The Lake Sarasota Community Blog

Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, contact us at pubcom @scgov.net.     Do you know what your county government does for you? SARASOTA:  Sarasota County government provides essential services that the public relies on every day.  Find out more from the staff of many Sarasota County departments at Gulf Gate Library in the Westfield Sarasota Square Mall on  Saturday, April 12 , from  10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Libraries and AARP offer free tax assistance Sarasota County libraries and the American Association of Retired Persons are offering free assistance with the preparation of 2013 tax returns through April 15 .  Sarasota County selected by United Nations as host for World Environment Day  Sarasota County has been selected by the United Nations Environment Programme's Regional Office for North America (UNEP RONA) as the ...

Greetings! Welcome to the Sarasota County Community Connections e-newsletter. Please share this e-newsletter with family, friends and neighbors. Contact us if you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, at communityconnections@scgov.net Warm Mineral Springs' future TODAY:  Help shape  improvements to Warm Mineral Springs . Attend a visioning session at the Gulfcoast Event and Conference Center in Sarasota. If you can't attend, join the conversation online. North Port has started  an internet survey , and Sarasota County has launched  an online wiki . New public access email site Sarasota County has launched a new online site for public access to email . Search by topic, individuals and date. Take a look around ,  Say 'I do' again on No. 1 beach Grab your honey and join hundreds of other couples this Valentine's Day in renewing your wedding vows on America's No. 1 beach. The popular  "Say I D...

Greetings! Welcome to the Sarasota County Community Connections e-newsletter. Please share this e-newsletter with family, friends and neighbors. Contact us if you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, at communityconnections@scgov.net Boogie nights at VCC TODAY:  Break out the polyester slacks, the wide-collar shirts and your disco mirror ball. Night Fever is bringing its popular  Bee Gees tribute  to the Venice Community Center tonight and tomorrow only. Both shows start at 7 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.   Students present oral histories FRIDAY:  Experience audiovisual presentations of the  stories of native and long-time Gulf Coast residents . Hear their histories and view vintage photographs from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at Mildred Sainer Pavilion, New College of Florida.   Newtown community cleanup SATURDAY:  Sarasota County will hold its annual community cleanup in the Newtown a...