Committee approves $250,000 for arts fest
December 17, 2009
The county's Festival Steering Committee voted 5-3 to recommend that the county provide the Ringling International Arts Festival with $250,000.
Late hours could take hit
December 17, 2009
The cheerleader for late store hours downtown, Jake's Downtown, has gone out of business, and some fear the closing could set the late-hours movement back a step.
A new generation of givers
December 17, 2009
The Suncoast Communities Blood Bank has partnered with students from Sarasota High School and the Ringling College of Art and Design to create a blood-drive campaign called Generation Give.
City accommodates Ritz-Carlton expansion
December 17, 2009
Zoning code would have required the hotel to eliminate some of its entryway landscaping to construct a building liner. City commissioners voted to allow it to skip that requirement.
Parking garage builders present vision
December 16, 2009
Two downtown groups vote to accept three recommendations by Suffolk Construction, which won the contract to build the Palm Avenue parking garage.
Southgate post office to remain open
December 15, 2009
Initially on a list that threatened its closure, the Siesta Drive post office will remain as it has for decades.
Committee to discuss $250,000 for arts fest
December 14, 2009
If the county's Festival Steering Committee provides the money to the Ringling International Arts Festival, which is run by out-of-town organizers, criticism from local arts groups likely will increase.
Alleged Ponzi couple extradited
December 11, 2009
John and Marian Morgan are flying back to the United States from Sri Lanka, where they have been in jail since August.
Orioles stadium plans revealed
December 11, 2009
The new stadium will have extra seating, more shade and more concessions.
St. Armands fire station celebrates opening
December 10, 2009
The grand opening came a one-and-one-half months after the station opened.
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Jolly good fellow
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Going for the gold
05/23/13
Sisters Francesca and Elizabeth Martel returned victorious Monday, May 20, after a weekend at the Special Olympics of Florida State Summer Games, in Orlando. -
Culinary roots
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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."
