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Old 05-07-2024, 05:42 AM
 
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Downtown Sarasota becomes festival scene for Cinco de Mayo (Photo Gallery)

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https://www.yourobserver.com/news/20...cinco-de-mayo/

A section of Main Street in downtown Sarasota beside El Melvin Cocina Mexicana was closed to traffic but still filled with movement as partiers took to the pavement to dance.

“It’s a great party,” said Robyn Karen on May 5.

She was attending the second day of the Cinco de Mayo Block Party held by the restaurant on Saturday and Sunday.

Attendee Elena Herrera said the party, which brought together street food, bars and live music by Bri Rivera Band, drew a young crowd, which meant that there was a chance to witness lots of lively celebrations.

“It’s great to see all kinds of crazy stuff — crazy dance moves, crazy drinks,” she said.

The event was one of two block parties held over the weekend in the downtown Sarasota area, with the other being the Circo de Mayo event at the restaurant Circo.

The Circo de Mayo event, now in its third year, focused on local vendors, bringing in booths from establishments such as its neighbor 99 Bottles Taproom & Bottle Shop.

“We bring in local vendors and we partner with everybody and bring everybody together at the gathering place and have some fun with everybody,” said Joe Guli, owner of Circo.
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Old 05-07-2024, 05:46 AM
 
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Ringling College details plans for $175M academic building

The new facility is designed to be an admissions hub and provide more learning space for students.

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https://www.yourobserver.com/news/20...emic-building/

When Ringling College of Art and Design purchased a Shell gas station at the corner of U.S. 41 and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way in 2006, it intended for the property to serve as the gateway to the school.

About two years ago, its administration decided the time had come to realize those plans.

On April 30, the college hosted a “Meet the Architect” event featuring Jonathan Moody of the architecture firm Moody Nolan, which has been tasked with designing the campus’s Signature Academic Building.

Thompson emphasized the building as an important, iconic signifier for those arriving in Sarasota and heading down U.S. 41, while Moody described the firm’s goal of serving an area’s people through its architectural designs.

“Although we're talking about a building, we're really not talking about a building, we're talking about the people and the environments to do the amazing things — the building is just kind of there in the background,” Moody said.

The event included speeches by Ringling College President Larry Thompson and Moody, followed by a panel discussion that included Thompson; Moody; Willie Stanfield, chair of the facilities committee; Ali Bahaj, vice chair of the college's board of trustees, who is chairing the college's Catalyst for Creativity fundraising campaign and Tracy Wagner, executive vice president for Ringling College.
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Old 05-07-2024, 05:49 AM
 
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Cops Corner - Man who forgot how to use his phone worries daughter

A woman called police to conduct a welfare check on her father, who had turned his phone off and forgotten how to turn it on. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's Cops Corner.

For the full Longboat Key 'Cops Corner' column:

https://www.yourobserver.com/news/20...ries-daughter/
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Old 05-07-2024, 05:52 AM
 
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Nine Sarasota area restaurants receive high-priority violations, nine ace inspections

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/oth...ns/ar-BB1lXcOv

Sarasota-Manatee restaurant inspections for April 28-May 4.
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Old 05-07-2024, 05:56 AM
 
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Yale Student Wins Met Opera Contest: Sarasota Graduation Shoutout

Daniel Espinal of Sarasota will graduate with honors from Yale's School of Music and won the 2024 Metropolitan Opera Competition.

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https://patch.com/florida/sarasota/a...ation-shoutout
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Old 05-07-2024, 05:58 AM
 
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Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix moves to mid-September

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https://www.mysuncoast.com/2024/05/0...mid-september/

The 40th Annual Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix, presented by Powerboat P1 and sponsored by Visit Sarasota County, has moved from traditionally being held over the July 4th Holiday to September 13 to 15.

Several reasons prompting the move included driving more business to local retailers, hotels, and restaurants during the off-season.

The announcement says the move will help alleviate the limited City and County resources when held over the busy July 4th Holiday weekend, while at the same time, posing a better time of year by moving away from the peak bird and turtle nesting season on our area beaches.
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Old 05-07-2024, 06:02 AM
 
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Sarasota County ready for hurricane season, officials say

Researchers around the county predict an active year for storms driven by warm conditions in the Atlantic.

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https://www.yourobserver.com/news/20...ricane-season/

Sandra Tapfumaneyi, the county’s emergency management chief, said Sarasota County is ready for whatever 2024 throws at it.

“There's been a few storms that have come through and affected Sarasota the last couple of years, and we learned a lot from those,” she said. “Really, we have a good plan in place for this hurricane season.”

Tapfumaneyi said they also learned from studying what happened in Lee County, which took the hardest hit from Hurricane Ian.

“You can learn a lot from seeing how things played out in those areas,” she said.

One thing the county will focus on this year is trying to make residents aware of the risks in deciding whether to stay or evacuate during a storm.
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Old 05-07-2024, 06:06 AM
 
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Sarasota constitutional offices' United Way relationship unaffected by commission vote

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sa...te/ar-BB1lWNf0

Although the Sarasota County Commission voted to end its payroll deduction program for employees to donate to United Way or other approved groups, county constitutional offices have largely opted to keep the program in place for their workers.

Tax Collector Barbara Ford-Coates, Clerk and Comptroller Karen Rushing, and Property Appraiser Bill Furst told the Herald-Tribune they plan to keep their United Way payroll deduction programs.
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Old 05-07-2024, 06:10 AM
 
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Some local 'things to do' ideas:

SRQ DAILY May 7, 2024 - TUESDAY DINING AND FOOD EDITION

For full column:

https://www.srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2024-05-07
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Old 05-07-2024, 06:17 AM
 
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Lakewood Ranch swim schools encourage water safety at young age

With International Water Safety Day on May 15, pool safety is at the forefront of a fun, safe summer.

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https://www.yourobserver.com/news/20...-water-safety/

Owner of Swim Gym of Lakewood Ranch, Anita Pope, said drownings happen fast and are not as loud and attention-causing as people might think.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports drowning as one of the leading causes of death in all children, and the No. 1 cause of death for children under 5.

For 21 years, the National Water Safety Coalition has been raising awareness of what it labels a pandemic. Every May 15 is International Water Safety Day.

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*The Swim Lesson Voucher Program

As of July 1, low-income families can apply to The Swim Lesson Voucher Program through WaterSmartFL:

https://www.watersmartfl.com/

The state program is setting up a network of providers to offer swim lessons to the most vulnerable population of children under 5. The family’s income cannot exceed 200% of the federal poverty level:

https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-...rty-guidelines
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