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Pittsburg Pirates Spring Training
1611 9th Street West, Bradenton, FL 34205
The Pirates 2012 Spring Training schedule consists of 15 home games and will also feature an intrasquad "Black and Gold" game on Friday, March 2.
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Baltimore Orioles Spring Training
Ed Smith Stadium
2700 12th Street, Sarasota, FL 34237 (941) 893-6300
Single game tickets for all 15 of the Orioles Spring Training games at Ed Smith Stadium go on sale Saturday, January 28 at 10 a.m. ET. These may be purchased online, or at the Box Office or by calling (800) 745-3000. Season, group tickets, suites and other specialty areas are available now by calling (941) 893-6300. Website

Life’s A Beach Triathlon
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Lido Beach/Lido Beach Resort, 400 Ben Franklin Parkway
Life’s A Beach Triathlon brings its radical brand of triathloning to Sarasota’s beautiful Lido Beach! So, wear your baggies and bikinis, board shorts and Hawaiian shirts, load up your friends and family and join us on the beach for some swimming, biking and running!
http://www.lifesabeachtriathlon.com/2012_Sarasota.php

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News

Lido Pool Plans to Be Revealed by Residents
Neighborhoods agree to support the proposal at the next city commission meeting
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Once stranded off Europe, turtle released on Lido Beach
Johnny the sea turtle has traveled more than many people do. But the journey that took him from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe and back isn't over yet.
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Welcome to winter, Southwest Florida style
After two consecutive abnormally chilly winters, when beach tourists toted hot toddies instead of cold beer, we start winter today with temperatures much more typical for the season — even a little on the warm side.
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Low-speed vehicles popping up around SW Florida
They can already be spotted crawling around the cities of Anna Maria Island and Sarasota’s keys. For three nights every week, they are creeping around downtown Sarasota.
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St. Armands Circle Ferrari meet has everyone seeing red
St. Armands Circle is located on Lido Key in the Sarasota, Florida and is an upscale restaurant and shopping district that has a central park which is the perfect place for a car show. On Saturday, November 5th, the park was red with the product of Modena, Italy as the Florida Region of the Ferrari Owners club put on their annual Ferrari’s on the Circle car show.
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Should South Lido Beach be wall-to-wall kayaks?
The Sarasota County commission considered these issues on Wednesday afternoon, as staff asked for guidance. The county promotes eco-tourism, but if a constant parade of kayaks through South Lido’s “mangrove tunnels” scares away the wildlife, will it diminish the experience?
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Thank you, tourists
Tourism officials confirmed this week that Florida — and Manatee and Sarasota counties — hosted more visitors between April and June, compared with the same quarter last year.
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Access to County’s Great Outdoors May Be Changing
Should South Lido Beach be wall-to-wall kayaks? Should everybody be allowed the opportunity to camp on county property? In coming months, county parks staffers will present their vision of how these resources should be managed.
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North Lido Beach Park gets help from friends
A total of 60 volunteers, including members of the Sarasota Bay Estuary’s Bay Guardian volunteer program and Around the Bend Nature Tours, planted 2,065 native plants July 9 at North Lido Beach Park. It was one of the largest volunteer plantings ever held in the region.
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Sea turtle nesting season off to good start
Sea turtle nesting season is off to a good start this year, with 1,085 nests deposited on area beaches from Venice to Anna Maria Island.
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Sarasota may outlaw all tobacco at city parks
A proposed smoking ban at city parks now seeks to outlaw all tobacco products, even smokeless products such as chewing tobacco.
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Confused by sunscreen claims? There's help on the way
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Moving Ethos Dance Company takes to the beaches
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Sarasota Summer Guide: Paradise is right here
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Beach party plan spurs permitting process review
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Longboat Key Trolley prevails, but loses frequency
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Town funds trolley
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