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Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Wondering About Wildlife: What to Do About Iguanas? - UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County (ufl.edu) — If iguanas are tearing up your Sarasota yard or seawall, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County explains exactly which species you're seeing and how to handle them humanely but effectively. The guide covers prevention, landscaping choices, trapping rules, and legal euthanasia options, plus reminders that the county itself does not remove iguanas, so homeowners must plan their own response.
• Proposed 324-unit apartment project at Sarasota cottages falls through (mysuncoast.com) — A major 324‑unit apartment project planned for the colorful cottage cluster near Fruitville Road and Washington Boulevard in downtown Sarasota has been voided, leaving 17 small businesses scrambling over whether to stay or move. Some owners are relieved and hope to extend leases, while others already invested in relocations or new concepts like a potential "Sarasota Bungalow Village."
• Tampa Bay Rays sweep Yankees, advance to ALCS (mysuncoast.com) — Sarasota baseball fans just saw the Tampa Bay Rays complete a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees to reach the American League Championship Series. Powered by home runs from Ryan Vilade and Victor Mesa Jr., and surviving a controversial fan-interference review, the Rays now await whether they'll face the Cleveland Guardians or Chicago White Sox in Monday's ALCS opener.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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