Surf's up

  • By Nolan Peterson
  • | 4:00 a.m. March 13, 2014
  • Siesta Key
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A passing cold front kicked up a chest-high swell along Sarasota beaches Thursday, and surfers came out to Lido Beach to take advantage of the rideable waves — rare for Florida's Gulf Coast.

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