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Ahead of Its Time, This $9 Million Lido Key Home Is Looking for Its Next Chapter

There's something wonderfully incongruous about a nearly $9 million waterfront home whose owner would rather paddle a kayak than captain a yacht. John Milos isn't much of a boater, despite owning a private dock on Lido Key with deep-water access to Sarasota Bay and the Gulf. He and his wife, Catherine instead have three kayaks and a customized launch that lowers them directly into the canal at the touch of a button.

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Tampa Bay Observer

Their HOA approved the fences. Now a Sun City Center CDD says they have to come down, at the owners' expense

Homeowners in Sun City Center's Cypress Mill community are being told to move or remove backyard fences that sit on 15-foot drainage easements, even though their HOA signed off. Here's why the CDD says HOA approval doesn't count, and what to check before you build.

Sun City Center, FL · 2d

Mysuncoast.com

Four student-athletes sign National Letters of Intent at Cardinal Mooney

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Thursday marked the first signing day of the school for student-athletes at Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School (CMHS) in Sarasota. Family, friends, faculty and staff packed the school’s gymnasium to serenade and congratulate four of the Cougars student-athletes on picking up the pen and signing their national letters of intent.

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Still Famous After All These Years

For 68 years, Sarasota’s Main Bar Sandwich Shop has been serving up a little history, a lot of sandwiches, and one very Famous Italian. ⏱️ Time Flies When You’re Having Fun. About ten years before Chip Beeman was born, something was happening in Sarasota. Something that would become a BIG part of his and his family’s lives.

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Hold my beer: Owner says Jannus Live concert venue not for sale

To paraphrase Mark Twain, news of the death of the Jannus Live concert venue has been greatly exaggerated. Real estate developer Tony Amico, who owns the 11,000-square-foot downtown courtyard where concerts have been staged since 1984, says a real estate listing announcing the venue for sale was in error. What’s...

St. Petersburg, FL · 1d

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Bagels & Brews Cafe Team Preparing Third Location in Sarasota

A concept for a quick bite or morning coffee is expanding this year. Bagels & Brews has a new location listed on their website, at 4086 Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota. This will be the team’s second expansion since building a cafe in Bradenton. An opening date hasn’t yet been revealed.

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Pain Care That Starts With Listening

At Clearway, your pain is personal, and your care should be, too. Our board-certified physicians, including Dr. William Newton and Dr. Michael Rozak, take the time to listen, understand your goals and build a treatment plan around you. No cookie-cutter protocols, and no long waits. Express scheduling gets you in fast, so relief isn’t put on hold. Whether chronic or acute, your pain deserves a plan. Both our Sarasota and Bradenton clinics offer state-of-the-art facilities designed for comfort and advanced pain management. Our new Sarasota surgery center, will bring procedures closer to home, with the same personal attention you expect from Clearway. Most insurances accepted. Ready to feel like more than just a number? Schedule today: at clearwaypain.com/state/florida/ or call 850-739-7246.

Sarasota, FL · 3d

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Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges tells her story of breaking racist barriers to Sarasota kids

Ruby Bridges is 72 now, but she vividly remembers being a 6-year-old girl walking into an all-white school for the first time in November 1960. She was surrounded by federal marshals who escorted her past crowds of angry white people. She told a sold-out crowd at Booker High on Thursday...

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FAA lifts nationwide ground stop

Update: The Federal Aviation Administration lifts the nationwide ground stop. A nationwide ground stop has been lifted after flights were halted for several hours Friday, but travelers and sports teams are still dealing with the disruptions left behind. Transportation officials cited “extraordinary circumstances” caused by communications problems at regional air...

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Axios Tampa Bay

The story behind St. Pete's Skyline Building, now a SHINE mural canvas

St. Petersburg 's Skyline Building has lived many lives since it opened in 1961. Why it matters: This week, it's a giant canvas for artists participating in the 12th-annual SHINE Mural Festival . The big picture: By this weekend, four new murals will cover the cylindrical office building and surrounding walls on Dr. Martin Luther King Street North, said Helen French, executive director of the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance, which organizes the festival. Alyssa Marie with the Happy Mural Project worked with more than 500 locals to paint a floral-themed piece on the north wall of the property. The back and side walls of the building feature a moody black-and-white piece by REIVER , a self-taught artist from the United Kingdom, and a burst of color by Virginia artist Jon Murrill . And North Carolina-based artist Osiris Rain is painting the seven-story cylinder that, rumor has it, was inspired by the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, according to St. Petersburg Museum of History executive director Rui Farias. Community members work on the Happy Mural Project mural on St. Pete's Skyline Building. Photo: Todd Burgess Sunsation Media Artists REIVER and Jon Murrill work on their murals. Photo: Todd Burgess Sunsation

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Ohlrich the new mayor of Sarasota, with Ahearn-Koch serving as vice mayor

Entler formally joins City Commission during Nov. 6 special meeting. Along with a new commissioner, the City of Sarasota has a new mayor and a new vice mayor, thanks to votes taken during a special meeting of the board members on Nov. 6. With Flo Entler of Arlington Park replacing...

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Forecast: Another cold start Sunday morning

Get ready for a chilly start Sunday morning as lows dip into the 30s for the Nature Coast, with 40s along and south of I-4. Near the water, temps will stay closer to 50 from St Pete south. Sunday afternoon, we'll see all sunshine with warmer afternoon temps compared to...

St. Petersburg, FL · 5h

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Sprawling holiday pop-up ‘Xmas at Daddy’s’ opens in Downtown St. Pete

Christmas has arrived on Central Avenue. Forward Hospitality Group’s mega-sized Xmas at Daddy’s, hosted at Trailer Daddy at 217 Central Ave, is a veritable Winter Wonderland, and it is now open in downtown St. Pete for its fourth year. If you didn’t catch the debut last weekend, Xmas...

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7-year-old makes waves on custom shoes designed for Bradenton’s top golfer Nelly Korda

The World No. 1 golfer, Nelly Korda, heads into a tournament weekend at The Annika in Belleair with custom designs on her golf shoes created by a talented 7-year-old.

Belleair, FL · 2d

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Ryan Krause making math understandable and enriching the Cardinal Mooney community

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Ryan Krause hopes to encourage his students at Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School to enjoy and value the principles of mathematics having been inspired by his own math teacher growing up. “I was drawn to teaching when I was in high school I had a math...

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Tampa Bay vs. Chi-Town: A Showdown Over Chicago Italian Beef Sandwiches

Piggybacking on last Friday’s venture into Detroit Pizza, we continue our exploration of Midwest specialties with Chicago Italian beef, although this time one of the contestants is actually in Chicago, where we visited last weekend. Al’s #1 Italian Beef*, which opened in 1938, is generally regarded as the first...

St. Petersburg, FL · 1d

Axios Tampa Bay

St. Pete Mayor-elect Charlie Crist plans community conversations

St. Petersburg Mayor-elect Charlie Crist will hold a series of listening sessions with residents as he prepares to take over City Hall in January. Why it matters: The free public meetings will offer residents a chance to share their ideas with Crist ahead of his swearing-in on Jan. 7. State of play: The Collaborative Labs at St. Petersburg College will run each of the five sessions, which haven't been scheduled yet, per a news release from Crist's transition team. The dates and locations will be posted to Crist's transition website , which also includes a form for residents to share feedback. Crist's team is also seeking applicants interested in working at City Hall, on the transition team, on a city board or commission, or as a volunteer. Find information on how to apply here . Zoom in: Each conversation will revolve around one of Crist's five "Guiding Lights" for his administration, similar to current Mayor Ken Welch's " Pillars for Progress ." Open stands for a transparent City Hall that will establish an Office of Open Government "on day one," per the release. Steady stands for services and public safety, particularly as the city faces a projected $33 million shortfall

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Downtown concert venue Jannus Live up for sale

Jannus Landing, the downtown St. Petersburg building that includes the Jannus Live concert venue, is up for sale. The Jannus Landing Retail Building LLC has listed the two-story, 10,500 square foot structure at 200 1st Avenue N. for $11.5 million. The organization’s Registered Agent Megan Barnes is also Manager of...

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St. Pete’s condo boom brings a wave of commercial space

Downtown St. Petersburg has added hundreds of luxury condominiums in recent years, but the new towers aren’t just places to live. They also bring office space, restaurants and storefronts that developers are trying to fill. At 400 Central, about 25,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space remains available, including...

St. Petersburg, FL · 1d

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Break out the jackets this weekend

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Coldest air of the season moves in this weekend. Lows expected to drop into the upper 40s inland and low 50s near the coast on Saturday morning. Our normal high for this time of year is 80 degrees and we will be much cooler than that by Saturday afternoon. Temperatures will only warm into the mid 60s under mostly sunny skies.