Punta Gorda

The Punta Gorda City Utilities Department will be connecting water mains at Knollwood, Pinecrest, Worchester, Burning Tree and Indian Creek requiring water to be turned off during the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. March 20, and March 21.

The AirPower History Tour of the Commemorative Air Force had multiple planes on display at the Punta Gorda Airport over the past week. The tour will be available around Florida.

Punta Gorda residents will be allowed to replace damaged sod in the right-of-way without hiring a contractor from now until May 1. Residents can go to City Hall Annex at 126 Harvey Street to submit a permit application.

Projections are that three-quarters of a mile in Burnt Store Isles and over six and a half miles in Punta Gorda Isles suffered some seawall damage and affected approximately 582 parcels.

Flying in a three-man formation as the “Veterans Airlift Command Tribute Wing” and led by Walt Fricke, former Army combat helicopter pilot and Vietnam Veteran, AirBoss and Founder of the Veterans Airlift Command non-profit, with fellow pilots Mike Grossmann and Dan Blackwell, the trio helped re-dedicate newly-opened Runway 4-22 at Punta Gorda Airport.

Charlotte County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a Punta Gorda man who threatened three people, two who were juveniles, chased them, fired a shotgun and yelled vulgarities at them, Thursday night in the Ranchettes area.

Karen Moore, publisher of Southwest Florida Business Today, talks about the new Equus facility in Punta Gorda and the potential impact for the region.

Several areas in southwest Florida appeared high on the Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com Emerging Housing Markets Index.

Annabelle Tometich, food critic of the Fort Myers News-Press, talks with us about outdoor dining in Southwest Florida.

Henry Ford, who is mostly remembered for his role in bringing automobiles to the masses, also dabbled in aviation. In the late 1920s, he produced a batch…