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One Pump, One Hour, One More Flood: The County Blames the Rain and St. Armands Still Wants Answers

A stormwater pump tripped offline for 66 minutes on Oct. 6 and the Circle flooded again, with water pushing into businesses. The county now says...
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Carl Abbott Taught Houses How to See

Carl Abbott carried the Sarasota School further than anyone....
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Why the Battle Over Longboat Pass Is No Longer Just Town vs. State

Stand on the sand at the south end of...
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How a Monster El Niño Half a World Away Gave Longboat and Sarasota Two Years of Peace

—The Storms That Never Came... Two years after Helene...
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Sarasota Said Too Tall, Shore’s Team Said Change the Rule

The busy season is arriving on a Circle that...