Rapid transit's Laurel Park bypass approved
April 20, 2010
City commissioners praise SCAT for considering the concerns of neighbors along the proposed Osprey Avenue route and instead planning to put the bus rapid transit line down Orange Avenue.
STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Uptown Art Gallery
April 19, 2010
Art Uptown Gallery is Sarasota's oldest and only cooperative fine art gallery.
Edible petals pass the taste test
April 19, 2010
The Marie Selby Gardens associates celebrated their 30th Anniversary with the "Edible Petals Champagne Luncheon," featuring floral cuisine by Joan Kershaw.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Shock and awe
April 19, 2010
Pete Hansen may be building Sarasota's first electric car, but he's also got a knack for electric bicycles.
Commission to approve roundabout funding
April 19, 2010
The funding request concerns a roundabout at Ringling Boulevard and Palm Avenue and U.S. 41 roundabouts at 14th Street and 10th Street.
Sarasota celebrates Earth Day with Eco Fest
April 17, 2010
To honor the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Sarasota held Eco Fest, an event that promoted awareness of urban and global environmental issues and showcased products, services, technology and research to make life more environmentally friendly.
Kelly Kirschner appointed mayor
April 16, 2010
The City Commission today named Kirschner mayor and Fredd Atkins vice mayor.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Landscape of inspiration
April 16, 2010
Ringling College of Art and Design students painted this mural, 'Landscape of Inspiration,' on a building located near the intersection of Cocoanut Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
WEEKEND BEST BET: The After Party
April 16, 2010
The Sarasota Film Festival concludes April 17 with an after party at Ceviche.
Demonstrators hold bayfront tea party
April 15, 2010
The second Tax Day protest draws hundreds to Sarasota's bayfront.
- May
22 Rhonda Riley: The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope
7:00 pm - May
23 [New Scholars] New College
8:00 am - 4:00 pm - May
23 Ageless Grace with Mary Masi
10:00 am - 11:00 am - May
23 Fun Fitness for Parkinsons
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Culinary roots
05/16/13
Trevor Kunk is the chef de cuisine at Blue Hill in New York City’s Greenwich Village, which the James Beard Foundation just named "most outstanding restaurant." -
Bright lights
05/16/13
Sarasota native and resident Bri Oliva made her TV debut May 7, on the "Rachael Ray Show." Oliva was selected to participate in a segment called "Hidden Dangers on the Playground." -
Key to the city
05/02/13
More than 100 community members and leaders, friends and family surprised Paul Thorpe, one of the founding members of the Downtown Association of Sarasota, April 25, at The Gator Club, to show their appreciation and celebrate the strides he’s made for Sarasota over the past four decades.
