The Gasparilla Inn has purchased the old 3rd Street Bistro. The sale, from owners Kevin and Barbara McLaughlin, was expected to close this week. “What Barbara and Kevin did with that property opened our eyes to what it truly could be, and I don’t thin…

The trucks assembled outside the condo on Sunday. Photo by Trey Winter. A lightning strike was the cause of a roof fire at a condo on the east side of Boca Grande North that began sometime before 7 a.m. Sunday morning. “We believe that lightning struc…

A storm debris dump near Punta Gorda, which had been pulled from the consent agenda back in May, narrowly passed at the Tuesday, July 28, 2026 Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners meeting.  During the public hearing portion of this week’s Ch…