Observer Updates 06.24.10
June 24, 2010
After an outcry from members of the Harbor Acres and Bay Point Park neighborhoods, the Parks, Recreation and Environmental Protection Board has taken the proposal for a park at 1150 S. Orange Ave. off the table.
Stadium demolition nears completion
June 23, 2010
Construction crews expect to finish the demolition of Ed Smith Stadium next week and begin rebuilding.
City eliminates 35 job positions
June 22, 2010
The cuts mainly include vacant positions, but 13 employees will be laid off.
Unconditional Surrender inspires donation policy
June 21, 2010
The commission will vote today on a new policy written in direct response to the controversial sculpture's donation to the city.
Senate, governor candidates face the press
June 18, 2010
All but one major candidate for U.S. Senator from Florida and governor appeared at a journalist town hall at The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota.
WEEKEND BEST BET: Mote Marine Laboratory Turtle Walks
June 18, 2010
Mote-trained volunteers will guide participants as they learn about protecting sea turtles.
Unconditional Surrender removed temporarily
June 17, 2010
The sculpture needs maintenance to prepare it for permanent placement on the bayfront.
Judge denies Ed Smith Stadium injunction
June 17, 2010
Groups suing the county over its baseball negotiations sought to halt construction, but a judge ruled Wednesday that work can continue.
County: 2012 to be turnaround
June 17, 2010
Sarasota County will trim $16.7 million from its budget this fiscal year.
SOUR DOUGH
June 17, 2010
Solorzano Bros. Pizzeria used a parked van on Beach Road to advertise its business, but condo owners across the street say it blocks their view and takes a parking spot away from tourists.
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20 KEEP MOVING! New Treatments for Those who Suffer from Knee Pain
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - May
21 Live It Up! with Parkinsons
10:00 am - 2:00 pm - May
21 Humanity Working to End Genocide meeting
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - May
21 Cat Depot: Volunteer Orientation and Cat Socialization Level 1 Training
5:30 pm - 7:00 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.
