Sports Page 20th anniversary
October 14, 2009
Sports Page owners Bob Richards and Kenny Barr celebrate the Sarasota landmark's 20th anniversary with complimentary champagne and munchies.
Swine flu nasal spray vaccine arrives
October 9, 2009
The nasal spray vaccine is now available for healthy people between 2 and 49 years of age.
Roundabout work to begin in May
October 8, 2009
A consensus of downtown residents and business owners told the city they prefer that the Five Points roundabout project begin before summer, so it’s completed by tourist season.
Pedestrian mall proposed
October 8, 2009
Real-estate broker Ian Black wants to hold a national design competition to get ideas for a more walkable Main Street.
Land offer complicates parking garage
October 8, 2009
M&I Bank wants to lease its vacant lot to the city for public parking. At least one commissioner thinks the potential acquisition could replace the planned Palm Avenue parking garage.
Grand Gift
October 8, 2009
Nine-time Grand Slam tennis champion Monica Seles received the key to the city of Sarasota Oct. 5.
City may prohibit park activities
October 8, 2009
Golfing, late-night football games and soccer matches could be banned from certain city parks under a proposed ordinance.
Update: Arrest made in series of home invasions
October 5, 2009
The sheriff’s office said DNA links a man arrested after a Venice bar fight to at least four violent attacks.
Commissioner Patterson announces re-election run
October 5, 2009
County Commissioner Nora Patterson, who represents District 4, which runs from the waterfront to Interstate 75 between Bee Ridge Road and Clark Road and includes areas such as Siesta Key and Gulf Gate, announced today that she’ll run for re-election.
- May
20 Gentle Yoga and Meditation with Lynn Burgess
10:00 am - 11:00 am - May
20 Fun Fitness for Parkinsons
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - May
20 Annual Meeting of Friends of the Selby Public Library
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - May
20 KEEP MOVING! New Treatments for Those who Suffer from Knee Pain
6:00 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.
