STORE AROUND THE CORNER: Uptown Art Gallery

April 19, 2010

Art Uptown Gallery is Sarasota's oldest and only cooperative fine art gallery.

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.

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.

County accused of bid rigging

April 15, 2010

A lawsuit claims Sarasota County allowed a company to write language in a county contract bid that would be favorable to that company, which eventually won the bid.

Minorities air police concerns

April 15, 2010

Prompted by the Police Advisory Panel, two minority communities talked about their relationship with the police department. Some said they had as much to do with the relationship as the officers.

City aides downtown businesses

April 15, 2010

Downtown business owners applaud the city for the steps it's taking to protect them during several simultaneous construction projects, scheduled now through December.

Updates: Police bumper stickers are a popular item; DID debates valet parking

April 15, 2010