SIESTA KEY Formerly the Pelican Press
Neighborly visitors PAGE 1B
YOU. YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. VOLUME 48, NO. 15
YOUR TOWN
Anna Brugmann
Damian Rosario draws on the sidewalk near the Gillespie Park pavilion during the neighborhood’s celebration of its new butterfly garden.
Butterfly garden takes root A new project is taking root in Gillespie Park. Neighbors celebrated the beginnings of the park’s upcoming butterfly garden with children from the neighborhood’s Reading Room on Oct. 21 in the Gillespie Park pavilion. The Reading Room is a neighborhood-run afterschool program that takes place in the park throughout the week. The garden will include plants that support butterflies throughout their life cycle and will be in full bloom come April. It’s part of an overall initiative to make the park a welcoming place and give its youngest residents a stake in its success. “They can see their pavers and their artwork,” Holland said. “It makes them feel like it’s not just a space. It makes them feel like it’s their park.”
JAIL:
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2017
Sheriff seeks decision on the future. PAGE 3A
BROKEN?
Anna Brugmann
The Sarasota County Jail is near capacity, which is driving a discussion about its future.
FISHY FUN Mote splashes into Halloween. PAGE 2B
Anna Brugmann
Vivian Starr watches fish through the aquarium glass Oct. 20 at Mote Marine Aquarium’s Night of Fish, Fun and Fright.
A+E
Mystery theater
Car service
INSIDE
fans catch a ride David Conway
iRide Sarasota ridership averages about 3,500 passengers a month.
iRide Sarasota operators thrilled with response. PAGE 4A