Dig the Beach tournaments returning to Siesta Key
The Dig the Beach Volleyball Series will return to Siesta Key twice this summer as it celebrates its 20th consecutive year, Visit Sarasota County has announced. The series will be visiting Siesta Key...
View ArticleGulf Coast League play begins today at Ed Smith Stadium
The Orioles Gulf Coast League team begins its 2012 season at the Ed Smith Stadium complex today, June 18, at noon versus the Twins. The GCL, which includes 14 teams in Florida, gives recently drafted...
View ArticleOrioles’ 2012 attendance mark commemorated
Laura Williams (center), director of Florida operations for the Baltimore Orioles, accepts a commemorative plaque on July 9 from Sarasota resident Norman Schimmel (left) and Sarasota County...
View ArticleCounty tourism marketing return climbs 47%
The return per dollar invested in Sarasota County tourism advertising rose from $18.16 in 2009 to $34.40 in 2011, about 47%, Virginia Haley, president of Visit Sarasota County, told the County...
View ArticleOriole Bird to lead Walk for the Kids
The Oriole Bird will lead the annual Walk for the Kids in support of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County on Sept. 15 at Ed Smith Stadium, the Orioles’ spring training home, the Orioles have...
View ArticleOrioles hosting Family Night Aug. 10 at Ed Smith Stadium
The Baltimore Orioles are inviting the public to Family Night at Ed Smith Stadium on Friday, Aug. 10, as the Gulf Coast League Orioles take on the GCL Rays in a free game starting at 7 p.m. This is the...
View ArticleDredging of Benderson Lake expected to be completed in about three months
After Nathan Benderson Park held its first rowing regatta in March 2009, Paul Blackketter, executive director of planning for Benderson Development, started racking up frequent flyer miles. “I was on...
View ArticleCounty approves $5 million deal with Benderson
The Sarasota County Commission on Wednesday, Aug. 22, gave final approval to a plan to spend $5 million in state taxpayer money on improvements to the rowing center at Nathan Benderson Park....
View ArticleCounty Commission debates use of a fund set aside more than two years ago...
Money saved through a policy change has been set aside as a contingency fund for the 2017 World Rowing Championships and homeless initiatives, but debate ensues over using it to build a new ‘rainy day’...
View ArticleFor this writer, there is one and only Y
From the enthusiasm of people working out to the camaraderie on the racquetball courts, the Bahia Vista facility offers much to appreciate Every time I leave the Y after my workout, I feel better....
View ArticleOrioles set franchise record for home sellout games during Spring Training...
Attendance total for this year was 119,029, club says With the March 31 crowd of 5,441 for the final Spring Training home game of the Baltimore Orioles at Ed Smith Stadium this year, the Orioles drew a...
View ArticleRissler moving from COO of SANCA to Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and...
She will become deputy director of operations for the department Less than a year after she left her position as director of sports at Visit Sarasota County to become chief operating officer of the...
View ArticleFirst pool dedicated to teaching adults to swim to open in Sarasota May 1
Public invited to free festivities at McIntosh Road facilities The first pool ever dedicated to teaching adults to swim will open in Sarasota on May 1, a Sarasota-based nonprofit organization has...
View ArticleSummer pickleball league play offered at Englewood Sports Complex
Registration open for mixed doubles competition indoors, county announces Members of the public are invited to register for the Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Departments’...
View ArticleTaylor Community Complex multipurpose field project not eligible for county...
Following on the heels of city/county disagreement over one more CRA payment, the deputy city manager delivers the news about the athletic facility project As Sarasota Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown...
View ArticleYouth Fishing Tournament set for May 14 at Nokomis Beach
Pre-registration available through the county website The Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Department will host the fifth annual Youth Spring Fishing Tournament on Saturday, May...
View ArticleCounty Commission requests monthly updates on preparations for 2017 World...
Face-to-face presentations sought from SANCA president and director of the event Three other Sarasota County commissioners verbally joined Commissioner Carolyn Mason this week in a request that staff...
View ArticleCity of Sarasota seeking close to $1 million from county to help fund Robert...
County administrator has asked staff to research and report on the county’s history of financial support for the facility Sarasota County Administrator Tom Harmer has asked staff of the county’s Parks,...
View ArticleKids’ Summer Beach Runs will begin anew June 7 and 8
Events to be sponsored at Siesta and Brohard beaches through Aug. 9 and 10 Parents looking for healthful activities for their children this summer will find one answer in the form of Kids’ Summer Beach...
View ArticleCity seeking public comments on Arlington Park amenities
Meeting to be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the gym; emails welcome, too The public is invited to discuss the future of Arlington Park during a workshop on Saturday, June 18, at 10 a.m. at the...
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