SIESTA KEY Firefighters stir up chili heat. PAGE 1B
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. VOLUME 50, NO. 16
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Tick, tock. Turn back your clock! Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3.
Whitney Elfstrom
Seeing double You might have heard of pet owners looking like their furry friends after years of companionship, but some dog-lovers take it to the next level for Halloween. Lexi and her owner, Kathy Trost, (above) showed up at Arlington Park in style Oct. 29. The pair were decked out in head to toe — and head to paw — in orange, green and black witch costumes. The witchy duo was such a hit that bystanders asked to take a photo of Trost and Lexi for their own keeping before the pet costume parade began.
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OR 4 IN 10 HOUSEHOLDS ARE COSTBURDENED IN SARASOTA COUNTY Residents and officials say housing is a pressing issue. How significant is it, and how did it arise? PAGES 11-14A
Brynn Mechem
Officer Amber DeFrancisco greets Sarasota High students.
Campus officers settle in School police try to communicate while they protect. PAGE 3A
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Whitney Elfstrom
Out on a limb with lights It might only be Halloween, but downtown Sarasota is already on its way to having a holly, jolly Christmas. Decorative white lights were strung in 203 trees on Main Street from Gulfstream Avenue to U.S. 301. They will be shining brightly from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. through New Year’s Day. The lights are a partnership between Downtown Improvement District and the city of Sarasota. There is talk of keeping the lights in the trees from Gulfstream Avenue to Goodrich Avenue up year round.
Kids in all sorts of costumes find treats in Arlington Park. SEE PAGE 4B Whitney Elfstrom
Zeke Folgia, 4, and Ruby Walke, 4, get ready to trick-ortreat around the Arlington Park Haunted Trail.
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