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The Purple Ribbon Committee has until June 30, 2025 to submit its report on suggestions for repurposing the Van Wezel Peforming Arts Hall.
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  • Andrew Warfield
  • December 4, 2024
Van Wezel group shifts to discussion mode as sunset looms

The city's Purple Ribbon Committee has until the end of June to complete its report on repurposing of the performing arts hall as its chair resigns.

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Cardinal Mooney senior Izzy Russell's grit makes her a star on both the school's indoor and beach volleyball teams.
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Cardinal Mooney senior Izzy Russell committed to play beach volleyball at Austin Peay State University just five years after taking up the sport.

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Man loses job, gets evicted, goes to jail
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On a family disturbance call, a man who just lost his job and is losing his home is discovered to have outstanding warrants. This and other Sarasota Police Department reports in this week's Cops Corner.

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Pine View School was evacuated Tuesday morning after a bomb threat was reported.
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Two shelter locations will be available in Sarasota County and one in Manatee County as temperatures are expected to dip into the mid-40s.

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The Celery Fields is a more than 300-acre property that doubles as Sarasota County's primary stormwater collection zone as well as a public park and bird estuary.
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Sarasota County commissioners will decide the matter early next year.

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Sarasota County Commission has denied a coastal setback variance for the lot outlined in green on Siesta Beach.
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  • December 3, 2024
County denies variance for Siesta Key beachfront home

The owner of a beachfront lot on Siesta Key was denied a coastal setback variance that would have also allowed use of a pedestrian access as a driveway.

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Mary Lou Davidson's dog Lyra is blessed by Prayer Chaplain Jacqueline Fitzgerald.
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  • December 2, 2024
Holiday Pet Blessing at Unity of Sarasota celebrates the joy of pets

Moving to December this year, the annual event welcomed pets for blessings by the church's prayer chaplains.

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Staff from Michael Saunders & Company gather at their float.
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  • December 2, 2024
Siesta Key parade kicks off the holiday season

The annual event, hosted by the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce, helped support the community and its businesses.

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Alyssa Saggese, Justin Fiedler and Cameron Dempsey
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Black Friday Block Party offers post-Thanksgiving excitement

Celebrating Goose Island beer, the event also featured offerings including vendors, live music and a cornhole tournament.

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Some houses along Gulfside Road were completely destroyed.
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  • December 2, 2024
How can the Sarasota area change course for future hurricane adaptation?

Local climate expert Bob Bunting, CEO of the Climate Adaptation Center, weighs in on what the Sarasota region could do to be more proactive about more frequent storms.

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Laurel Park resident Jackie Haywood hangs an ornament on the tree in the gazebo on Saturday, Nov. 30.
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  • December 1, 2024
Laurel Park residents gather for clean-up duty

Volunteers get together to spruce up the local park and decorate the Christmas tree in the gazebo.

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Igor Pertile works with the plants.
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  • November 28, 2024
Farmer education program gives aspiring growers a head start in the field

UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County has partnered with Mote Aquaculture Research Park to use its facility for the program, which gives farmers hands-on farming and business development experience.

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Rick Piccolo has spent 30 of his 53-year airport career at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.
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  • November 28, 2024
Retiring SRQ airport chief rose from the janitor's closet to executive suite

Rick Piccolo began his 53-year career scrubbing toilets at a Buffalo airport. He will leave SRQ after 30 years doing having learned nearly every airport job along the way.

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The Unit 1003 condominium at 410 S. Palm Ave. has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 2,975 square feet of living area.
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  • November 28, 2024
Top residential real estate sales for Nov. 11-27 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Nokomis

A condominium in Savoy on Palm tops the week's sales at $3.2 million.

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