But Florida investigators now say ... “discovered a homicide” at the Farm Store in Punta Gorda, deputies said. Someone had shot 25-year-old Adele Marie Easterly in the back and head with ...

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said this afternoon that at least 340 people and 49 pets have been rescued. He said hundreds of rescuers are involved in missions in 26 counties. Punta Gorda resident ...

The benches that impede play on the four functioning pickleball courts will be removed, expanding the facility to eight ...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — The City of Punta Gorda said Ponce de Leon Park will reopen on Friday for the first time since Helene and ...

A man has been arrested and is facing charges after a motel shooting in Punta Gorda late Christmas Eve. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, at 11:00 p.m., deputies responded to a ...

Do you have a picture from paradise you’d like to share with Tropicalia readers? We’d love to print it. Email photos to [email protected]. Be sure to include your full name, where you ...

After one last hurrah in 2024 with the plethora of New Year's Eve celebrations taking place locally, the events calendar turns over to 2025 and January, which'll feature some of the Sarasota area ...

GET IT ON G E T I T O N In downtown Punta Gorda, the back-to-back hurricanes spared no one. For one restaurant, it meant starting over, cutting up the walls, and redoing the floors not once but twice.

The top New Year’s Eve eventsin Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice, Lakewood Ranch, Siesta Key Singer and actress Maria Wirries, who was 13 years old when she started performing concerts at Glenridge ...

Punta Gorda City Council and the city’s various committees and boards will no longer use the Military Heritage Museum as a ...