The Punta Gorda Seafood & Music Festival ... 12:30 to 2 p.m. Thunder Beach (Classic Dance Rock 60s-80s) 2:30 to 4 p.m. Greg Roy and the Pressure Band (Reggae) 4:30 to 6 p.m. 22N (Country, Disco ...

Sean Doherty, the tourism director for the Punta Gorda Englewood Beach Visitor and Convention Bureau, shared insights on attracting tourists, especially while recovering from previous storms and ...

From strolling vibrant historic neighborhoods and paddling serene waters to savoring fresh Gulf-to- table seafood by the harbor, Punta Gorda/Englewood Beach is a destination they’ll never forget.

Lee, Collier, Charlotte lost 6,500 jobs year over year in March, in the tourism sector. It's usually the busiest month for ...

The Lee County Sheriff's Office says the 11-year-old girl was with her family at the beach but did not know how to swim.

Despite the overall job losses, some beach resorts have not cut back on staffing ... Three of them are in Southwest Florida: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Naples-Marco Island and Punta Gorda. Of the three, ...

The following real estate transactions of more than $1 million were filed in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, ...

Money in your family's budget might be tight this year. After all, prices on many items are high, and certain sacrifices have to be made to make ends meet. Even so, that doesn't mean you have to ...

It took about a week before I heard murmurs drifting about the department that the coastline near the mouth of the Mattole ...

Charlotte County Tourism Director Sean Doherty told officials and members of the Beaches and Shores Advisory Committee that ...