Sheriff announces plan for better customer service
November 9, 2009
Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight releases his five-year strategic plan. He says it's the first time in the agency's 88-year history that such a plan has been formulated.
UPDATE: County commission axes tree ordinance
November 9, 2009
Developers and builders lined up to oppose a proposed ordinance that would have required developers to get special permission to remove "baby" grand trees, which are about half the size of grand trees.
Hospital recognizes two physicians
November 9, 2009
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System medical staff selected Dr. Kenneth Hurwitz as the hospital’s physician of the year and bestowed a lifetime achievement award to Dr. Bernard Feinberg Oct. 27.
Philanthropist Janet Kane, 83, dies
November 9, 2009
The Siesta Key resident was an avid supporter of the Sarasota Family YMCA Foundation, Forty Carrots Family Center, Animal Rescue Coalition and Asolo Repertory Theatre.
Sarasota schools to salute veterans
November 6, 2009
Sarasota County Public Schools will honor veterans through ceremonies and other activities during the week of Nov. 9.
County's open-container law expires
November 6, 2009
While no one was paying attention in Sarasota County government, the ordinance that prohibits public drinking expired two weeks ago. The county is scrambling for a new, emergency ordinance.
Report concludes police did nothing illegal
November 5, 2009
An internal-affairs report into the videotaped kicking of a handcuffed suspect finds that no one "engaged in illegal, unethical or immoral conduct."
Nine Prudential Palms agents named to Top 5 Network
November 5, 2009
Membership in the RISMedia network honors top real-estate agents.
Demolition begins on U.S. 301 buildings
November 5, 2009
A mobile-home repair shop is the first building to be torn down on the property the city purchased to become the Boston Red Sox spring-training home.
Benches at center of transient issue
November 5, 2009
Downtown storeowners believe taking away city benches may keep transients from harassing customers and employees.
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23 [New Scholars] New College
8:00 am - 4:00 pm - May
23 Ageless Grace with Mary Masi
10:00 am - 11:00 am - May
23 Fun Fitness for Parkinsons
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - May
23 Simply Relax! with Kathi Sims
2:00 pm - 3:00 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.
