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  • April 11, 2019
Sarasota's search for red tide solutions

Scientists, policymakers and everyday citizens take aim at ways to head off another outbreak.

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Sarasota Commissioner Charles Hines
    By
  • Jay Heater
  • April 11, 2019
Policymakers take aim at red tide with water quality measures

Area residents can expect governments to improve stormwater systems.

  • Sarasota
  • News
In August, Mote tested its ozone treatment system in a Boca Grande canal.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • April 11, 2019
Mote Red Tide Institute to roll out tests for various products

Mote is supposed to have a product by October that will knock back red tide and get rid of it in certain places.

  • Sarasota
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The Old Braden River Historical Society worked with the county to complete a replica fishing cabin for Jiggs Landing.
    By
  • Andrew Atkins
  • April 11, 2019
Time to discover Jiggs Landing along

The preserve is located at the terminus of 63rd Street East and Linger Lodge Road and provides access to the waters of the Evers Reservoir and Braden River itself.

  • East County
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Dozens of protesters gathered near the Unconditional Surrender statue for the red tide demonstration in December 2018 with Hands Along the Water.
    By
  • Samantha Chaney
  • April 11, 2019
Community takes action against red tide

From educators to local environmental groups, who in the community has actively sought to research or make an impact on red tide?

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    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • April 11, 2019
7 things you can do to help mitigate red tide

From choosing the right plants to volunteering on the beach, there are a variety of things Sarasota and Manatee county residents can do.

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    By
  • David Conway
  • April 11, 2019
Decision looms on Fruitville Road redesign

Longboat Key leaders are formulating a strategy for fighting a road diet, but downtown stakeholders stand behind the city’s proposal.

  • Sarasota
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Bill Waddill is hopeful the city will approve a partnership with The Bay Park Conservancy, a group formed to lead the development of city-owned bayfront land.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 11, 2019
Bayfront agreement set for review, again

An independent group is pushing the city to approve a partnership agreement for managing the bayfront.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • David Conway
  • April 11, 2019
City works on recycling education

As the city switches to a new single-stream recycling system, officials are reminding residents to be mindful of what they’re throwing away.

  • Sarasota
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A proposed hotel project at the corner of U.S. 301 and Main Street will not be moving forward after the prospective developer failed to close on the property.
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 11, 2019
Hotel plans progress, falter

Two more hotel projects are under review, while a third downtown will not end up being built.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The twice-daily flights aboard EMB-175 aircraft to Washington are scheduled to begin Oct. 27. (courtesy photo)
    By
  • David Conway
  • April 10, 2019
Sarasota airport lands flight to Washington, D.C.

United Airlines announced today it will offer twice-daily service to Dulles International Airport beginning in October.

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    By
  • Pam Eubanks
  • April 10, 2019
ODA students embark on surgical education

STEM Day in Lakewood Ranch focuses on animal sciences.

  • East County
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    By
  • Brynn Mechem
  • April 10, 2019
Four arrested following strong arm robbery in Sarasota

A man was left beaten in a Sarasota parking lot following an exchange coordinated through the app Let Go.

  • East County
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Students prepare to leave Tom Honsa's class before the bell rings at Lakewood Ranch High School on Wednesday, April 3.
    By
  • Andrew Atkins
  • April 10, 2019
Teachers' turn to make their move in Manatee County schools

Community members need not worry about many teachers up and leaving Lakewood Ranch High School — or other schools — after former Lakewood Ranch Principal Craig Little and athletics director Shawn Trent both took positions with the new high school, noted t

  • East County
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The 2018 red tide bloom prompted action both by grassroots groups and politicians.
    By
  • Kat Wingert
  • April 10, 2019
Seek balance in red tide solutions

A lack of scientific data means there are no silver bullet solutions for red tide. Let’s strive to do the best we can with common sense.

  • Longboat Key
  • Opinion
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