Two new garage designs created
February 5, 2010
Nearby residents liked the modern designs more than the traditional designs presented previously.
County plans fee reduction
February 4, 2010
Wanting to kick-start a surge in building for commercial and residential properties, Sarasota County may reduce building fees by 10% through the end of the year.
Stolen vases a grave concern for cemetery
February 4, 2010
More than 50 bronze vases were stolen recently from atop graves at the Sarasota Memorial Park, on Tamiami Trail. One grave belonged to a 4-year-old child.
City fights Payne Park vandals
February 4, 2010
After spending more than $20,000 to replace 10 lights that were vandalism targets, city workers will strengthen the lights in Payne Park to make them harder to break.
Osprey chamber under discussion
February 4, 2010
Members of the former Osprey Revitalization Committee feel their village is ripe for its own pro-business chamber of commerce.
News Briefs 02.04.10
February 4, 2010
Don Tipton, a volunteer chaplain for the Sarasota Police Department, spoke out against what he feels has been an unfair characterization lately of Sarasota’s police officers.
SWEET GIG: The art of bonsai
February 4, 2010
Former master gardener Julie Trigg spends her days digging up future bonsai tree champions.
Business Observer 02.04.10
February 4, 2010
Sarasota resident Barbara Ackerman, of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, achieved more than $32 million in closed home sales volume for 2009.
Photo of the day: Sensational stagecoach
February 3, 2010
The Wells Fargo stagecoach rolled into town Feb. 3, putting on its breaks for one day only at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
Fourth Best Buy burglary suspect arrested
February 2, 2010
The Miami man was sought since his three alleged co-conspirators were arrested last week at the electronics store.
- 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 - May
22 Voice Aerobics with Mary Spremulli, MA, CCC-SLP
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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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.
