🌱 Rescued Turtles + Delinquent Mortgages + Sarasota Polo Club

Tiffany Razzano
·4 min read

Morning, Sarasota! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started. Here's everything you need to know today in Sarasota.

First, today's weather:

A shower in the afternoon. High: 84 Low: 67.

Here are the top stories today in Sarasota:

  1. More than a dozen sea turtles stunned by the cold in the northeast United States were rescued and flown to Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium for rehabilitation. (WFLA)

  2. Sarasota Polo Club’s 2021-22 season begins Dec. 19 in Lakewood Ranch. (YourObserver.com)

  3. Sarasota Memorial Health Care System spent $1 billion on three new medical facilities in 2021. (Sarasota Patch)

  4. Florida state Rep. Tommy Gregory, who's from Sarasota, submitted a bill that would require professional sports teams to play the national anthem. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

  5. The number of Sarasota-area residents late on their mortgage payments has dropped to near pre-COVID-19 rates. Only 2.9 percent of mortgages issued in the region 30 days late or more in September, compared to 5.4 percent the previous year. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)

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Today in Sarasota:

  • Lipsync Challenge (30 Eagle Pts to watch) (12:00 AM)

  • Celery Fields Walks: Third Thursdays (8:00 AM)

  • Florida Carillon Festival (4:00 PM)

  • Art/Multimedia Show - Sarasota County Schools (5:30 PM)

  • Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library Book Club: " The Princess Bride" (Hybrid) (6:00 PM)

  • Holiday Concert- Band - Sarasota County Schools (7:00 PM)

  • Winter Dance/Orchestra Concert - Sarasota County Schools (7:00 PM)

  • VHS Chorus Winter Concert - Sarasota County Schools (7:00 PM)

  • Beneva Fruitville's GAME NIGHT at Mellow Mushroom Sarasota (7:00 PM)

  • Beneva's Game Night at Mellow Mushroom Sarasota (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Sarasota Police Department: "🚨MISSING PERSON🚨 We’re looking for Garrette Cooper, 62. Mr. Cooper was last seen in the 3700 block of North Washington Blvd., Sarasota, at the Wawa at approximately 4am on Monday, December 13, 2021 and has not returned home. Mr. Cooper..." (Facebook)

  • Visit Sarasota County: ""I always wanted to get married in front of the ocean" ❤️💍👰‍♀️ The Resort at Longboat Key Club provided the perfect location for this luxurious wedding 🥰 #MySarasota #weddingvibes 👉 bit.ly/321dhCp" (Facebook)

  • Humane Society of Sarasota County: "Repo is a happy playful senior. He loves to lean on people and chase tennis balls🎾 $25 and he can join your family this holiday season! #adopt #beyondshelter #holidayseason #dog #senior" (Facebook)

  • Sarasota County (FL) Sheriff's Office: "We are #HIRING certified corrections deputies to work within our Correctional Facility! Starting salary based on a 12-hour shift schedule is $51,018 and increases based on previous experience. We offer great benefits including investment..." (Facebook)

  • Visit Sarasota County: "Where will you ring in the New Year? 🥳🥂🍾 #MySarasota #newyearseve #NYE 👉 bit.ly/3DXHCi8" (Facebook)

  • Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections: "Florida Supervisors of Elections partnered with the Florida Joint Center for Citizenship (FJCC) Lou Frey Institute at the University of Central Florida to produce an instructional video on Florida’s Uniformed Ballot Structure. The video ..." (Facebook)

  • UF IFAS Extension Sarasota County: "Check out the first blog in our new series, "In The Neighborhood," showcasing the landscaping, stormwater, and wildlife attraction strategies applied by community leader, Jon Thaxton in his yard. http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/2021..." (Facebook)

  • Library Foundation for Sarasota County: "𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬… 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏? Take a look at this Best Books of 2021 list from Book Riot here: https://bit.ly/3IxoJpO" (Facebook)

  • Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee: "Leave your legacy buy buying a brick! The engraved bricks will pave the entrance walkways to our RASM South building and our new RASM North building (currently under renovation) and raise money for the RASM REALTORS® Charitable Foundatio..." (Facebook)

  • Frank DiMeo, Neighbor: "Does anyone have a small fitness studio for rent in Sarasota?" (Patch)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Tiffany Razzano

This article originally appeared on the Sarasota Patch