1+ hour, 57+ min ago   (86+ words) yoursun.com The discussion focused on the Melania Trump Foster Youth to Independence program, which offers vouchers to young adults 25 years old or younger who are still in foster care or have recently left it. There was a problem reporting…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (332+ words) Kim Schenke plans many of her classroom lessons around real-world experiences from vacations she's taken, like the gumball wall beneath Puke Place Market in Seattle. Kim Schenke celebrated 40 years of marriage in Alaska with her husband Steve Schenke, where they…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (525+ words) Plans have been presented to transform the former Venice Hospital building into a “Wellness Village.” When Venice Hospital shut down in 2022, it left a gaping hole in the city. The hole was not physical, because the buildings still stand. But…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (109+ words) yoursun.com The strength of any community depends on an informed and engaged electorate. As North Port continues to grow, the decisions made by our City Commission will have a lasting impact on our neighborhoods, businesses, public safety, infrastructure and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (552+ words) Sonya Teixeira has helped her husband run Teixeira Construction Inc. for more than 30 years in Southwest Florida. Teixeira also helped found and lead the integrative wellness center Arise in Port Charlotte. Sonya Teixeira (right) stands with her two Arise business…...

2+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (519+ words) Fireworks light up the Englewood sky in 2019. As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, the Englewood Chamber of Commerce proudly joins communities across the nation in honoring the greatest country in the world and celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary. For 250 years, the…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (191+ words) The event concludes with synchronized drones lighting up the night sky over Charlotte Harbor. PUNTA GORDA — Celebrate America’s 250th birthday at “Red, White & Blue Days of Punta Gorda” on June 14 at Laishley Park. Highlighting the event is a drone show by…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (178+ words) Behind Venice Senior Planner Nicole Tremblay and Historic Resources Manager Harry Klinkhamer is an image of the famous “Soup Nazi” from “Seinfeld” saying “No aluminum siding for you!!!” The image was part of Klinkhamer’s presentation at last year’s Local Register…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (582+ words) 20 years! 20 years? That will be the reaction from opponents of Charlotte County’s 1%, or penny, sales tax extension question planned to be on the Nov. 3 ballot. The tax is for is 1 cent per each dollar of taxable items sold in the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (139+ words) yoursun.com The Charlotte County Administration Center is in Murdock. Please stop saying “the penny tax” when referring to the extra 1% sales tax. The government does not mint pennies anymore and it makes it look like it doesn’t…...