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YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
FREE • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2023
VOLUME 46, NO. 12
YOUR TOWN Tick, tock. Turn back your clock! Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5.
Conserving the all-mighty claw New regulations aim to protect Florida’s stone crab population and harvest. SEE PAGE 3
DRESSED TO IMPRESS
Seaplace spices up Halloween with costume party. SEE PAGE 14
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Seabird saviors
When a brown pelican was spotted and unable to fly, a team of helpers sprang to action. Save Our Seabirds heard about a juvenile pelican that could not fly and called for the help of locals, including Leo Kissling. Kissling and other residents tracked the bird to the south end of the island. On the south end, the Resort at Longboat Key Club provided a kayak for the rescuers to paddle out and grab the pelican. The pelican was dragging 348 feet of monofilament line. One of its wings was snagged by a hook, and the line was wrapped around its leg and wings. Members of the Sarasota Sailing Squadron met Kissling and the other volunteers near New Pass and transported the pelican to Save Our Seabirds. The hook was removed, wound cleaned and the bird was given antibiotics. Left with a sore wing, the pelican will recover at Save Our Seabirds until it’s able to be released. If someone hooks a pelican while fishing, best practices are to reel the bird in slowly and try to remove the hook safely, according to the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission.
What’s your favorite landmark? Lido Shores has long been known as a hotbed for midcentury modern homes and the Sarasota School of Architecture, but now Architecture Sarasota wants to know: What are other significant buildings in the area worthy of recognition and appreciation? Through Jan. 31, it’s asking the public to nominate “Moderns That Matter.” It can be any place, including buildings, structures, neighborhoods and districts, signs, public art, parks and public places or other design features built within the last 100 years. According to Architecture Sarasota, with so much change going on these days, it wants to make sure it identifies and can help preserve, adapt or build things that will resonate for generations to come. To nominate your favorite modern place, visit ArchitectureSarasota.org or email ModernsThatMatter@ArchitectureSarasota.org.
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Dottie Mueller, Nancy Hjort, Dottie Pirolli, Don Cooks, June Hessel, John Zayak, Maria Pozantidis and Elaine Zayak show off their costumes at Halloween Happy Hour on Oct. 27 at Seaplace Condominiums.
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FDOT’s five-year plan
Think modern. INSIDE
Three infrastructure projects are on the road ahead. SEE PAGE 2
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Built more than 50 years ago, and considered safe, Longboat Pass Bridge is “functionally obsolete.”