Venice Gondolier

10/12/2025

WATERLINE: An ambitious conservation project

Imagine a Florida panther slinking its way 400 miles from the Big Cypress Swamp, in the southwest part of the state, to Okefenokee Swamp, on Florida’s northern border with Georgia,

10/12/2025

NOW AND THEN: From the Punta Gorda Mall to City Marketplace

PUNTA GORDA — The green space off U.S. 41 North between Marion Avenue and Retta Esplanade was once the location of the Punta Gorda Shopping Mall.

10/10/2025

💜✨ Meet the FIERCE Women of October – Frightful Professions! ✨💜

This month, we’re honoring women who take on careers that are challenging, unconventional, and require courage, skill, and dedication. Here are our incredible nominees:

🦷 Ashley Pfalzer – Special effects artist creating lifelike cadavers and trauma simulations for medical training.

👻 Dr. Brittany Ann Figiel – Founder of Sarasota Paranormal Investigative Science, combining research, professionalism, and curiosity in the paranormal field.

🌿 Lauren Robie – Co-founder of Hope Eternal Gardens, Charlotte County’s first natural burial cemetery, redefining how we honor life after death.

⚰️ Chellsi Kaufman-Lindner – Funeral director and embalmer intern, guiding families with compassion during some of life’s most difficult moments.

🗳️ Voting is open now! Show your support for these remarkable women at 👉 sunfiercewomen.com 👈
You can vote once per day — help us celebrate their courage, dedication, and FIERCE spirit!

FIERCE Women

10/09/2025

🌟 Nominee #4 – Chellsi Kaufman-Lindner

💜✨ Vote for Your FIERCE Woman of October – Frightful Professions! ✨💜

For Chellsi Kaufman-Lindner, compassion doesn’t end when a life does. ⚰️

From helping her grandfather in the medical examiner’s office as a child to becoming a funeral director and embalmer intern at Sound Choice Cremation in Sarasota, Chellsi has dedicated her life to caring for families through their most difficult moments.

Her professionalism, grace, and empathy make her work anything but grim — it’s a calling, and she answers it with heart. ❤️

🗳️ Vote for Chellsi Kaufman-Lindner as October’s FIERCE Woman of the Month at 👉 sunfiercewomen.com 👈
You can vote once per day — every vote celebrates the women who show true FIERCE strength behind the scenes.

10/08/2025

Sunseeker Resort names its manager/director

CHARLOTTE HARBOR — Vince Parrotta has been named vice president and managing director of Sunseeker Resort Florida Gulf Coast, Curio Collection by Hilton.

10/08/2025

Punta Gorda preparing for water needs, increases

PUNTA GORDA — Despite some water meters not giving accurate readings, Utilities Director Tom Spencer knows Punta Gorda residents are using too much water.

10/08/2025

Lost pet? Arcadia clinic debuts 24/7 microchip scanner to help

ARCADIA — With staff shortages and gaps in service throughout the week, one local vet clinic hopes to streamline the process of returning a lost pet in DeSoto County.

10/08/2025

Stump Pass Beach State Park reopens

MANASOTA KEY — For the first time in 11 months, the gates at Stump Pass Beach Beach State Park are open.

10/08/2025

🌟 It’s Here! Our 1st Annual FIERCE & Business Women Magazine E-Edition Has Arrived! 🌟

Celebrate strength, success, and style in our first-ever edition!
Meet our FIERCE Woman of the Year and 4 incredible Business Women of the Year — inspiring leaders who embody power and perseverance. 💪✨

Inside you’ll find:
💄 Beauty & health tips from local experts
🎨 A feature on Lipstick Lex, who wowed us by painting with makeup!
🧘‍♀️ An inspiring article from guest speaker Magie Cook
💼 And so much more motivation and empowerment inside every page!

👉 Read the full e-edition now! https://epaper.thedailysun.com/?special=Fierce&date=20250927
FIERCE Women

10/08/2025

Sarasota County opens Resilient SRQ housing program

SARASOTA — Sarasota County has announced that applications for Multifamily Affordable Housing Program will be accepted through Oct. 24.

10/08/2025

VAC show about humanity, and lack thereof

VENICE — The Venice Art Center kicked off its 2025-26 season with its first fall exhibit, “I Am Humanity,” and a weekend bonus, “Art Through Their Eyes,” featuring the work

10/08/2025

Parking spots used as colorful protest against Florida crackdown on rainbow crosswalks

An Orlando restaurant owner has turned 49 parking spots outside her eatery into art spaces. This move is in response to a state mandate removing rainbow-colored crosswalks and other street