SARASOTA
Observer YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
VOLUME 15, NO. 29
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18 floors of conflict over Epoch
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THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2019
Samantha Chaney
New downtown poles usher in 5G era to Sarasota They could pass for modern art. But a series of stealthylooking black poles around town portend something more useful. According to city spokesman Jason Bartolone, the poles, overseen by Verizon, are 5G cell-service towers being installed in the city. “[Verizon] applied for permits for a first batch of approximately 30 of these throughout the city,” Bartolone said.
Sarasota remembers Pulse shooting
SEEING THE SEA Although city staff approved the 18-story, 23-unit condominium project, a group of residents has challenged that decision.
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YOUR TOWN
Developer, Planning Board member tangle over bias. PAGE 4
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Cleaning up the beach.
Mote visitors learn a lot on World Oceans Day. SEE PAGE 15 Eric Garwood
Ariella Shapiro, 3, checks out the creatures in a display on World Oceans Day at Mote Aquarium.
Take a theatrical journey. INSIDE
But where does it go? City’s single-bin recycling is off to a good start. SEE PAGE 3 Brynn Mechem
On the third anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting, Robb McGovern honored the 49 people who died and 53 who were injured with a memorial ceremony at the Sarasota County Administration Building on Wednesday. McGovern has presented a memorial for three years to remember those who died at the Orlando club, which included Sarasota friend Eddie Sotomayor. A wreath covered in 49 red and white roses was carried by Sarasota County Commissioner Christian Ziegler and Patty Miller, Sotomayor’s aunt.
Turtle Tracks AS OF JUNE 8 TOTAL NESTS: 2019 2018 Lido Beach 26 27 Siesta Key 247 118 Casey Key 758 287 TOTAL FALSE CRAWLS: 2019 2018 Lido Beach 69 32 Siesta Key 438 56 Casey Key 991 377 Source: Mote Marine Laboratory