Daily Briefing: Costco construction underway for North Port store in Sarasota County. When will it open?

The 157,000-square-foot warehouse will be the second for the retailer in Sarasota County and the third in Sarasota-Manatee. Advertisement [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Thu Nov 23 2023 [Costco construction underway for North Port store in Sarasota County. When will it open?]( [Costco in Bradenton opened in August 2019, but it's just the beginning of more commercial development coming to that Manatee County plot.]( The 157,000-square-foot warehouse will be the second for the retailer in Sarasota County and the third in Sarasota-Manatee. [READ MORE]( [The Honorable Andrea McHugh posing with the Trompke family, with newly adopted, 3-year-old Jayden. Left to right, Peg Wilson, the Honorable Andrea McHugh, Lee and Jeffrey Trompke, Judi and Richard Trompke and Peter Wisnewski. . THOMAS BENDER/HERALD-TRIBUNE]( [Celebrating love this Thanksgiving: 19 children adopted in Sarasota, Manatee counties]( The Safe Children Coalition celebrated National Adoption Day, a grassroots effort to raise awareness of the children waiting for adoption in the U.S. [READ MORE]( [Former Manatee County School Board member Dave “Watchdog” Miner.]( [Dave 'Watchdog' Miner, former Manatee School Board member, lawyer, advocate, dies at 77]( First elected in 2012, he served two terms on the School Board and was a vocal proponent of the 1 mil tax referendum passed by Manatee voters in 2018. [READ MORE]( [Ashley Benefield is accused of killing her estranged husband, Doug Benefield, and is attempting to have the case dismissed under Florida's Stand Your Ground law. The two-day hearing on the justifiable use of force immunity defense concluded Friday, July 7, 2023 at the Manatee County Judicial Center in Bradenton, Florida.]( [Former ballerina appeals for 'Stand Your Ground' immunity after judge denies motion]( A petition has been filed asking the Second District Court of Appeals to take another look at Ashley Benefield's 'Stand Your Ground' immunity claim. [READ MORE]( [“Notorious R.B.G.” by Javier Suarez is featured in the group show “Square One” at MARA Art Studio + Gallery.]( [Sarasota artist goes back to ‘Square One’ with group show and new gallery and studio space]( Mara Torres González highlights her own work and 10 core artists from her MARA Art Studio in the new group show “Square One.” [READ MORE]( Advertisement TRENDING STORIES 1 [Florida island named among world's Best Places to Travel in 2024]( Who made a famous travel magazine's list of world's best places? A Florida island described as "way under the ... [READ MORE]( 2 [For subscribers] [Venice among Florida cities named best destination for snowbirds]( The report looked at 18 "snowbirding" metrics, including beaches, golf courses, October-March average temperature ... [READ MORE]( 3 [Three of the best Sarasota restaurants are expanding across Florida]( Three popular restaurants that started in Sarasota-Manatee have announced plans to expand with new locations ... [READ MORE]( 4 [For subscribers] [Travel tips to make the Thanksgiving trip easier in Sarasota-Manatee]( Holiday travel numbers will break records this week as hundreds of thousands travel to Sarasota, Bradenton, Tampa ... [READ MORE]( 5 [Siesta Key's quality of life remains at risk. Speak up now to save it.]( Siesta Key residents and visitors don't want excessive development that puts both safety and infrasturcture at risk. [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 ➔]( Advertisement All of the headlines, none of the chaos. Learn daily with The Excerpt, 
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