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› New Sarasota Park District could change the entrance to downtown
Drivers headed into Sarasota for the first time might not realize they're approaching downtown until they hit Osprey Avenue. But when the new Park District development is fully built out at U.S. 301 and Fruitville Road, the gateway into the city's urban core will move from Osprey to as far east as Lime Avenue, according to a real estate agent involved in the sale.
› Cocoa Beach developers proposing 70-foot buildings, exceeding the city's 45-foot limit
Within a one-month span, three developers have proposed projects that would exceed Cocoa Beach's 45-foot height limit — including a downtown mixed-use complex that generated "strong" public opposition.
› Hillsborough staff shortages limit libraries
Hillsborough County’s library system is looking for a new ending to what has become its summer of ‘22 story: Help wanted. “I think it’s time we talked about the elephant in the room — or maybe something that’s not in the room — and that’s the fact that we just don’t have the staff at all levels to get things done,” Andrew Breidenbaugh, director of library services, told his staff in a July 26 email.
› UF 2nd among public universities for students’ economic return
The University of Florida ranks No. 2 nationally among public universities and No. 4 among publics and privates for the economic return students get from attending college and leading students to greater financial security, according to a new analysis highlighted by Forbes magazine.
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