Florida Weekly - Charlotte County

07/01/2025

Impact: The secret drills

One of the biggest mysteries in golf is the ability to compress the ball during impact because this involves several factors that must line up for you to be successful. You must have some forward shaft lean, impact the ground in front of the ball, and hit the ball in the center of the face. By manag...

07/01/2025

News about what's happening around Charlotte County

Community Services celebrates Park & Recreation Month “Get Up, Get Out and Get Active” in July with Charlotte County Community Services. July is nationally recognized as Park and Recreation Month. This year’s theme, “Build Together, Play Together,” celebrates the vital contributions of par...

06/30/2025

Commentary by Roger Williams

For anybody else I’ve known who actually reached the age of 100 in my presence, a birthday celebration suggested a politely disguised funeral, with the centenarian sitting up in a coffin to blow out a cake candle and smile crookedly, before lying back down. Robert L. Hilliard, born 100 years ago i...

06/30/2025

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Our 2025 Pet Lovers Photo Contest is closed for entries. Now it’s time to vote! Cast your vote through July 5th!

Winners will be featured in the July 17th print edition!

Cast your vote here: https://floridaweekly.app.do/2025-pet-lovers-photo-contest-voting-charlotte-county

06/30/2025

The fifth and final round of the Florida Weekly Writing Challenge begins

The 15th annual Florida Weekly Writing Challenge launches its fifth and final round this week, offering photo prompts to inspire readers to write short stories. For Round 5, you have until 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, to email us your original story. You may submit only one story per each two-week ro...

06/30/2025

06/29/2025

Maurice on Books by Jean Lewis

“The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau” is one of the most highly anticipated books of the summer! Kristin Harmel is one of my favorite historical fiction novelists. She’s brought me many hours of joy with her entire backlist of novels. Now she’s back with a new cast of characters who you will ...

06/29/2025

Pedelec SQB provides the Sheriff’s Office with e-bikes

Running down perpetrators will now be easier and faster for the Charlotte County Sheriff ’s Office’s bicycle unit. The CCSO purchased new rides that work with an electric pedal assist motor from Pedelec SQB Electric Bicycles at 1205 Elizabeth St. in Punta Gorda. “My friends from Switzerland to...

06/28/2025

Essential News by J.C. Bruce

We begin this week’s report by noting that June 26 is National Coconut Day, a holiday with special significance here in Florida, where we grow actual coconuts. I was born in Miami, and one of my earliest childhood memories is gazing up at the clusters of coconuts in the majestic palms at Matheson ...

06/28/2025

This home offers an easy, breezy life

This stunning villa at 4530 Turnberry Circle, North Port, will impress you in location, design and ease of living. You’ll have plenty of time for the pool, golf, pickleball and beach, since the Villas of Turnberry Trace takes care of the lawn maintenance, and the ease of living you’ll find in th...