Sarasota Architectural Salvage Turns Trash To Treasure
Cell doors and stainless steel benches from the Classic Federal Courthouse in Downtown Tampa are among the unusual treasures available for upcycling at Sarasota Architectural Salvage.
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Ringling Underground Infuses Museum With Youthful Energy
Time to boogie under a statue of David without traveling to Italy! Ringling Underground in Sarasota grooms the next generation of museum patrons by attracting young professionals and college students with live music by local bands and interactive art by local artists.
Ringling College Animation Grads Walk The Red Carpet
Nearly every film nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature -- including "Brave,'' "Frankenweenie,'' "Paranorman'' and "Wreck-It Ralph'' -- features the work of Ringling College graduates. Special effects-packed nominees like "Marvel's: The Avengers,'' "Prometheus,'' "Skyfall'' and "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' also credit the work of Ringling alumni.
ShelterBox Of Sarasota: Green Boxes Help People Cope With World Disasters
ShelterBox, a British organization providing disaster relief for people in need around the globe, maintains its U.S. headquarters in Lakewood Ranch just east of Bradenton and Sarasota. Volunteers there are working hard to become the charitable organization's biggest fundraising branch by 2012.
New College: World’s Big Thinkers Pick Small College In Sarasota
What college produces more Fulbright Scholars than higher-ranked Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore and Middlebury, not to mention better-known Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Princeton? Tiny New College in Sarasota, which counts 38 Fulbright Scholars among its ranks in the last decade, each receiving more than $20,000 toward advancing his or her education in far corners of the world. What attracts such academic genius to New College?
Win-Win: Big Ideas + Giving Back Distinguish Sarasota’s atLarge Inc.
atLarge Inc. Founder Anand Pallegar of Sarasota challenges his employees to give back to the community by sharing their online creative skills and volunteering as individuals.
Uncorking The Canal: Flowing Goods From Asia Through Panama To Port Manatee And Eastern U.S.
Port Manatee makes big expansion plans in preparation for the upcoming widening of the Panama Canal and the potential for increased trade through Florida with Asia and Latin America. What's in it for the greater Tampa Bay region?
Clothesline: Hanging Sarasota Art Out To Dry (In A Good Way!)
Clothesline, a hip T-shirt shop in Sarasota, provides artists a unique outlet for their work as prints literally roam the streets on the fronts and backs of teens and other casual dressers looking to make a statement. The shop on South Pineapple in the downtown central business district will soon also begin selling some of the best art supplies on the market.
The Box Social: A Beacon In Sarasota’s Night Scene
At the end of the day, when the commercial 9-to-5 businesses that have been the anchor of downtown Sarasota for so long are turning out the lights and locking their doors, The Box Social springs to life as a symbolic representation of the "everything more" aspects that the city has to offer.
