Monday, September 24, 2012
5 Things To Know: County Budget | Sarasota Blues and Music Festival | Pinecraft Planning | Voices United Concert | Arlington Park Pool Reopening Soon
1. Sarasota County's fiscal 2013 budget is poised to be approved at a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday. The Sarasota County Commission will hold a second public hearing tonight in the Administration Center and are expected to adopt the final millage rates and the budget as well. Other adoptions expected include the fiscal years 2013-17 Capital Improvement Program, Surtax II project list amendments and an amendment to the Capital Improvements Chapter of the Comprehensive Plan. The general budget is an estimated $897 million. The total millage rate is proposed to increase to 3.3912 from 3.3384 in fiscal 2012, mainly due to a nearly $2 million in the mosquito management budget. 2. Saturday is the annual Sarasota Blues and Music Festival at Ed…
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
5 Things To Know: Candidates Forum | Goodwill Marketing Director | Vote For Dickie V | Bistro 502 Reopens | Alta Vista Meeting
1. The ManaSota League of Cities will host a candidate forum for the Florida General Assembly from 9:30 a.m. to noon Sept. 27 at City Hall. Candidates seeking offices as state representative or state senator will appear to discuss priority issues facing Florida’s cities. Candidates scheduled to attend include: 2. Say hello to the new Director of Marketing at Goodwill Manasota, Yen Reed. Reed was previously the Business Development and Public Relations Specialist at Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc. A graduate of the University of Florida, she brings with her over a decade of public relations and communications experience. “I am attracted by the company's mission and its commitments to the community,” said Reed. “I believe that …
Monday, September 17, 2012
5 Things To Know: Romney in Sarasota | Walmart Market To Open | Alta Vista Meeting | Sarasota Millionaires Football | One Book Selected
1. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is scheduled to attend a small fundraiser at The Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota on Thursday at $2,500 a head, but so far no public event has been scheduled. Joe Gruters, chairman for Republican Party of Sarasota County, told The Tampa Tribune that the local party is working to have an open event: "We have no confirmation" on a public event, "but obviously we're trying to do everything we can to have one," Gruters said. For tickets to the Romney at the Ritz fundraiser, email JoeGruters@gmail.com or call 941-914-2004. 2. The new Walmart Neighborhood Market, 3500 N. Tamiami Trail, is set to open at 8 a.m. Wednesday, following a ceremony at 7:30 a.m. The Sarasota Neighborhood Market is only one of about 200 of …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Five Things To Know: Beatles Tribute Band | SCORE Partnership | Drag Queen Bingo | The Brew | Pledge The Bird
Editor's Note: On Sept. 26, the Liverpool Legends concerts were canceled. 1. Tickets are now on sale for three special concerts featuring the Liverpool Legends Beatles Tribute band, which is organized by Louise Harrison. In May Patch brought you the story about how Louise Harrison, a Sarasota resident and sister of famed Beatle George Harrison, is an honorary fellow at University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee this fall to help integrate arts education into classrooms. Now the time has come for the concerts with the high schoolers. The Sarasota performance is Saturday, Oct. 6 at Booker High School. Tickets are $25 and proceeds from advertisements in the evening programs go toward the high school's music program as part of Harrison's …
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Five Things To Know: Ringling Roundabout | Walmart Market Opens Soon | Ringling Picnic Returns | Markakis In Sarasota | Summer Essentials Winner
1. The City Commission is asking for more information about what a roundabout would cost and look like at Orange Avenue and Ringling Boulevard. The commission voted 5-0 Monday for staff to move forward with estimates and exploration of a roundabout there, which could take at least five to six years before it could be funded and constructed. Staff hasn't dedicated time to examining a roundabout, so the city is only working with ballpark figures, said City Engineer Alex Davis Shaw, so the commission's direction now enables staff to look into the possibility. The city needs to replace an aging span-wire traffic light system there that is relatively unstable during high winds and hurricanes, Davis Shaw said. The other option would be …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Five Things To Know: USDA Tour | Special Meeting | Beach Access Closed | Walk For The Kids | Restored Clock
1. Two U.S. Department of Agriculture officials will tour Sarasota Tuesday to get a closer look at some of the county's food programs. Kevin Concannon, U.S. Undersecretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, will make a special presentation at Phillippi Shores Elementary School, to the Sarasota County School District to honor the 22 district schools that were awarded the U.S. Department of Agriculture HealthierUS School Challenge Award. The two will also stop at All Faiths Food Bank to learn more about the county's only food bank, which also serves DeSoto County. Last year, All Faiths Food Bank distributed 6 million pounds of food – equating to 5 million meals. 2. The City Commission will host a special meeting today …
Friday, September 7, 2012
5 Things To Know: City Commission Special Meeting | Beach Access 5 Closed | Patch At 'The Brew' | No Tag Renewals This Weekend | Van Wezel Tickets
1. A third roundabout could come to Ringling Boulevard depending on the desire of the City Commission. City engineer staff will present options to the City Commission at a special meeting at 2 p.m. Monday of how to upgrade the Ringling Boulevard and Orange Avenue intersection. One option is to construct a roundabout that could cost $500,000 to $600,000, according to city documents. Another option is to place the stoplights on a mast arm, which would cost $200,000 to $250,000, according to city documents. Right now, the stoplights are on span wires, and the intersection is on the list for upgrades, according to the briefing document. Ringling Boulevard had two roundabouts installed this year on Pineapple and Palm avenues. The meeting, …
Friday, August 31, 2012
5 Things To Know: Robert Taylor Complex Party | Booker High Landscaping | Telly Award | Sarasota Bay Festival | Regatta
1. Congratulations to the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex for celebrating its one-year anniversary this weekend. To celebrate, the complex is hosting two major activities this weekend. First, there's a 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. Teams cost $30 and are divided into various age categories. To register e-mail, Arthur.Larkins@sarasotagov.com Please include the names of the three team members and the ages as well as the t-shirt size for each player. Then on Labor Day, the Unity Games will go on from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring volleyball, family kickball, carnival and bounce games, children's crafts, free food and more. 2. Booker High School's renovation is coming along and soon the grounds be spruced up. …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Five Things To Know: Creative firm produces "Saratopia," "Three Kitcheneers," "Art Whisperer" and other videos. | Know Your Zone | Zucker Appointment | Lightning Poll | Jim Thome
1. Congrats to HuB Studios for hitting the one million mark for combined YouTube views on its various channels. The HuB, founded by Rich Swier Jr. in 2009, is a creative and collaborative space and community where entrepreneurs come together to develop ideas and contribute toward building a new economy and culture, and new businesses. One of those businesses includes HuB Studios, a full service professional video production and editing studio. Hub Studios was created by former television news journalist Lucas Colavecchio and the stage actor Joey Panek. The duo saw an opportunity in the Internet as the new emerging videomedium and created a number of viral videos and YouTube channels including: HuB Studios (which has over 500,000 views and …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
5 Things To Know: Super Boat Fundraising Results | Charitable Sarasotans | Seaweed Cleanup | Red Carpet For Students | Rat Problems
1. The numbers are in from the Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix, and the event raised $120,000 for Suncoast Charities For Children. That number comes from Lucy Nicandr, the vice president of special events for Suncoast Charities. Nicandr went over a few numbers Monday for the City Commission both from Suncoast and from a company hired to study the event's impact. The event was held during the last week of June, leading into the Fourth of July weekend, and the 28th annual event left a huge economic impact on the area. The total economic impact is estimated at $14.3 million, Nicandr said. That's a 12.1 percent increase from last year. Of that, $7.8 million came from out-of-county attendees, she said. From June 28 to July 1, 107,000 estimated …
LibertyLover
2:14 am on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Obama has plenty of these high price tag events as well which are not open to the public. I'm not sure what you think you will get from an in-person public appearance that is not similar to what you hear being reported - but of course in the case of Mitt Romney you might actually hear the truth instead of what is twisted in the lapdog media. more ›