The Lake Sarasota Community Blog

Dear Lake, 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 .    Full slate of February events offered by Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources is pleased to announce the return of their popular February programs. Whether it's music, nature, athletics or something in between, this full slate of events offers fun for everyone. Fire Fest returns Jan. 31 at Carlton Reserve The public is invited to take part in Fire Fest at Carlton Reserve on Jan. 31, to learn about how prescribed fire is used to manage local native habitats in Sarasota County, how fire benefits many species of plants and animals and how prescribed burns actually protect our communities and property from wildfires. Registration for 26th Annual Gulf Coast Senior Games ends Feb. 1 Register  now thro...

Dear Lake, Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, contact us at  communityconnections@scgov. net.     New oral history project presented Jan. 30 TODAY:  Come see - and hear - the 2014 Sarasota Oral History Project presentations, "Celebrating Our Water Heritage," Thursday, Jan. 30, at  6 p.m. at New College of Florida. 'Muck City' author comes to Sarasota TODAY:  Meet the author of "Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town" Jan. 30 and 31. The program is free and open to the public.  Fire Fest wraps up Fire Awareness Week SATURDAY :  In recognition of Florida's "Prescribed Fire Awareness Week" Jan. 26 - Feb. 1 , the county is hosting Fire Fest 2014 on  Saturday, Feb. 1 . SCAT tests new pilot route serving Pinecraft SCAT will operate a pilot route from  Feb. 1 to May 2  to test rider demand ...