Daily Briefing: Dead or alive? Rare French horse at the center of local circus mystery

A criminal case, mounting frustrations and a rare horse that could be dead: A Minnesota woman and Florida circus founder arguing over who owned Ben. [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Fri Mar 31 2023 [For subscribers] [Dead or alive? Rare French horse at the center of local circus mystery]( [Ben Hur de Bernaville, a rare French Boulonnais Draft stallion, is practicing on an obstacle course in Wisconsin. Ben was at the center of a dispute between Lynn Gennrich, who bought the stallion in 2015, and Olissio Zoppe, founder of Cirque Ma' Ceo, who took the horse in September 2018 to include in his circus.]( A criminal case, mounting frustrations and a rare horse that could be dead: A Minnesota woman and Florida circus founder arguing over who owned Ben. [READ MORE]( [Created in 2014 at the Chalk Festival in Venice, this anamorphic pavement art piece depicts an extinct Megalodon shark that measured 22,747.60 square feet which at the time earned it a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.]( [The International Sarasota Chalk Festival leaves Venice]( Lack of warehouse space on the island of Venice complicates logistics for Airport festival grounds [READ MORE]( [Richard Corcoran the new interim president of New College of Florida was not welcomed by the majority of students and adult speakers. THOMAS BENDER/HERALD-TRIBUNE ]( [For subscribers] [Forget fighting "woke," New College should be protecting its students]( A New College student reported an assault the day Richard Corcoran became president. A parent is alarmed by his lack of attention to the matter. [READ MORE]( [FILE - The newly painted Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World is seen with the the crest to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the theme park Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The idea was presented to Florida lawmakers 55 years ago: Let Disney form its own government and in exchange it would create a futuristic city of tomorrow. That city never materialized, but Walt Disney World became an economic juggernaut, and its government retained unprecedented powers. Five decades later, Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking lawmakers to end Disney’s government in a move that throws a wrench into decades of symbiotic relations between the company and state government.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)]( [DeSantis' board says Disney stripped them of power in legal maneuver]( If the agreement is deemed to violate rules against perpetuity, it will be in effect until 21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of England's King Charles III, the declarat… [READ MORE]( [Pla-Tu Sushi Thai Tapas in South Miami is ranked No. 1 on Yelp's 2023 list of "Top 100 Florida Restaurants."]( [Top 100 Florida Restaurants list by Yelp includes local favorites]( Restaurants from Sarasota County, Palm Beach County, Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, Pensacola and Stuart are among the places that made the list. [READ MORE]( Advertisement IN CASE YOU MISSED IT [New College takeover like episode of "Sopranos"]( GOP cronies with no experience in higher education are hired to pay off a debt. Political gangsters are running a successful college into the ground. [READ MORE]( [Top 10 concert picks this week in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte]( The top concerts taking place in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties this week. [READ MORE]( [Eva Slane, passionate backer of Sarasota arts and actors, dies at 94]( Eva Slane fled Germany and Austria when Nazis came to power, built a career as a theater agent, and became a major theater philanthropist in Sarasota. [READ MORE]( [FST stages world premiere comedy about misguided good intentions]( Bruce Graham was commissioned to write “Meet Joe Whitefeather” through FST’s Playwrights Project, which gave writers work during the pandemic. [READ MORE]( Sign up for the news you want Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don’t miss out! We’re always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( Advertisement SUBSCRIBE TODAY Our Reporting. Your Stories. • Full access to subscriber-only content on all devices. • Share bonus subscription with a family member or friend. • The universal eNewspaper, the digital version of our print paper , plus bonus monthly magazines and hundreds of local papers. • Original reporting of our hometown teams, from high school sports to the pros. [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( Follow Us Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Manage Newsletters]( • [Terms of Service]( • [Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights]( • [Privacy Notice]( • [Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy]( • [Feedback](