The Lake Sarasota Community Blog

Greetings! Welcome to the Sarasota County Community Connections e-newsletter. Please share it with family, friends and neighbors. Contact us if you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, at communityconnections@scgov.net District 1 community forum  TODAY:   Join your District 1 city and county commissioners, along with local experts, for  an important panel discussion on the current state and future of community safety and the evolving structure of education . Weekend marathon will cause delays at Centennial Park   SUNDAY:  The First Watch Sarasota Half Marathon March 11 will cause some delays in access to the Centennial Park boat ramp  between 7-11 a.m. To avoid traffic, boaters are encouraged to use the ramp at Ken Thompson Park. Spring forward with new smoke alarm batteries   SUNDAY:  Finally, Daylight Saving Time is back. Take advantage of this an...

Greetings! Welcome to the Sarasota County Community Connections e-newsletter. Please share it with family, friends and neighbors. Contact us if you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, at  communityconnections@scgov.net New online vendor registration Vendors who want to do business with Sarasota County will be able to use a new, free online procurement system beginning in March. Read  how eProcure will simplify the vendor process in Sarasota County . Author has a way with words  FRIDAY:  Mark Mustain, recipient of the 2011 Florida Book Award for his novel "The Gendarrme," comes  to the Sarasota Library series, "A Way with Words"  Friday, March 2. Photo credit: Katrice Howell Englewood cleans up SATURDAY:  Sarasota County will hold its  annual community cleanup in the Englewood area  from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 3. The cleanup is for residential customers only....