Bayfront roundabout plan up for vote
March 15, 2010
City commissioners may approve a bayfront-connectivity plan that would install six roundabouts on U.S. 41.
Runners race to First Watch finish line
March 14, 2010
Ricardo Lomas, age 43, took the overall local male division at the First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon, with a time of 1:16:31. He placed fourth among all men.
Riverview Rendezvous presents "A Cosmic Thing"
March 13, 2010
Riverview High School hosts its second annual Riverview Rendezvous "A Cosmic Thing," to benefit its new state-of-the-art planetarium.
Starry Nite guests enjoy picturesque event
March 13, 2010
Starry Nite presented a rustic, elegant evening under the stars at the Crowley Museum and Nature Center. The evening concluded with celestial viewing hosted by the Deep Sky Observers.
Families get their green on at Shamrock Festival
March 13, 2010
The Shamrock Festival offered all sorts of family-style fun Saturday, from giant inflatable slides to clowns and games.
WEEKEND BEST BET: Poker Run
March 12, 2010
The St. Patty's Day Poker Run will be held Sunday, March 14.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Out of order
March 12, 2010
Due to technical difficulties, the Midtown Plaza Starbucks was closed this morning. Coffee drinkers had to go elsewhere for their caffeine kick.
Missing elderly man found 400 miles from home
March 12, 2010
The Nokomis man suffers from dementia, and he drove himself to Perry, Ga.
Bartolotta defends self, police chief
March 11, 2010
City Manager Bob Bartolotta sternly addressed allegations that he is micromanaging the police department and that he and Police Chief Peter Abbott are to blame for low officer morale.
Main Street hotel 'not feasible'
March 11, 2010
The Benderson development project that would have featured a hotel in the heart of downtown Sarasota will no longer contain a hotel, because of adverse economics.
- May
18 Free Lecture-9 Spiritualizing Habits for Life
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm - May
18 Shabbat Shmooze - Marden Paru
12:30 pm - May
18 Author Event Laura Lee Smith: Heart of Palm
2:00 pm - May
18 An Island Affaire
6:00 pm - 11:00 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.
