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Arlington Park is one of four in a pilot program to bring free Wi-Fi to Sarasota city parks. (File photo)
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A conceptional drawing of The Bay shows a new Sarasota Performing Arts Center located on the southwest corner of the what is now the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall parking lot.
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Julius Halas, center, stands with members of the Sarasota County Fire Rescue department at a ceremony on Wednesday. (Courtesy photo)
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