🌱 Englewood reflects on the lasting legacy of community leader Tom Dignam

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In today's newsletter:

• Englewood reflects on the lasting legacy of community leader Tom Dignam
• How an Englewood house fire led to 15 years in prison

Also on today's calendar: #BE Counted Nonpartisan Voter Information Fair and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A t-storm in the afternoon, with a high of 87 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 87, low: 76.
• Monday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 78 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Tom Dignam, Englewood native, community leader, dies (yoursun.com) — Englewood is mourning longtime community leader and businessman Tom Dignam, whose decades of service helped shape institutions from Lemon Bay High School to the Englewood YMCA and Pioneer Plaza. From founding local clubs and boards to supporting schools, arts, and charities, Dignam and his late wife Annette built a multigenerational legacy that continues through their children’s ongoing work with Englewood organizations and projects.
   

• Sarasota Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Burning Family's Englewood Home – WENG 98.1FM, 107.5 FM & 1530 AM (wengradio.com) — A Sarasota County man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, plus 15 years of probation, for setting his family’s Englewood home on fire in 2024, causing about $200,000 in damage. The case moved forward after the victim identified her husband from surveillance footage, and officials are reminding Suncoast residents that local domestic-violence support and the Florida Abuse Hotline are available for anyone needing help.
   

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📸 Around Englewood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Englewood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19

• #BE Counted Nonpartisan Voter Information Fair →
  Shannon Staub Library, 4675 Career Ln, North Port
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Sunday September 20

• Theatre People or The Angel Next Door →
  Lemon Bay Playhouse, 96 W. Dearborn St., Englewood
  2:00 pm

Monday September 21

• Peace Rivers Painters - plein air event →
  Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood
  8:30 am
• Forty Carrots: Partners in Play
  Elsie Quirk Public Library, 100 W. Dearborn Street, Englewood
  10:15 am
• Neuro-Fundamentals, week 2
  Elsie Quirk Public Library, 100 W. Dearborn Street, Englewood
  10:30 am

Tuesday September 22

• Volunteer Work Crew →
  Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood
  7:30 am
• Englewood Beach Yoga →
  2100 N Beach Rd, Englewood
  12:30 pm
• Anniversary Ribbon Cutting →
  Reliable Cabinets, 6900 San Casa Drive, Englewood
  4:30 pm

Thursday September 24

• Volunteer Work Crew →
  Lemon Creek Wildflower Preserve, 3120 Gasparilla Pines Blvd., Englewood
  7:30 am

Friday September 25

• The NewKollections →
  Artur's Restaurant, 70 N Indiana Ave, Englewood
  5:30 pm
• Brandt Laughnan →
  End Zone, 2440 S McCall Rd, Englewood
  6:00 pm
• Eddie Dodd →
  End Zone, 2440 S McCall Rd, Englewood
  6:00 pm
• Old Glory Band →
  Landy's Bar & Grill, 1400 Aqua View Lane, Englewood
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Great Quality work, Professionalism, Great value, Responsive.
  Excellent place to adopt your animals from. My experience has always been excellent. I love there new place very nice.Thank You Suncoast animal… (Nextdoor Englewood East Neighbors)
• At 87 and still trying to play mechanic.
  I have a 97 Jaguar XJL that I purchased the entire steering unit from Detroit Deisel to replace a leaking seal. I met my match and confess, I can no… (Nextdoor Englewood East)

• Juniper Landscaping posted a job opening for Crew Member - Maintenance (50258) in Englewood. Apply here.
• Denny's posted a job opening for Service Assistant - Franchise in Englewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Englewood here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Venice

• 6 Newly Built U.S. Communities Designed Around Hybrid Work (thesiliconreview.com)
• About 6,000 gallons of raw sewage spills on site of Venice Gardens Water Reclamation Facility (sarasotanewsleader.com)
• Eirinn Abu returns to VPAC with his saxophone (yoursun.com)

North Port

• Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections announces move to new North Port service location (sarasotanewsleader.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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