Nokomis, FL

Venice residents get a direct say in the future of their local airport this week. Venice Municipal Airport is hosting an open-house Master Plan workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Venice Community Center, 326 Nokomis Ave. S. The come-and-go format lets attendees review existing conditions, future land use, community…

Weekend plans on the Suncoast usually revolve around one question: who’s playing? This Friday through Sunday, October 23 to 25, the answer spans Clearwater, Tampa, Bradenton, Sarasota, Venice, Nokomis, and Naples. Friday night alone offers CAKE at Clearwater’s Drew Street venue at 8:30, Uncle John’s Band’s Grateful Dead Night in Tampa, and dueling pianos with…

A team of scientists based in Nokomis, working with Hurricane Track, used Hurricane Isaias as the very first real-world test of new 3D-printed automatic weather stations equipped with rapid-deploy storm surge sensors. Designed with help from engineers at UCAR, the sensors measure water height using ultrasonic pulses, similar to how a radar beam reads a…