While You Were Sleeping: Wednesday, Oct. 28

The Rays beat Milwaukee 4-3 in 12 innings at Tropicana Field Tuesday night to avoid a World Series sweep, according to ESPN's box score. The Brewers took a 3-2 lead on a Pratt home run in the top of the 12th, then DeLuca tied it with an RBI single and Ben Williamson won it with a single to right that scored Fortes. Milwaukee still leads the series 3-1.

Why it matters: Game 5 is set for tonight, Wednesday, with first pitch around 8 p.m., per ESPN's schedule.

The Venice City Council adopted a 12-month moratorium Oct. 27 on applications and permits for large-scale data centers and other facilities with major utility demands, WWSB reports. The ordinance defines a large-scale data center as one site with an anticipated monthly peak electrical load of 50 megawatts or more. A city business impact estimate says no such businesses are in Venice now, and none have said they plan to come.

Why it matters: City staff will use the year to study effects on water supply, wastewater, electrical capacity and nearby land uses.

Nearly a dozen students and parents spoke against the Sarasota County School District's proposed AI policy at last week's school board meeting, WWSB reports. The board voted to advertise the proposed changes for public review; they have not received final approval. The draft would let students use AI for brainstorming and feedback but not to replace original work, and would require them to say when they use it.

Why it matters: The proposed rules are now out for public review before a final vote.

A private pilot landed safely at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport after reporting uncertainty about whether the plane's nose gear was down and intact, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's AIR 1 crew found the plane on approach and told air traffic control the gear appeared intact while emergency crews stood by. The agency did not release the date of the incident, the aircraft type or how many people were aboard.

Work has started at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport on a hangar and learning center that will be the permanent home of Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 180 and its Teen Aircraft Factory of Manasota, WWSB reports. Chapter leaders said the project has been 16 years in the making and that phase one, including the hangar, should be done in the next few months. Fundraising to expand the facility is underway.

Why it matters: Students will build aircraft inside the hangar, part of a growing list of aviation education programs at the airport.