2010-07-29

CCSO sergeant brings home the gold



Sgt. Billy Gorman recently brought home 18 medals from two competitions. On June 13-16, he participated in the Ohio Police & Fire Games in Toledo. He then on to the Florida Police & Fire Games June 19-23 in Port St. Lucie, for a total of 13 gold, three silver and two bronze medals. In Toledo, he swept gold in the […]

Classic Charlotte

How our county was born & raised

THE SINGLE SPAN OF ONE LONG HUMAN lifetime — 89 years and three months, in this case — marks the distance we’ve come since that fateful moment when 859 square miles of the Gulf Coast — 694 of it in land stretching along the north and south flanks of the Peace River — was officially proclaimed Charlotte County. On April […]

Singer/pianist Pat Walsh performs at Fishermen’s Village



C.A.R.E. at Pies & Plates



Beware the towels of strangers



Here’s what happens when you meet someone at a wedding: The chemistry is instantaneous. It has to be, what with all that champagne and romance thick as butter cream frosting. One minute you’re meeting a handsome stranger, and then suddenly you’re exchanging numbers, flying across the country and drying your face on the towel he just used to wipe his […]

Herald Court a draw for tenant prospects



Two letters of intent for the Herald Court Centre in downtown Punta Gorda will be considered during the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency meeting in August. Realtor Terry Yonker of Thomas Ryan Associates in Punta Gorda is the listing agent trying to lease the vacant units of the building completed in 2009. To date, Florida Gulf Coast University’s Renaissance Academy, Subway […]

Acreage still in demand despite real estate slump



Large acreage has not been immune to the real estate market’s slide. And though demand might be down, people are still looking at Charlotte County, especially east of Interstate 75 and areas bordering Sarasota and DeSoto counties, to find parcels that are hundreds to thousands of acres. Other large tracts are along the corridor of State Road 31 running from […]

Pets of the Week



Modern marvels

Veterinary specialists offer hope with advanced care options

The advances in veterinary medicine in just the last couple of decades have been dramatic, and these days many of the same lifesaving options in human medicine are also available to pets, often through skilled veterinary specialists. Still, the idea that advanced treatments for cancer and other diseases or injuries are too much “to put a pet through” remains a […]

Cabbage Key, a journey into paradise



Our little outboard was purring like a kitten as Nancy and I headed over to Cabbage Key. The quiet, clear, still water allowed us to see the bottom and marine life as if we were watching a big flat screen TV. There were patches of turtle grass and many fish and rays lazily swimming in the 90-degree water. A large […]