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.
Online hacker targets referendum opponent
March 18, 2010
The creator of a political-action committee that opposedthe 1-mill, school-tax extension said his Facebook account was compromised. He thinks one of his opponents is to blame.
It's electric
March 18, 2010
Local businesses are starting to jump on the green bandwagon in order to trade their car engines for electric motors.
Commission OKs bayfront connectivity plan
March 16, 2010
The overall plan calls for six roundabouts on U.S. 41 from 14th Street to Orange Avenue.
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21 Sarasota Area CROP Walk
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm - Mar
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
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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.
