Features
- 38 Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Renee LePere sits down with the “Bigs” and “Littles”
involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Charlotte County
to find out what the organization means to them.
- 42 Helping Our Animals
- Animals need our help, too! Renee LePere takes a look
into two of Charlotte County’s animal shelter and welfare
organizations to find out what they are doing to help
abused and abandoned pets find their forever homes.
- 46 Floridian Holiday Carols READ THE ARTICLE
- To get in the holiday spirit, Bob Morris has put a
very Floridian twist onto some of your favorite carols,
specially illustrated by Chris Browne.
- 52 HARBOR STYLE Charity Register
- We present to you eight pages of local, nonprofit
organizations that need your help. Please, give what you
can. It doesn’t take much to make a difference.
- 66 VIP’s
- Deanie Gudac talks with the men and women of the
Punta Gorda Police Department’s Volunteers in Policing
program. They’re patrolling our waterways and parking
lots and helping out at the station.
- 70 Making Beautiful Music
- Mary Alspaugh looks back on 30 years of the Charlotte
Symphony Orchestra, from its humble beginnings to the
crown jewel of the arts it is today.
- 72 Habitat for Humanity
- Malcolm J. Brenner finds out how the Nonprofit
Business of the Year provides decent, affordable housing
to those who need it and meets with those whose lives
have been changed because of it.
- 79 Faces of the Homeless Coalition READ THE ARTICLE
- For nearly 20 years, the Charlotte County Homeless
Coalition has fought hunger and homelessness in
our community. In this special section, we tell of its
history, programs, staff and, most importantly, the
people it has helped.
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Departments
- 16 Kudos READ THE ARTICLE
- HARBOR STYLE celebrates the people and
organizations that make Charlotte County such a great
place to live.
- 18 December Calendar
- You’re invited! Don’t miss any of the must-go, must-do
events around the harbor.
- 22 Freeze-frame
- Our photographers snapped shots at events around
town. This month we feature the Bar Stool Open,
Autism Speaks wine tasting and 13th Annual Edison
Pops at Sunset concert.
- 36 Florida Gardening
- Renee LePere tells you all you need to know to grow your
own veggies.
- 38 Creature Feature
- Malcolm J. Brenner examines everyone’s favorite
mischief maker, the intelligent and dexterous raccoon.
- 36 Harbor Health
- Nancy Semon-Krauss meets with local veterinarians to
find out what you should be doing to keep your fourlegged
friends happy and healthy.
- 86 Dining Out READ THE ARTICLE
- Ivey Bowman hits up the lunchtime hot spots in Punta
Gorda: Presseller’s Delicatessen, Café Ruelle and La Piazza.
