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2018 Photographed Issue

Florida Weekly highlights the enduring art of photography


IN THE DAY AND AGE WHERE INSTAgram and Facebook allow anyone and everyone to share their favorite photos of their meals, pets, sexy bodies and really just about anything at any, and every, time of the day with the click of an app, it is hard to imagine a time when visual imagery was a distinguished master craft, slow-cooked and […]

Airglades International nears the starting line



Slow cooking is the method for big change. In one of the state’s poorest counties, the big change started in 1998 before Airglades International Airport was even a light in a Hendry County commissioner’s eyes: The U.S. Congress gave the Federal Aviation Administration a permitting track to allow private owners to operate commercial airports. They called it the Airport Privatization […]

LETTERS from readers



On books (“Summer booking,” June 6, 2018) Roger Williams: With the closing of BSG, I seldom peruse your publication. (My wife occasionally brings a copy of FW home from a doctor’s office, etc.) Books? Herman Melville? Hemingway? What? Surely you jest. I wrote 100,000 words in a political blog before realizing that anything more than a sentence or two is […]

Ramp-up in Antarctic ice loss speeds sea level rise



Ice losses from Antarctica have tripled since 2012, increasing global sea levels by 0.12 inches in that timeframe alone, according to a major new international climate assessment funded by NASA and the European Space Agency. The study reports ice losses from Antarctica are causing sea levels to rise faster today than at any time in the past 25 years. Results […]

With friends like these …



Now that President Donald Trump has totally alienated the leaders of the traditional U.S. allies before escaping from Canada, it’s easy to see what he hopes to gain from that experience when he sat down with Kim Jong Un in Singapore. North Korea could give him some pointers on how the United States will exist as another pariah nation. No, […]

Canada Is not the enemy



Justin Trudeau may be the annoying, youthful avatar of chic progressivism — but he’s not our adversary. After leaving the G-7 summit, President Donald Trump blasted the Canadian prime minister on Twitter as weak and dishonest, in the kind of invective once reserved for “Little Rocket Man.” The Trump presidency routinely produces unprecedented events, and here is another: Never before […]

Death wish, Florida style



Don’t be fooled by the title of this column. It’s not about the Charles Bronson movie. Or the Bruce Willis remake, for that matter. It is about people whose careless — and foolish — behavior toward animals puts their lives (and, by extension, the lives of others) in danger. You’ve seen the headlines: “Woman’s mangled arm found inside 12-foot gator!” […]

Kitten fever


Every kitten is adorable, but some people look for breeds with a certain look, size, personality, activity level or other desirable trait. From Abyssinians to Turkish vans, there’s a pedigreed cat to suit anyone’s feline desires. Not everyone starts out looking for a particular breed. Sometimes their choice of cat is a happy accident. That was the case with Ramona […]

Pets of the Week

These animals are available for adoption at the Animal Welfare League, 3519 Drance St., Port Charlotte. All animals are microchipped, neutered and current with their shots. The shelter is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. To view adoptable pets, visit www.awlshelter.org. These pets are available for adoption at the Suncoast Humane Society, 6781 San Casa Drive, Englewood. […]