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Juneteenth Festival offers message of joy, unity

A celebration in Newtown was envisioned as an opportunity to bring Sarasota’s Black community together.

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The project will require the monitoring of the coastal environment surrounding Big Pass, which has never been dredged before.
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City officials say the dredging of Big Pass will help protect the natural and built environment on Lido Key.

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DeSantis and Corcoran released a 143-page document.

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