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🌱 Patch AM: Child Porn Convictions Land Venice Man Behind Bars: Sarasota County Sheriff

And on the Sarasota Patch calendar - 9 / 11 Twenty Five Year Commemoration AMERICA250 Concert and Service

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Hello again Sarasota! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Venice man gets 92-year sentence in Sarasota child abuse case
  • How new "fridge-sized" rocks could protect Sarasota's Bay Park
  • What's really planned for Sarasota's long-vacant Marian Anderson site?

Also on today's calendar: 9 / 11 Twenty Five Year Commemoration AMERICA250 Concert and Service and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 89, low: 76.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 90 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Child Porn Convictions Land Venice Man Behind Bars: Sarasota County Sheriff (patch.com) — Sarasota County authorities say a 58-year-old Venice man has been sentenced to more than 92 years in prison after detectives with the Sheriff's Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit uncovered thousands of illegal images and videos at his home. The investigation, which began in early 2024, led to 83 counts of possessing child sexual abuse material and a March conviction, underscoring the county's aggressive stance on such crimes.
   

2. Fridge-sized rocks being placed to slow Bay Park flooding - WSLR+Fogartyville (wslr.org) — Work is underway at Sarasota's Bay Park to install massive shoreline rocks and reshape the land, aiming to better protect the waterfront and nearby historic buildings from hurricane-driven flooding. The $10 million "Resilient Shoreline" phase will raise elevations, add a rain garden and walkways, and extend improvements into Centennial Park, with more resilience upgrades planned through 2030.
   

3. Sarasota's Nearly 14-Acre Marian Anderson Site Moves Closer to Redevelopment (sarasotamagazine.com) — Sarasota commissioners just advanced rezoning and sale changes for the long-vacant, contaminated Marian Anderson Place site in Newtown, moving plans for a health clinic and light-industrial jobs closer to reality. The city tightened rules to block heavy recycling and concrete-crushing uses while giving the developer more time to complete state-supervised environmental cleanup before any construction can begin.
   

4. Senior Friendship Centers expands meals for Sarasota County seniors (baynews9.com) — Sarasota County seniors can now get weekday breakfast in addition to lunch at Senior Friendship Centers in Sarasota, helping stretch tight budgets as food prices rise. The expanded meal program also combats isolation by giving older adults a place to socialize, and the organization is actively seeking more volunteers to keep up with growing demand.
   

5. 25 years later, a Sarasota 9/11 student shares story of tragedy and hope (mysuncoast.com) — A former second-grader from Sarasota's Emma E. Booker Elementary reflects on being in the classroom with President George W. Bush as he learned of the 9/11 attacks. Her memories highlight the shock felt by teachers and students, the letter she later exchanged with the president, and the sense of unity and resilience she still carries from that day.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The Exchange continues its generous support of WBTT —Sharon Kunkel Read on Patch
  • Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College Announces its Fall Semester: Sept. 28-Nov. 20, 2026 —Kelly Fores Read on Patch
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    Found on September 8, 2026 in Bradenton, FL 34210 near Cortez rd west near by auto part shop Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or… (Nextdoor Whitfield)
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    my friends's puppy was scratching himself nonstop for about 4 months. Every veterinary recommend a strong medication which made it worse. She… (Nextdoor Botanica)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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