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Sarasota Half Marathon: A scenic trip, by foot

Bradenton local news - 5 hours 59 min ago


Runners pass by the Ringling Museum of Art during the First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon on Sunday. The race was cut in half this year by new owners — U.S. Road Sports and Entertainment Group — which saw that in previous Sarasota events, only 10 or 15 percent of entrants ran the full marathon.

A side of shame with that burger?

Bradenton local news - 6 hours 14 min ago
By ANNA SCOTT

Just how many calories are in that plate of the chef's signature fish tacos? You may not have to wonder if Florida lawmakers get their way and calorie counts are posted on the menu.

A side of shame with that burger?

Sarasota local news - 6 hours 14 min ago
By ANNA SCOTT

Just how many calories are in that plate of the chef's signature fish tacos? You may not have to wonder if Florida lawmakers get their way and calorie counts are posted on the menu.

Buscemi to direct reading at film fest

Bradenton local news - 6 hours 26 min ago
By JAY HANDELMAN

Actor Steve Buscemi will direct a staged reading of a new script by Academy Award nominee Oren Moverman during this year's Sarasota Film Festival.

Buscemi to direct reading at film fest

Sarasota local news - 6 hours 26 min ago
By JAY HANDELMAN

Actor Steve Buscemi will direct a staged reading of a new script by Academy Award nominee Oren Moverman during this year's Sarasota Film Festival.

Inquiry into former Sheriff Balkwill extended

Bradenton local news - 6 hours 35 min ago
By ANTHONY CORMIER

Last April, Gov. Charlie Crist assigned a special prosecutor to look into claims that Bill Balkwill, the former Sarasota sheriff, took home a department laptop and deleted key files about a jail contract.

Inquiry into former Sheriff Balkwill extended

Sarasota local news - 6 hours 35 min ago
By ANTHONY CORMIER

Last April, Gov. Charlie Crist assigned a special prosecutor to look into claims that Bill Balkwill, the former Sarasota sheriff, took home a department laptop and deleted key files about a jail contract.

Wallace: Sarasota is familiar for Karl Rove

Bradenton local news - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 21:18
Jeremy Wallace

When former White House adviser Karl Rove touches down in Sarasota next week, he will return to a place that holds serious significance for him. In his new memoirs released last week, Rove spends more than 10 pages talking about being on Longboat Key and then in Sarasota on September 11, 2001.

Wallace: Sarasota is familiar for Karl Rove

Sarasota local news - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 21:18
Jeremy Wallace

When former White House adviser Karl Rove touches down in Sarasota next week, he will return to a place that holds serious significance for him. In his new memoirs released last week, Rove spends more than 10 pages talking about being on Longboat Key and then in Sarasota on September 11, 2001.

Yesteryear's RV crowd flocked to Sarasota

Bradenton local news - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 21:16
By JEFF LAHURD Correspondent

The 37th annual arrival of the Airstreamers here last month recalls another group of highway roamers who journeyed to Sarasota en masse from all parts of the country more than 80 years ago, albeit in conveyances that were far from shiny and certainly not aerodynamic.

Yesteryear's RV crowd flocked to Sarasota

Sarasota local news - Sun, 03/14/2010 - 21:16
By JEFF LAHURD Correspondent

The 37th annual arrival of the Airstreamers here last month recalls another group of highway roamers who journeyed to Sarasota en masse from all parts of the country more than 80 years ago, albeit in conveyances that were far from shiny and certainly not aerodynamic.

How insurers make millions on the side

Sarasota local news - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 23:16
By PAIGE ST. JOHN,

This is the second part in a yearlong Herald-Tribune investigation of Florida's precarious property insurance system.

Business Events

Bradenton local news - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 17:16


TODAY Sarasota Speakers Exchange Club, noon-1 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 104 Pineapple Ave., Sarasota. Information: Anita Ward, 955-0793, Ext. 215.

GOVERNMENT RECORDS

Bradenton local news - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 17:16


Commercial Mortgages Listed in order are the mortgagor, mortgage holder, amount mortgaged, instrument number, or book with page number and the location of the mortgaged property filed in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Sarasota

Working-capital loans made without collateral

Bradenton local news - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 17:16
By JERRY CHAUTIN

'We are still lending in this (economic) climate and continue to support the start-up and existing businesses," says Sue Malone, loan originator for Superior Financial Group, a California-based lender that makes small working-capital loans nationwide. "It is truly amazing what this program has gone through and how it has helped so many small...

Business Events

Sarasota local news - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 17:16


TODAY Sarasota Speakers Exchange Club, noon-1 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 104 Pineapple Ave., Sarasota. Information: Anita Ward, 955-0793, Ext. 215.

GOVERNMENT RECORDS

Sarasota local news - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 17:16


Commercial Mortgages Listed in order are the mortgagor, mortgage holder, amount mortgaged, instrument number, or book with page number and the location of the mortgaged property filed in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Sarasota

GRAND OPENINGS

Sarasota local news - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 17:16


Super Heros Subs, Salads & Pizza, 4925 Cortez Road W., Bradenton.

Waste Pro exec is passionate about garbage

Bradenton local news - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 17:06
By TOM BAYLES

Few put the words "passionate" and "garbage" in the same sentence, but that is exactly what the man in charge of Waste Pro USA'S Manatee County hub cannot help but do. "A passionate garbage man," said Keith Banasiak, Waste Pro's regional vice president for Southwest Florida. "That is what we want."

Waste Pro exec is passionate about garbage

Sarasota local news - Sat, 03/13/2010 - 17:06
By TOM BAYLES

Few put the words "passionate" and "garbage" in the same sentence, but that is exactly what the man in charge of Waste Pro USA'S Manatee County hub cannot help but do. "A passionate garbage man," said Keith Banasiak, Waste Pro's regional vice president for Southwest Florida. "That is what we want."
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