WEEKEND BEST BEST: Sarasota County Fair, Cracker Land
March 20, 2010
The Sarasota County Fair will take place March 19-28.
SMS students reenact Civil War era
March 19, 2010
Sarasota Middle School eighth graders don vintage-style bustle dresses and traditional military uniforms for the 13th annual Civil War Camp Day. The students reenacted for visitors and younger students what life was like during the Civil War period.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Ugly Betty
March 19, 2010
Covered in writing, a beat-up mailbox and quite possibly part of a bird's nest, this colorful scooter was spotted today on Main Street. It drew a crowd of passers-by, who all paused to snap a photograph.
Principal Dragon circles back to his roots
March 19, 2010
Principal Steve Dragon will become Southside Elementary School’s new principal in July.
Bar fight leads to attempted murder charge
March 18, 2010
A sheriff's deputy is caught from behind and placed in a choke hold while he escorted one of the fighters out of a Gulf Gate bar.
Repair work continues one year later at Five Points
March 18, 2010
When a piece of the Plaza at Five Points building detached last March and hit a shopper on the street below, the building's contractor began a repair process that is still ongoing.
Voters strongly support referendum
March 18, 2010
Precinct-by-precinct results showed voters within the city limits overwhelmingly voted yes to extend a 1-mill school tax. Only two precincts countywide voted against the referendum.
Connectivity plan moves forward
March 18, 2010
On Monday, City Commissioners approved a connectivity plan to slow traffic and increase pedestrian access to the bayfront through a series of six roundabouts on U.S. 41 and lower speed limits.
Golden Apple could close
March 18, 2010
The 40-year-old downtown Sarasota dinner theater may have to shut down, because two simultaneous construction projects will take away its customer parking areas.
SYC leprechaun rules the club for St. Pat's
March 17, 2010
Sarasota Yacht Club members held their St. Patrick's Day party March 17, at the new club. One rowdy member came dressed as a leprechaun and roused the club all night long.
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24 Lincoln Day Dinner featuring Karl Rove
6:00 pm - Mar
25 Lynn Ferris Watercolor Workshop
9:00 am - Mar
25 Sensational Seniors Shoreline Celebration
10:00 am - Mar
26 Smooth Jazz on St. Armands — Fourth Fridays with Style
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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You can have your Cuppicake and eat it
03/18/10
You haven't tasted a cupcake until you've sunk your choppers deep into Kim Harder's "Cuppicakes." -
Wedding officiant hits milestone
03/18/10
Nancy Johnson Taussig has been marrying people off for 25 years. The owner of Barefoot Weddings officiated her 1,000th ceremony Sunday, Feb. 28, at Siesta Key Beach. -
Keep Sarasota County Beautiful dude talks trash
03/18/10
Keep Sarasota County Beautiful recently awarded five local elementary schools with its signature trash-collection receptacle, the "Talking Trash Dude." Three of the schools received $5,000 in education grants.
