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Good day Sarasota! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Dealing with iguanas in your Sarasota yard? Start with these steps.
  • What the canceled 324‑unit project means for downtown Sarasota cottages
  • How the Rays' big bats punched their ALCS ticket.

Also on today's calendar: 3rd Annual Harvest Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 83 and low of 72 degrees.
  • Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 88, low: 75. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Humid; breezy in the morning, with a high of 88 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Wondering About Wildlife: What to Do About Iguanas? - UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County (ufl.edu) — If iguanas are tearing up your Sarasota yard or seawall, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County explains exactly which species you're seeing and how to handle them humanely but effectively. The guide covers prevention, landscaping choices, trapping rules, and legal euthanasia options, plus reminders that the county itself does not remove iguanas, so homeowners must plan their own response.
   

• Proposed 324-unit apartment project at Sarasota cottages falls through (mysuncoast.com) — A major 324‑unit apartment project planned for the colorful cottage cluster near Fruitville Road and Washington Boulevard in downtown Sarasota has been voided, leaving 17 small businesses scrambling over whether to stay or move. Some owners are relieved and hope to extend leases, while others already invested in relocations or new concepts like a potential "Sarasota Bungalow Village."
   

• Tampa Bay Rays sweep Yankees, advance to ALCS (mysuncoast.com) — Sarasota baseball fans just saw the Tampa Bay Rays complete a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees to reach the American League Championship Series. Powered by home runs from Ryan Vilade and Victor Mesa Jr., and surviving a controversial fan-interference review, the Rays now await whether they'll face the Cleveland Guardians or Chicago White Sox in Monday's ALCS opener.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Receives $6,000 Grant from The Exchange —Kelly Fores Read on Patch
  • Easterseals Southwest Florida invites community to Enrollment Fair —Sharon Kunkel Read on Patch
  • Safe Children Coalition seeking sponsors for holiday gift campaign —Sharon Kunkel Read on Patch
  • Tickets now on sale for Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's fall gala —Sharon Kunkel Read on Patch
  • Arts Advocates Now Accepting Scholarship Applications for 2027-2028 Academic Year —Kelly Fores Read on Patch
  • Looking for lost Himalayan cat 10 yr old beautiful fluffy male.
    He must have slipped out the front door on Winchester Drive. Please contact me, if found. He is a Sealpoint (gray with black tips and very loved)… (Nextdoor Indian Beach-Sapphire Shores)
  • I am adopting a dog and I need a veterinary.
    Could somebody suggest a good one around ? Would be very much appreciate! (Nextdoor Colonial Oaks)
  • Office Pride posted a job opening for Part Time Commercial Cleaning Technician Sarasota in Sarasota. Apply here.
  • Daiquiri Deck posted a job opening for Seasonal Expeditor in Sarasota. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sarasota here.

🗞 Nearby News

Siesta Key

  • Sponsored: Siesta Key Crystal Classic: 24 World-Class Artists. 4 Days. 1 Spectacular Beach. (yourobserver.com)
  • Siesta Key beachfront land settlement faces further legal hurdles (yourobserver.com)
  • Residents, boaters debate use of enclosed boat slips in Little Sarasota Bay (baynews9.com)

Fruitville

  • 1899 Fruitville Road plans on hold, Historic Downtown Village is safe - for now - WSLR+Fogartyville (wslr.org)

Bradenton

  • Q&A: Meet Jonathan Mullis, Manatee County School Board District 5 Candidate (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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