🌱 Trader Joe’s opens Thursday at Tamiami Trail and Vamo Road

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• Trader Joe’s opens Thursday at Tamiami Trail and Vamo Road

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Brass Sarasota and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-shower, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.
• Thursday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, temps: high: 80, low: 69.
• Friday: Breezy with clouds and sun, with a high of 74 and low of 55 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• New Trader Joe's store opens in Sarasota this week (wtsp.com) — A new grocery option opens Thursday, Nov. 12, at Tamiami Trail and Vamo Road: Sarasota’s second Trader Joe’s. The store at 8199 S. Tamiami Trail will celebrate at 9 a.m. with free samples and a bag giveaway, then operate daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Vamo

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 5

• Holiday Brass Sarasota →
  Pine Shores Presbyterian Church, 6116 Crestwood Ave, Sarasota
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• Forty Carrots: Partners in Play
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  10:15 am
• Homeschool Hang: Book Page Flower Wreaths
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  11:00 am
• Advanced Spanish Conversation Group
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  2:00 pm
• Adult Arts & Crafts: Diamond Painted Snow Globes
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  2:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Mahjong Syndicate: Registration Required
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  2:00 pm

Sunday November 15

• Same Community - Two Open Houses →
  The Ridge At Crossing Creek, 4727 Creekridge Ct, Bradenton
  1:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Adult Coloring Group
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  10:30 am
• Adult Arts & Crafts: Anxious Adult Resin Projects
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  2:00 pm
• SunCoast Blood Centers: Blood Drive
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  2:00 pm
• Off the Page: Phil Plait, "The Bad Astronomer"
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  6:00 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Hula Hoops for Littles
  Gulf Gate Public Library, 7112 Curtiss Avenue, Sarasota
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Osprey

• 17 Sarasota area restaurants hit with high-priority violations (heraldtribune.com)

Siesta Key

• Sand, sculptors and a hands-on challenge: Siesta Key Crystal Classic returns (mysuncoast.com)
• Arts Advocates Announces December 2026 Events (patch.com)
• Insured losses from Isaias reach $735M (yoursun.com)

Sarasota

• IKEA Sets Opening Date For Sarasota Store: Here's What Shoppers Can Expect (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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