Cooler weather has finally arrived in Sarasota and Manatee counties — and this weekend’s forecast looks downright perfect, with warm sunshine by day and crisp nights in the upper 60s .

Yes, with the pretty much perfect weather — and plenty of activities happening this weekend , plus beloved Sarasota area places to visit before the tourists and snowbirds return — it’s easy to forget that our Atlantic hurricane season continues through Nov. 30 .

In fact, Tropical Storm Melissa — which will remind many of the Allman Brothers Band song of the same name , sung and written by former Sarasota-Manatee resident Gregg Allman , with a s weet guitar solo by another local legend, Dickey Betts — was slowly churning in the Caribbean on Friday morning, Oct. 24.

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