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  • October 14, 2024
Sarasota City Commission District 2: Liz Alpert

Meet the candidate.

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Woman evades ex-boyfriend's girlfriend challenge to fight
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 14, 2024
Woman evades ex-boyfriend's girlfriend challenge to fight

A victim was chased throughout the city by a woman driving a green Dodge Challenger asking for a brawl. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
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James Simpson laughs during his 100th birthday celebration Oct. 7 at Bowlero Gulf Gate in Sarasota.
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  • Jim DeLa
  • October 13, 2024
In a league of his own: 100 year-old bowler still rolling along

Teammates celebrate a Sarasota centenarian's joy for life.

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FDOT has opened the westbound span of Little Ringling Bridge (left) and inspections may begin on Sunday on the eastbound span.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 13, 2024
Westbound span of Little Ringling Bridge opens

The eastbound span may be closed sometime on Sunday to conduct inspections.

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Deb Mackiewicz and her husband are distressed over whether they'll be able to save their vintage 1954 cottage on Lido Key.
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  • Matt Walsh
  • October 13, 2024
Helene, Milton were too much for a vintage Florida cottage

The owners of a 1954 cinder-block, pecky Cypress cottage are crushed. It appears they’ll be unable to preserve the home.

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Ringling Museum officials report damage caused by Hurricane Milton was minimal.
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  • October 12, 2024
Ringling Museum campus partially reopens Monday

Museum officials say buildings on the campus suffered minimal damage and the collections are safe.

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Back for a second time in 10 days to assess the damage to the Old Salty Dog: Daughter Emma Blair, manager Josh Shear, general manager Amy Blair and Bill Blair.
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  • Matt Walsh
  • October 12, 2024
Two City Island institutions pick up pieces to keep going

Helene and Milton battered the Old Salty Dog and New Pass Grill & Bait Shop. But they plan to come back — yet again.

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A full remediation of Concourse B is required Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport before the airport can be opened to the public.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • October 11, 2024
Airport closed to commercial flights until Oct. 16

The entire roof over Concourse B has been damaged.

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  • October 11, 2024
Storm damage forces Van Wezel to cancel rest of 2024 schedule

The orchestra pit, kitchen, dressing rooms and production offices were all flooded.

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The sand pushed ashore during Hurricane Helene gives credence to the Sandcastle Hotel.
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  • Matt Walsh
  • October 11, 2024
A tour of Lido, St. Armands keys reveals less damage than Siesta Key

The picture was the same — the ravages of Helene’s flooding on the contents of homes and the giant felled trees from Milton’s winds.

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Jamil Pineda, Carlos Avella, Damian Richardson and Ryan Alexander prep 500 hot meals for North Port first responders.
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  • Emily Walsh
  • October 11, 2024
Michael's On East provides meals for first responders

Restaurant says its team can put together 1,000 meals in one hour.

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Kyle Kolaski sorts through a debris pile on Siesta Key the day after Hurricane Milton made landfall there on Oct. 9.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2024
The day after: Scenes from Siesta Key post-Hurricane Milton

Nearly 24 hours after the storm made landfall on the Key, the long road of cleanup has begun.

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A power line on Links Avenue glows Friday, Oct. 11 after apparently being knocked loose by debris. It took nearly three house after it was reported to extinguish.
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  • Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2024
Downed power line shuts down Links Avenue

Crews needed several hours to cut the power so firefighters could work.

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Longboat Key Fire Department Personnel shared photos of the island taken Thursday, Oct. 10, after Hurricane Milton passed through Sarasota.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 11, 2024
Barrier islands reopened; county assessing beach damage

Facility assessments will also begin on buildings and other amenities at beach parks.

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Mauricio Colucci said his backyard flooded with 6-7 inches of water.
    By
  • Jim DeLa
  • October 10, 2024
Sarasota couple hunkers down and toughs out Milton

Mauricio Colucci and Michelle Teeter said it was scary and loud but thought it would be much worse than it was.

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