The Lake Sarasota Community Blog

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...

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 County unveils #1 Beach in USA sign for Siesta Beach Sarasota County Commissioners unveiled a sign recognizing Siesta Beach  as the "#1 Beach in the USA." The 8-foot-by-4-foot sign is located at the beachside entrance of the main pavilion. Free event promotes Newtown healthy homes A free  Healthy Homes event  will be held on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m.-noon at the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex, 1845 34th St., Sarasota. Organized by the local Newtown/North Sarasota community in partnership with Home Depot, the event is designed to help residents learn how to keep their homes dry, ventilated, maintained, clean, pest-free, contaminant-free and safe using the principles from the Nat...