter.
Turkey dinners with all the trimmings will be provided for free across the region by All Faiths Food Bank as part of its ThankFULL campaign.
A Nokomis couple learned at 20 weeks pregnant that their son, Theo, had spina bifida, prompting an urgent trip to Texas Children's Hospital for specialized fetal surgery. Surgeons closed the open lesion on Theo's back while he was still in the womb, a five-hour procedure that doubles a child's chances of walking unaided.
Local site availability, capital investment, talent pathways, and quality of place. This month’s brief covers local site availability, healthcare capital investment, cybersecurity workforce preparation, and a local arts amenity. The EDO’s current property listing shows 53.9 acres at 6200 Copley Drive in Punta Gorda, in the Enterprise Charlotte Airport...
On Tuesday, Nov. 17, representatives of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will conduct a public meeting on the plans for the resurfacing, restoration and rehabilitation project that will include median modifications along U.S. 41 from south of Bee Ridge Road to south of U.S. 301, the department has announced.
Charlotte County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to approve preliminary plans for a new South County Annex in Punta Gorda, selecting a county-owned property on East Grace Street as the preferred site over rebuilding at the annex's current Taylor Street location. The move sets in motion a project years in the making to replace a building that has taken a beating from multiple hurricanes since it went up in 1988.
Event planned from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Phillippi Estate Park. The Friends of the Sarasota County History Center will host its third annual fundraiser, Friends Fest 2026, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15, at Phillippi Estate Park, which stands at 5500 S. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota, the nonprofit organization has announced.
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Ryan Krause hopes to encourage his students at Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School to enjoy and value the principles of mathematics having been inspired by his own math teacher growing up. “I was drawn to teaching when I was in high school I had a math...
PORT CHARLOTTE — A way to prevent algae from damaging Florida’s coastline is to spend millions, perhaps billions of dollars, to better treat discharge from sewage treatment plants.
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A community-wide Thanksgiving food drive is bringing Suncoast residents together to fight hunger while honoring the legacy of a local philanthropist. The Mayors’ Feed the Hungry Program is partnering with Nathan Benderson Park to collect 109,000 pounds of food in honor of what would have been Nathan Benderson’s 109th birthday on November 20.
