A monthly event has returned to Punta Gorda to help revitalize the downtown district’s business community following numerous calamities, including hurricanes and the Great Recession. The Punta Gorda ...

Fun things to do including family-friendly and grown-up Halloween events and a medieval fair this weekend in Sarasota and ...

After what felt like a particularly quiet off-season this summer in the Sarasota area, we appear to be back in full force in October, with this month's local events guide featuring roughly twice as ...

After nearly two decades at the same downtown Sarasota space, a restaurant has expanded farther locally. Utamaro recently opened in Punta Gorda at 615 Cross St., Unit 1114 in the Benderson Development ...

The historic district in Punta Gorda is known to flood during rain and storm surge events. Now, people in Punta Gorda are trying to decide whether to stay or leave after Charlotte County ordered ...

Florida Highway Patrol said 66-year-old Eugene Mandarino was found at his home after leaving the crash. The three people hit were all sent to the hospital, including an adult, teenager and child.

PUNTA GORDA – Florida International Air Show President Denise Dull came home from the International Council of AirShows convention in Las Vegas with headliners for both the 2024 and 2025 air shows.