You can have your Cuppicake and eat it
March 18, 2010
You haven't tasted a cupcake until you've sunk your choppers deep into Kim Harder's "Cuppicakes."
Wedding officiant hits milestone
March 18, 2010
Nancy Johnson Taussig has been marrying people off for 25 years. The owner of Barefoot Weddings officiated her 1,000th ceremony Sunday, Feb. 28, at Siesta Key Beach.
Keep Sarasota County Beautiful dude talks trash
March 18, 2010
Keep Sarasota County Beautiful recently awarded five local elementary schools with its signature trash-collection receptacle, the "Talking Trash Dude." Three of the schools received $5,000 in education grants.
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum presents program
March 18, 2010
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum will host a public program at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 21, at Hyatt Regency Sarasota.
Women's Guild walks the runway
March 18, 2010
St. Michael the Archangel Women's Guild held its 2010 annual fashion show and luncheon, "Shanghai Chic," March 16, at Michael's On East.
Dance, dance resurrection
March 18, 2010
Faith Lutheran Church of Sarasota, 7750 Beneva Road, will host a performance by The Resurrection Dance Theatre of Haiti at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 25. The troupe consists of children who were forced into slave labor and then rescued from life on the streets.
Greenspace plan to be more specific
March 11, 2010
Proposed changes to Sarasota's greenspace policy will attempt to clear up the subjectivity of the previous policy, which some Sarasota leaders viewed as anti-business.
Tournament raises funds for research
March 11, 2010
The Mission Valley Country Club Women's Golf Association held its fifth annual Rally for the Cure golf tournament and luncheon in February, raising $5,000 for breast-cancer research.
Church selected for peace award
March 11, 2010
Bishop Frank J. Dewane has selected Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish to receive the 2010 Peace and Justice Award, which will be presented at the annual Leaven Conference, "Human Dignity and Economic Justice," March 13, at St. Thomas More Catholic Church.
Half-marathon runners get pumped for race
March 11, 2010
Runners, walkers and spectators should expect an action-packed day Sunday, March 14, at the fifth annual First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon and 5K.
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24 Lincoln Day Dinner featuring Karl Rove
6:00 pm - Mar
25 Lynn Ferris Watercolor Workshop
9:00 am - Mar
25 Sensational Seniors Shoreline Celebration
10:00 am - Mar
26 Smooth Jazz on St. Armands — Fourth Fridays with Style
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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WEEKEND BEST BEST: Sarasota County Fair, Cracker Land
03/20/10
The Sarasota County Fair will take place March 19-28. -
SMS students reenact Civil War era
03/19/10
Sarasota Middle School eighth graders don vintage-style bustle dresses and traditional military uniforms for the 13th annual Civil War Camp Day. The students reenacted for visitors and younger students what life was like during the Civil War period. -
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Ugly Betty
03/19/10
Covered in writing, a beat-up mailbox and quite possibly part of a bird's nest, this colorful scooter was spotted today on Main Street. It drew a crowd of passers-by, who all paused to snap a photograph.
