As we prepare to celebrate Independence Day, we’ll gather with family and friends to watch fireworks light up the skies over Charlotte Harbor. We’ll wave American flags, sing patriotic songs, and remember the extraordinary courage of those who declared that liberty was worth fighting for.
Nearly 250 years later, that same spirit of independence is still alive.
You’ll find it, not just in history books, but on the streets of Punta Gorda. It’s alive in the entrepreneur who unlocks the doors to their small business before sunrise. It’s alive in the family who risks everything to open a restaurant or service business because they believe in the American dream. It’s alive in the business owner who signs the front of a paycheck instead of the back…