As Idalia continues to pull farther and farther away from our community, we'll continue to deal with persistent onshore winds and times of locally heavy downpours.
'High levels" of red tide and blue-green algae have bloomed in Charlotte Harbor in a rare mixing of two of the most devastating types of harmful algae blooms.How and why a saltwater-based algae bloom is coexisting with another known for its presence in freshwater lakes and streams, while not unrecorded in history, is perplexing marine researchers.
The 2023 National Safe Boating Week starts Saturday, May 20, and runs through Friday, May 26. During this week-long event, Flotilla 99, Cape Haze, will be distributing boating safety information at the area launch ramps, restaurants and fuel docks. (Last year, more than 5,000 pieces of boating safety information were handed out.) Flotilla 99