New lawn rules split community
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Sept. 14, 2008
SARASOTA - Dressed for church and standing in front of his small gray house in Gillespie Park, Jessie Johnson declared he was going to break the law.
The 60-year-old carpenter is among a group of residents who think a yard parking ban -- which went into effect this summer -- is another push to move working-class residents out of this neighborhood, where tiny old houses sit next to 3,000-square-footers worth half a million dollars... Read More.
The 60-year-old carpenter is among a group of residents who think a yard parking ban -- which went into effect this summer -- is another push to move working-class residents out of this neighborhood, where tiny old houses sit next to 3,000-square-footers worth half a million dollars... Read More.
In Purple Building's Dust, Memories and Potential
SARASOTA - Everyone in town knew the Idle Hour Bar and Grille, where writers and painters mingled with construction workers over beers after work in the 1960s and 1970s.
Owner Inez Schartz was known for introducing people who ended up becoming good friends. And every year, Ringling College of Art students would donate one painting as a gift to be displayed on the walls of the bar.
"In a way, it was an American version of something you might see in Paris in the 20s or 30s," said retired Ringling College of Art and Design professor Morris "Moe" Mitchell, a regular at the bar, which closed in 1972... Read More.
Owner Inez Schartz was known for introducing people who ended up becoming good friends. And every year, Ringling College of Art students would donate one painting as a gift to be displayed on the walls of the bar.
"In a way, it was an American version of something you might see in Paris in the 20s or 30s," said retired Ringling College of Art and Design professor Morris "Moe" Mitchell, a regular at the bar, which closed in 1972... Read More.