It should be another exciting weekend across our corner of Southwest Florida with a couple of events in Sarasota, one in Palmetto and then a pair in Punta Gorda including a free music festival at ...

Eighteen years ago, Kevin Doyle rode out Hurricane Charley in his Punta Gorda pub and watched as Category 4 winds blew away the roof above his head. “It was harrowing,” Doyle said. “It was terrifying.

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 ...

After 20 years in business, few would fault the downtown Punta Gorda restaurant for coasting on its laurels; for turning this menu into nothing more than a rehash of greatest hits from chef-owner ...

A fire at the Chabad of Charlotte County synagogue in Punta Gorda, Florida, is being investigated as a possible act of arson ...

Eighteen years ago, Kevin Doyle rode out Hurricane Charley in his Punta Gorda pub and watched as Category 4 winds blew away the roof above his head. “It was harrowing,” Doyle said. “It was terrifying.

You don’t have to look far to find places where Florida’s resort economy has been built upon once-gritty industrial sites. Fishermen’s Village, a half-mile west of downtown Punta Gorda, is an example.