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🌱 Englewood Little Explorers - Life at Night and 10 more events
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- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 80, low: 60.
- Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Englewood Little Explorers - Life at Night
Cedar Point Environmental Park , 2300 Placida Rd , Englewood
9:00 am - The Writers' Salon: Tools for Memoir Writing
Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association (PGICA) , 2001 Shreve Street , Punta Gorda
1:30 pm - Computer & Cell Phone Classes Available NOW in Englewood, FL
IG Management Group, LLC , 1460 South McCall Road, Unit 1E , Englewood
4:00 pm - Ribbon Cutting - Love Your SELFIE Studio
Love Your SELFIE Studio , 2826 Tamiami Trail, Unit 1 , Port Charlotte
5:00 pm - Third Wednesday Coffee Member Networking 12-17-25
Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center , 75 Taylor Street , Punta Gorda
7:45 am - Free Guided Nature Walk
Amberjack Environmental Park , 6450 Gasparilla Pines Blvd , Cape Haze
9:00 am - Fishermen's Village Festival of Lights
Fishermen's Village , 1200 W Retta Esplanade , Punta Gorda
10:00 am - Fishermen's Village - Marine Mammals
Fishermen's Village , 1200 W Retta Esplanade , Punta Gorda
11:00 am - Andre Roy LIVE at Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club
Charlotte Harbor Yacht Club , 4400 Lister St , Port Charlotte
5:00 pm - A "Calyp-Soul" Christmas with John Patti
Charlotte County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. , 900 W. Marion Ave. , Punta Gorda
7:00 pm - Little Explorers - Nature's Colors
Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center , 10941 Burnt Store Rd , Punta Gorda
9:00 am
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- One of our cats has gone, missing .
Her name is Gina. She’s a little tiny thing, striped. Please keep your eyes out for her. She’s probably scared. It’s been about four or five days now… (Nextdoor Cleveland) - 6 months ago, I posted about how my AARP HARTFORD auto insurance had gotten ridiculously expensive.
$3,400 (a year) for two drivers and two cars. So I hunted around (ONLINE) and chose PROGRESSIVE DIRECT INSURANCE (agreeing to use their SNAPSHOT… (Nextdoor Burnt Store Isles)
- Culver's posted a job opening for Porter/Maintenance in Punta Gorda. Apply here.
- Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Punta Gorda. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Punta Gorda here.
🗞 Nearby News
Port Charlotte
- Port Charlotte crash kills one person, road reopens (gulfcoastnewsnow.com)
- Car accidents along the Gulf Coast highlight road safety concerns (gulfcoastnewsnow.com)
- VOTE: SW FL Boys Athlete of the Week sponsored by MY Shower Door for Dec. 8-13 (naplesnews.com)
North Port
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