Florida is famous for pirates. Places such as St. Augustine, Tampa and Amelia Island all have long, rich histories full of swashbuckling, thievery and buried treasure. Port Charlotte has its fair share of pirate history, too.  Before we look into Port Charlotte’s pirate history, let’s look at why Florida was such a haven for pirates […]

ENGLEWOOD – Before powerboats race by Englewood Beach this November, the area’s inaugural WaterFest will already be more than a month underway The four-day-long race weekend will be preceded by an EcoFest at Lemon Bay Park, a stand-up-paddle-board race in Intracoastal waters and an open-air music festival and block party on Dearborn Street. “We wanted […]

    Thousands of drivers are giving away personal information without even knowing it. If you connect your smartphone to your car with Bluetooth, all of that personal information is suddenly at risk.  “If someone ever got in my car, they could figure out everything about me, and that’s not something I ever thought about […]

Charlotte County commissioners passed a rezoning for the old Placida Fishery site, along with new regulations to prevent credit-card skimmers at local gas stations. Both measures passed unanimously Tuesday. Construction on the new project in Placida could begin in a year, and be complete in several years, Placida Point LLC owner Jay Feinberg told the Sun after […]