Englewood News Archives

A mystery on the beach in Charlotte County Monday afternoon: Officials say a metal cylinder washed ashore in Englewood, near Wilhelm Drive around 1:00 P.M. Crews spent this afternoon trying to figure out what exactly it was.

Published: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 5:46 p.m. Sierra Blaney visits the library often.

His words overcame Albert "Butch" Arenal with joy that humid July afternoon in 2006.

"Butterflies Are Free." 7:30 p.m. June 24-27, July 1-3, 8-11; 2 p.m. June 28, July 5, 12 at Lemon Bay Playhouse, 96 W. Dearborn St., Englewood.

Summer Art Classes begin at North Port Art Center. Summer 4-week session starts week of June 15 and ends July 10 at North Port Art Center, 5950 Sam Shapos Way, North Port.

North Port holds the key to the continued existence of the seven-member Englewood Area Planning and Advisory Board.

Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 3:17 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 3:17 p.m. Comedy tinged with a little mystery is on the menu for the next Lemon Bay Playhouse season.

Fate works in strange ways. It did for Dee Hawkins . The 52-year-old Michigan native had aspirations of saving lives as a paramedic.

ENGLEWOOD a ' When U.S. Army National Guardsman Michael Sughrue received two presidential medals to award as he saw fit, he took the time to meet with area service organizations before making his decision.

Questioning the Englewood Area Planning Advisory Board's value, Sarasota County plans to drop out of the group as of July 1. The move could dissolve the cooperative panel, formed in 1995 to address the unique needs of an unincorporated community split between Charlotte and Sarasota counties.

Published: Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 1:03 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 1:03 p.m. There will be a Pioneer Days Festival Parade after all.

Retired tennis star Martina Navratilova has placed a one-story, waterfront house that she owns in Englewood, Fla.

Two Englewood East men were charged Tuesday in a shooting incident that took place in Grove City last Friday, the Charlotte County Sheriffa s Office said.

Charlotte County Clerk of Courts Barbara Scott will close the Englewood branch office June 30 because of budget cuts.

Barbara T. Scott, Clerk of the Charlotte County Circuit Court, has announced that the annex office located at 4318 N. Access Road in Englewood will close at 5 p.m. June 30.

ENGLEWOOD a ' A teenage girl was flown to Lee Memorial Hospital on Sunday afternoon after she was injured in an tubing accident.

How do you define success? Namely, how do you inspire a group teenagers to rise to the proverbial level of victory? Young adults today appear to be floating, sometimes faltering or fighting their way through their adolescent years, and deeply removed from the sphere of the adult world that is just beginning to pique their interest.

Someone saved Naomi Roth's life. She wants to say "thank you" for that act of kindness, but months after the car accident that nearly killed her, Roth still doesn't know the name of the mystery woman who kept her broken neck stable until emergency medical technicians could extract her from the vehicle.

Published: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 9:22 p.m. Englewood will have no fireworks on July 4. This is not a threat to make everyone feel guilty and induce donations.