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Sarasota man threw brick through synagogue window 'because it was Jewish place of worship': Police

A man was arrested after Sarasota police say he admitted to intentionally throwing a brick through the front window of a downtown synagogue because it was a Jewish place of worship.Sarasota synagogue vandalism arrestAccording to the Sarasota Police Department, Brayton Laschinger, 30, of Sarasota,...

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Side Splitters comedy club hopes to open St. Pete location later this year

Mark Normand at Side Splitters in Tampa, Florida in July 2026. Credit: TJ Hogue If you tell someone you re seeing stand-up comedy at Side Splitters, they might ask which location? The 34-year-old local staple has multiple venues, after all: One on N Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, and another at The...

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Man arrested for throwing brick, shattering glass at Jewish synagogue: Sarasota police

Sarasota Police Department (SPD) said it has arrested a man for throwing a brick at a synagogue in Downtown Sarasota.The incident took place on July 29 around 6 a.m. SPD said 30-year-old Brayton Laschinger of Sarasota is seen in surveillance video wearing a towel covering his head and face and...

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