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Sarasota Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Sarasota, FL.

Results 1 - 20 of 7,678 in Sarasota, FL

  1. Pints for Prostates Uses Universal Language of Beer to Reach MenRead the original story

    1 hr ago | PR.com

    ... agency with offices in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany, N.Y.; Charlotte, N.C.; Atlanta, Ga.; and Sarasota, Fla. Lyke is a senior partner with the firm and heads up the agency's southeast public relations operation. Work is now underway to ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

  2. Burned-down eatery reborn as The PhoenixRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Watertown Daily Times

    ... natural causes but were unable to determine that it was the work of an arsonist. Mr. Manford, who spends winters in Sarasota, Fla., working as a sous chef at a country club, had to return to the area to assess the damage and decide what to do next. ...

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    Related Topix: Sarasota Metro

  3. A bridge for WatersRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    Published: Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 2:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 25, 2008 at 6:40 p.m. You don't have to be a waterfront millionaire to enjoy a beautiful view of Sarasota Bay.

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    Related Topix: Opinion

  4. Testing for awarenessRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    ... need. It would also be useful for Manatee officials to get input about effectiveness from their counterparts in Sarasota's school district, which had random testing for athletes but dropped the program this year when grant funding expired. Experts ...

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    Related Topix: Manatee County, FL, Education Etc., Drug Testing, Opinion

  5. News briefs: Sarasota school's staffer seeks top Manatee job'sRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    Ken Marsh, the director of long-range planning for the Sarasota County school district, has applied to be Manatee County school superintendent.

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    Related Topix: Manatee County, FL, Sarasota Metro, Education Etc., Palmetto, FL

  6. Church's former worker arrestedRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    ... Friday other than saying that she is making restitution. Carroll deferred questions to her attorney, Derek Byrd, in Sarasota. "The facts really are not in dispute here," Byrd said. "She made a terrible mistake over a long period of time. She has ...

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    Related Topix: Sarasota Metro, Manatee County, FL

  7. Business buzz: Sarasota lawyer honoredRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    Published: Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 2:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 25, 2008 at 8:23 p.m. Lawyer honored among state's elite Sherri L. Johnson, an attorney with Sarasota law firm Dent & Johnson, ...

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    Related Topix: Sarasota Metro, Sarasota County, FL, Florida, Venice, FL

  8. Sarasota, FLRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | WSRZ

    Presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Friday Iran should not wait for the next administration to halt its uranium enrichment program.

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy, 2008 Presidential Election, Sarasota Metro

  9. Foreclosure filings more than double in 2QRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | Bradenton Herald

    ... Calif.-based RealtyTrac Inc. said. That's up 121 percent from the second quarter of 2007. It was worse in the Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice area, where the rate was one in 82 homes - 14th-highest in the nation. In Manatee County, foreclosure filings ...

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    Related Topix: Bradenton, FL, Foreclosures, Sarasota Metro, Housing

  10. AM PrepEntertainment History: Saturday, July 26thRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | KXMB-TV Bismarck

    ... He was 37. In 1991, actor Paul Reubens, also known as Pee-Wee Herman, was arrested inside a movie theater in Sarasota, Florida, for exposing himself. In 1992, singer Mary Wells, known for the hits "My Guy," and "You Beat Me To The Punch," died of ...

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    Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Led Zeppelin, The Grateful Dead, Theater, Arts, Sarasota Metro, Entertainment, Drama, Television

  11. Sarasota rules Plaza project is a hotelRead the original story

    Yesterday | HeraldTribune.com

    The Plaza Hotel is a hotel, after all, according to a new ruling by a city planning director.

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  12. Cruise Passengers Claim Gallery Short-Changed Them During VoyageRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Legal Times

    Sarasota, Fla., real estate agent David Bouverat resisted buying art for most of his cruise.

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    Related Topix: Sarasota Metro, Miami-Beach, FL, Travel/Tourism, Royal Caribbean Cruises

  13. Old bridge debris being moved to the gulfRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | WWSB

    A part of Sarasota's past was left behind in Sarasota Bay. Now crews working for the Department of Transportation are taking parts of the old Ringling Bridge and giving them a new purpose in the gulf.

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  14. Renewable Chemicals Corporation Will Use Sugar Cane Ethanol to Manufacture Renewable ChemicalsRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Earth Times

    ... uch forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. Industrial Biotechnology Corporation, Sarasota Craig McClure, Investor Relations 941-925-2500 X 3084 ir@industrialbiotechnology.com

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Science / Technology, Alternative Energy

  15. Company marks 50 years in WiltonRead the original story

    Yesterday | Thehour.com

    ... a good place to start a business. It also helped that his wife Jeanne (Lawrence) was from Wilton. Now retired in Sarasota, Fla., Lucci said he never expected his company to last as long as it has. "Certainly not with me there," said Lucci. "I ...

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    Related Topix: Sarasota Metro

  16. Sales Lessons From A Sushi ServerRead the original story

    16 hrs ago | Hotels

    ... or $459 for a guestroom, we need to remember that customers should always be treated as customers . Last week in Sarasota, Florida, we were fortunate to experience one of the best sushi servers of all time. She asked us questions to find out what we ...

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    Related Topix: Family, Kids, Life, Sushi, Japanese Cuisine, Food, Sarasota Metro, Travel/Tourism

  17. Dead end on Palm AvenueRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    Published: Friday, July 25, 2008 at 2:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 25, 2008 at 2:19 a.m. History repeated itself last week when Sarasota city commissioners pulled the plug on a Palm Avenue parking garage ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Opinion, Sports Etc.

  18. 6-year-old angler Jeffery Linder hauls in big snook in Roberts BayRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    ... flounder, redfish and ladyfish on the last of the outgoing tide and beginning of the incoming tide in north Sarasota Bay, Longboat Pass and Palma Sola Bay. Live Spanish sardines were the top bait. Ray Markham of the Flat Back out of Terra Ceia said ...

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    Related Topix: Fishing, Outdoor Recreation

  19. Sarasota deputy charged with domestic violenceRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    A Sarasota County sheriff's deputy shoved his wife into a couch and was arrested at his home, authorities say.

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    Related Topix: Sarasota County, FL, Manatee County, FL

  20. Learn and lead: Students face a camp challengeRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | HeraldTribune.com

    ... and is on the cheerleading squad. Still, she was one of about 30 students from middle and high schools across Sarasota County who spent the past week at a camp to learn leadership skills such as setting goals, prioritizing and resolving conflicts. ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Sarasota County, FL