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NEWS BRIEFS St. Nicholas waves to the crowd during the 2012 Downtown Sarasota Holiday Parade. Photo by Norman Schimmel ROAD CLOSURES ANNOUNCED FOR SARASOTA HOLIDAY PARADE The Downtown Sarasota Holiday Parade will • 5 p.m.: U.S. 301 closed between Fruitville be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, beginning at 7 Road and Ringling Boulevard. p.m. at Main Street and U.S. 301, the Sarasota • 6:30 p.m.: Hollywood 20 parking garage will Police Department has announced. close; Main Street will be completely shut The parade will end at J.D. Hamel Park, which is down. located at Main Street and Gulfstream Avenue. Several vehicle tow-away zones and street clo- • 7 p.m.: Parade begins. sures will be in effect for the following times to make the parade possible, the department Each road will reopen once the last unit of the parade has covered a two-block distance says in a news release: from each point of closure, the release notes. • Noon: Main Street closed from U.S. 301 to School Avenue. Towing will begin at 5:30 p.m. Vehicles not • 5 p.m.: Main Street closed from U.S. 301 to removed by the posted time will be towed at U.S. 41. the owners' expense, the release points out. • 5 p.m.: Gulfstream Avenue closed from U.S. 41 For information on towed vehicles, contact to Church of the Redeemer (222 S. Palm Ave.). Upman's Towing at 365-7084.