Community Corner

5 Things You Need to Know Today: Nov. 28

Each weekday, Sarasota Patch will give you a brief rundown of need-to-know information and events for the day.

1. Get a map, and find another way to get through downtown. Two of which are roundabouts on Ringling Boulevard, the other is repaving and installing new medians on Fruitville Road between U.S. 301 and U.S. 41.

2. Sarasota Opera announced that its fall opera, Madama Butterfly, took in about $500,000 — A Sarasota Opera spokesman credits the familiarity of the show along with an increased awareness about the opera to the success.

3. Did you miss ? Don't fret, you can check out what you missed with our photo gallery and video highlights of the the 27th annual Light Up The Village.

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4. Today is Cyber Monday, which means, another option and venue for you to shop for the holidays if you missed Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, which was

5. He's from Maryland and is eager to know all about SRQ, so tell him all about this fine city.

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