Florida Weekly - Charlotte County

11/02/2025

This is a fact that always got my attention in a branding corral: When you shove an unwilling calf into a cattle chute, it may dump all over you. But you won’t pause to consider it until later.

This is a fact that always got my attention in a branding corral: When you shove an unwilling calf into a cattle chute, it may dump all over you. But you won’t pause to consider it until later. That isn’t entirely different than caregiving, especially for elders with dementia. In Florida, accord...

11/01/2025

🕰️ Don’t forget! Daylight Saving Time ends tonight. Remember to set your clocks back one hour! 😴 ⏰

11/01/2025

This beautifully maintained four-bedroom, three-bathroom home — plus an office/den — is perfectly situated on a double lot in the desirable Rotonda Lakes community.

Welcome to your private paradise at 185 Hercules in Rotonda West. This beautifully maintained four-bedroom, three-bathroom home — plus an office/den — is perfectly situated on a double lot in the desirable Rotonda Lakes community. It offers rare privacy and lush tropical landscaping, including a...

10/31/2025

To the Indigenous Florida Tribes, the Skunk Ape is very real

For many Indigenous people of Florida, including members of the Seminole and Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, the Skunk Ape is not so scary. Rather, it is a mystical being among many other such beings. They are of various sizes and descriptions, but have been seen less in recent years than th...

10/31/2025

🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃

10/30/2025

A look at Halloween’s ancient rituals, tricks and treats

The mere passage of time, a lot of time, proves no detriment to the long arc of tradition when autumn arrives each year dressed in the bounty of harvests and — on the last day of October — costumed in the customs of Halloween. From one pumpkin patch to another, from one costume shop, candy shelf...

10/30/2025

Here’s what’s happening around town this week

TOP PICKS The Visual Arts Center presents the Award & Meet the Artists Reception at 5 p.m. The event will feature the awards ceremony where prize money, ribbons and a prestigious People’s Choice award will be presented. 210 Maud St., Punta Gorda. visualartcenter.org/pages/calendar-of-events The Pu...

10/30/2025

Fear has a smell: Florida’s own hairy, horrible cryptid

Is it monster or myth? Fact or phantom? Hairy human or pungent primate? No, not your strange uncle lurking in the garage during a summer heatwave. We’re talking about the famous (or, perhaps, infamous) Florida Skunk Ape — the hairy horror with a swamp-clearing reputation. “My brother Jack sudd...

10/29/2025

A sea of flags will be displayed to honor veterans

  In a heartwarming gesture of gratitude and respect, the Punta Gorda Rotary Club has announced the return of the Healing Field of Honor event, scheduled for Nov. 9-11 at picturesque Laishley Park in Punta Gorda. One thousand American flags will be displayed in a sea of red, white and blue, creatin...

10/28/2025

It’s no secret that one of America’s most popular – and best-selling – chardonnays come from the Rombauer winery in Napa.

It’s no secret that one of America’s most popular – and best-selling – chardonnays come from the Rombauer winery in Napa. As we all know, chardonnay is the world’s favorite white wine, and it’s something of an accomplishment for one label to get anywhere near the top of the list. Rombaue...

10/27/2025

Terror on 20th turns Halloween frights into food donations for those in need

As the Halloween horrors take over this time of year, chill and thrills have been brewing inside a local Cape Coral home. Terror on 20th is a night filled with singing pumpkins, haunted graveyards and scares that will leave visitors dying to return. Despite the frights the haunted house brings, it s...

10/27/2025

SOCIETY: Go Pink Luncheon, fundraiser for the Virginia B. Andes Volunteer Community Clinic

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