Florida Weekly - Charlotte County

09/27/2025

Wet walk season returns at Six Mile Cyprus Slough Preserve

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09/15/2025

Retiring FGCU art professor showcases career’s work

FGCU art professor Dr. Morgan T. Paine is showcasing his last exhibition at the university’s Wasmer Art Gallery Aug. 29 to Sep. 25. The gallery, titled “Making a Clear Mark,” is a culmination of the professor’s three decades at the school. Paine started his career as an undergraduate student...

09/14/2025

Southwest Florida Wine & Food Fest hosts third Wine & Women event of 2025

SWFL Children’s Charities, Inc. launched a wine series last summer geared at bringing like-minded women together around a great cause and supporting restaurant and winery partners during the slower summer months. The co-chairs of the 2025 Wine & Women Summer Series are Heather Elya and Taylor Wood...

09/14/2025

Shawn French turns up the volume on success with raw, unfiltered motivation

When you think of podcasts, you might imagine true crime binges, chaotic Gen Z dating advice or political recaps wired by a caffeine overload. But this isn’t just background noise of influencers reviewing gadgets while you zone out scrolling through social media on the couch. This is streaming wit...

09/13/2025

Essential News by J.C. Bruce

September is World Beach Month, a commemoration created to “remind everyone around the world of the importance, beauty and enjoyment the beach brings.” It’s a fairly transparent marketing ploy to lure tourists, but for those of us in Florida year-round, we could also use reminding. After a whi...

09/13/2025

An inviting home in deed-restricted Burnt Store Meadows

Discover this inviting, three-bedroom, two-bathroom home at 7413 Sweet Alyssum in Punta Gorda (33955), located in the deed-restricted community of Burnt Store Meadows. Offering 1,824 square feet under air, the open great room floor plan is perfect for both everyday living and entertaining. The kitch...

09/12/2025

When a hurricane hits, SWFL has resources that homeless individuals can utilize

When a hurricane threatens Southwest Florida, most people rush to shutter their homes, gather supplies and find safety indoors. For those without a home, the storm brings a different kind of scramble, such as where to go, how to get there and whether there will be space once they arrive. Hurricane d...

09/12/2025

Everyone Has a Story kicks off its youth empowerment culinary competition

The cuisine scene is cooking up in Southwest Florida, with new additions like the delicious new restaurant, Fancy’s Southern Cafe, where you can find iconic crispy seafood platters, or you can take a load off with a margarita at Sip and Sizzle. In addition to all the new eateries, author and phila...

09/11/2025

Our top picks for the best in regional arts & enterainment

Broadway Palm presents “Murder for Two: A New Musical Comedy” through Sep. 27 with multiple showtimes. A madcap musical mystery, where two actors juggle 13 roles and the piano as a small-town cop gets his big break solving the murder of a famous author. Tickets are $38-$78. 1380 Colonial Blvd., ...

09/11/2025

The Everglades Restoration Plan takes noticeable shape

It’s been 25 years — a quarter century — of rehydrating what Floridians spent 100 years trying to dry out: the southern half of the Florida peninsula. This year, and particularly this summer, the extraordinary but still unfinished engineering effort of more than 60 hydrologic projects — span...

09/11/2025

Honoring Patriots Day, we remember those who sacrificed for our freedom. 🇺🇸

09/10/2025

Charlotte Players Open 65th Season With Romantic Comedy

The Charlotte Players is opening its landmark 65th season with “Looking,” a warm and witty romantic comedy by acclaimed Canadian playwright Norm Foster. Performances will run September 11–21 at the Langdon Playhouse in Port Charlotte. Directed by longtime Charlotte Players favorite Jenni Ellio...