Sarasota Livin'

Read the Sarasota Herald Tribune article about whats going on at Ringling Museum

Four construction projects are under way on the museum's 66-acre grounds: New art galleries, an education/conservation building, a new circus museum and a visitors' pavilion that will contain the restored interior of the original Asolo Theatre.

When all the projects are completed in 2007, "We will have doubled our current square footage," said John Wetenhall, the museum's executive director. "The Ringling will be seen not as a place that you visit for a few hours, but a complex of many museums set on an elegant and extraordinary estate that requires at least a full day to experience."

USF Sarasota new campus update..

Campus expansion helps USF create new identity

Although the school may never be entirely free of the New College shadow, a new campus with a 100,000-square-foot educational facility might finally grant USF the distinguishing identity it has long pursued.

A survivor of lawsuits and frenzied environmentalists, the $22 million Crosley Center will be a mammoth building.

At its center is a three-story Mediterranean rotunda that will house administrative and faculty offices as well as a 190-seat lecture hall that will also be available to the community.

"We had the amenities, but we lacked the packaging," said Laurie Stryker, President and CEO of USF. "The Crosley Center will help us meet the needs of the community in producing educators, healthcare workers and businessmen."

New Urbanist - 'Civic Investor' Henry Rodriguez

Yet another SHT article... thanks !
File under talks the talk... Really good article on the benefits of "new urbanism" style development ... I can't judge the motivations of Mr. Rodriguez ... but the words are good...

City of Sarasota buys 1/2 acre for $4,400,000 to build a parking garage on South Orange Ave near Burns Square .... I will let others comment on this ... it's a lot of money but the "right" deal could make it a worth while investment... and Rod Thomson says...

Update on City of Sarasota Police Station

Venice Gondolier article with some current status... seems we don't need to worry too much about Payne Park just yet..
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