• Punta Gorda rebuilds itself as fishing town - The Dispatch, Lexington, NC, 11/6/09
• Punta Gorda's Extreme Makeover Celebration - WINK News, 8/15/09 | Video Clip
• Five years after Charley, a party - Herald Tribune, 8/15/09
• Chris Evans and partners launch crab house, Floriday Weekly, 8/13/09
• Punta Gorda's rennaissance continues, Herald Tribune, 8/12/09
• International guests tour Punta Gorda five years after Charley, ABC 7, 8/12/09
• Five years after Charley, Punta Gorda emerges as a brand-new city - Naples News, 8/12/09
• Five years after Charley, Punta Gorda shines - Herald Tribune, 8/7/09
• Punta Gorda Marina adds giant seafood restaurant - NBC 2, 8/4/09 | Video Clip
• Laishley Crab House is one of a kind, Sun Newspapers, 7/31/09
• Laishley retailer and restaurant quite the catch, Florida Weekly, 7/16/09
• Mayor: Punta Gorda's progress cause for celebration, Sun Newspapers, 1/2/09
• Biz Bits column, Sun Newspapers, 12/23/08
• Concrete, mortar painting bright year in Punta Gorda, Sun Newspapers, 12/27/08
• Suroeste (en espanol), Florida Trend, 10/3/08
• City is on the edge of a boom? - Herald Tribune, 4/29/08
• Marina Park moving forward with Laishley Crab House, Sun Newspapers, 2/18/08
• Marina's opening signifies post-Charley resurgence, Herald Tribune, 4/12/07
• Laishley Park's future unveiled, Herald Tribune, 2/1/07
• Seafood by the river, Sun Newspapers, 11/4/06
• Wanted: Laishley Park private investment, Sun Newspapers, 6/9/06
• Harpoon's keeps its tradition, Sun Newspapers, 6/2/06
• City to seek Laishley Park proposals, Sun Newspapers, 5/4/06
  

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Waterfront view of the Flatsmasters Fishing Tournament from Laishley Crab House

2010 Flatsmasters events to be held at Laishley Park
January 29-30 Flatsmasters Qualifier March 12-15 Flatsmasters Event #1 with Kixx Country Seafood Festival April 17 Charlotte High Redfish RoundUp (tentative) May 7-10 Flatsmasters Event #2 (tentative) May 22-23 Sweetheart Couples Tournament	June 12 Junior Flatsmasters July 4 Red, White, and Blue Tournament July 9-11 Flatsmasters Event #3 September 17-19 Flatsmasters Event #4 October 8-10 Flatsmasters Championship (tentative)