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Swales do their job in Charlotte County as Elsa drops buckets of rain
Published: July 7, 2021 5:46 PM EDT
Updated: July 7, 2021 9:28 PM EDT
WINK News saw very little flooding around Charlotte County and surrounding areas, but there were some large trees uprooted and split from high winds.
Some of the trees that were felled overnight Wednesday had survived a number of stronger storms.
The damage from Elsa is nothing compared to Hurricane Charley, but a tree that survived Category 4 Charley in 2004 snapped in half during strong winds from Elsa.
Among those breathing a sigh of relief after Elsa was Scott Ellingwood of Port Charlotte.
The pandemic has created many challenges, but it also changed the way we live and work. Many people are working remotely. Some are choosing to make their vacations permanent and move to Southwest Florida full-time to work remotely. We spoke to a woman who moved to the region three months after visiting. Kim and John […]
Maria Simonetti sat at a table in her familyâs new Punta Gorda pizzeria, cradling her cell phone in one hand, massaging her rotator cuff with the other.
âIâm on hold. Iâve been trying to get an appointment for my shoulder,â she explained. âItâs just the three of us working right now. We had somebody apply to do dishes for $15 an hour, but they said, âIt has to be on my terms, on days I want to work.ââ
Sal, Maria and Lucia Simonetti are running Santa Lucia Pizzeria in Punta Gorda by themselves for now. SUN PHOTO BY SUE WADE