More Chef Vintner dinners set for 2026 Fest
Three additional Chef Vintner Dinners have been announced by Southwest Florida Children’s Charities, Inc. All Chef Vintner Dinners take place in luxury homes, acclaimed restaurants, and special event venues throughout Southwest Florida. These uniquely themed dinners, the grand tasting and live auction events, are...
Punta Gorda Seafood & Music Festival set for this weekend
Mid-January in Punta Gorda means waterfront breezes, live music drifting through the park, and the irresistible aroma of fresh seafood in the air. The Punta Gorda Seafood & Music Festival returns to Laishley Park Jan. 16-18, inviting the community to enjoy a three-day outdoor celebration of food, music, and easygoing...
Fort Myers Beach To Plant Gumbo Limbo Tree for Florida Arbor Day
Fort Myers Beach will mark Florida Arbor Day with a tree planting on Friday, Jan. 16, at Bay Oaks Recreation Center. A Gumbo Limbo tree will go into the ground that morning. The Gumbo Limbo is the town's official tree. It has red, peeling bark and photosynthesizes through its bark. That makes it perfect for Florida's...
Gunfire Grit: When Your Dream Home Turns into a Shooting Range
In a baffling twist of suburban life, homeowners in Charlotte County are facing an uninvited neighbor—gunfire from the nearby Sheriff’s Office firing range. Connie Wendt, who traded the bitter cold of Minnesota for sunsets in Florida, is now waking up to what she describes as a “warzone” thanks to the...
$500K bond set for man charged in Fort Myers Beach shooting
A Fort Myers Beach man charged with accidentally shooting his friend received a $500,000 bond in court Wednesday.
Longtime Cape Coral Italian restaurant transforms into big slice shop
For a moment, we thought we had walked into the wrong restaurant. On our last visit to Mangia Bene , we found pergolas trimmed with faux leaves and grapes, shelves lined with wine and olive oil bottles and lots of dark wood and reddish brown padded booths. It was everything you would expect to find in one of Cape...
Man arrested after attempting overnight stay at Englewood Walmart for TikTok challenge
ENGLEWOOD, Fla. (WWSB) - A 19-year-old man was arrested after deputies said he tried to stay inside a Walmart overnight as part of a TikTok challenge. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded just after 11 p.m. Tuesday to a reported burglary at the Walmart on McCall Road. A caller reported a man...
Landon Morris Arrested for Street Racing During Date in Florida
Drifting car | AvigatorPhotographer via iStockPhoto "Smoke was so dense you couldn’t see the black car" The post Landon Morris Arrested for Street Racing During Date in Florida appeared first on MotorBiscuit .
Spin proposes expanding Fort Myers scooter program citywide
Spin proposes expanding Fort Myers scooters citywide. Company reports 12,000 rides but faces safety concerns from council members.
Charlotte County appoints Matthew McElroy as new fire chief and public safety director
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — Charlotte County appointed Matthew McElroy as its new fire chief and public safety director for Charlotte County Public Safety. McElroy has been serving as acting fire chief since Oct. 31. McElroy joined the United States Navy in 1991 as a hospital corpsman. In 1997 he...

















