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Those who live on Siesta Key and Longboat Key will have a wait a few hours longer. The Ringling Bridge and access to the barrier Islands is still closed while ...

MAINLAND – Residents from mainland City of Sarasota can return to their homes now. The Ringling Bridge and access to the barrier Islands is still closed while Utilities crews restores water service. Water to the barrier islands were shut off before Hurricane Ian reached Southwest Florida to protect the distribution system and resources.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - City Manager Marlon Brown has released an update on the City's recovery efforts following Hurricane Ian.

We have fared well and our hearts go out to our neighbors to the south as we see the catastrophic images on TV and internet. A heartfelt thank you to our many employees representing every department who left their families during the storm to report to the Emergency Operations Center and coordinate our storm response and recovery. 3, including the City Commission meeting at 9 a.m.

The Sarasota International Airport roof was damaged in the storm.

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The Sheriff's Office would not release any details about the deaths at this time. 4:00 p.m. | Damage at Sarasota-Bradenton Airport, ...

North Port Emergency Room temporarily closed] [Sarasota Memorial](https://www.smh.com/hurricane) said in a [tweet ](https://twitter.com/SMHCS/status/1575448559939371009)its North Port Emergency Room is temporarily unable to see patients, due to damage from Hurricane Ian. A roofing company is coming to assess the damage to see if a temporary repair is possible to get the facility back open.] [The staff is waiting to move two patients, one patient to an assisted living and the other to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, she said.] [Most patients have been discharged and are waiting in the building for the roads to be cleared to leave.] Bridges have opened to Lido and Siesta Keys in Sarasota] [The ] [City of Sarasota announced in a tweet](https://twitter.com/CityofSarasota/status/1575522797979258881) that the John Ringling Causeway to Bird Key and Lido Key are now open for residents and business owners with valid ID. Damage to North Port ER] [An emergency room in North Port affiliated with Sarasota Memorial Hospital sustained roof damage causing water to enter the building.] [Kim Savage, a hospital spokesperson, said it is unclear when the facility will reopen. City of Sarasota says residents can return home, mainland only ] [The City of Sarasota announced on Twitter that "residents from Mainland City of Sarasota can return to their homes now." "While the advisory is in effect, the county advises you to boil all tap water intended for drinking, preparation of food, washing of food utensils or for first aid. I stayed in the back because I was out of the wind.” “There's a whole trailer in the middle of the road, it was scary," Sylva said. “I really think it was exciting, because I would look out the windows and see a part of a roof just blowing past.” In this North Port community, hundreds of homes were destroyed by Hurricane Ian] [George and Sharon Fink weathered Hurricane Ian in their manufactured home in North Port, only to realize Thursday morning that their house was one of few spared by the Category 4 storm that tore through the community.] [The Fink’s live in Holiday Park, a retiree community in North Port with 836 manufactured homes that was devastated on Wednesday by winds that topped 100 miles per hour. Many of the homes were built in the 1970s, but the couple purchased a new model built by Jacobson about 6 years ago meant to withstand hurricane-force winds. Sarasota County attributes two deaths to Hurricane Ian, no details available] [Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Kaitlyn Perez said that there have been two deaths related to Hurricane Ian in Sarasota County.] [The Sheriff's Office would not release any details about the deaths at this time.]

As Hurricane Ian moved away from Sarasota-Manatee late last night, local residents weren't sure what to expect when they opened their eyes this morning.

301 and Fruitville Road—there were crumpled pool cages, downed fences, trees and branches and debris. The storm, which made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida, as one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit the U.S., devastated Fort Myers and Sanibel, and significant damage has been reported in Venice in North Port. [Kim Doleatto](https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/producers/kim-doleatto) Photography by

Damage caused by Hurricane Ian appeared to be limited in Sarasota, Florida, after many people have reported downed trees and utility lines in the middle of ...

Heavy rainfall and hurricane-force winds hit Sarasota and Manatee counties Wednesday, causing damage across the region including flooding, fallen trees on a ...

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A large part of the roof at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport was ripped off and water poured inside the terminal during Hurricane Ian.

"This is just a small piece of it," Piccolo said. Rick Piccolo, the president and executive officer of the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, said this is just a "small part" of the roof membrane that ripped off during Ian. "There’s still a lot of roofing material that the membrane rests on, so it’s not like [the terminal is] wide open to the sky," he described. The rest is still on the roof. While the executive director years was in his corner office, he witnessed part of the roof bend and rip off – a first for him after 27 years on the job. Then, part of the ceiling caved, causing even more water intrusion.