by laurelparkmanagement | Aug 30, 2012 | architecture, Arts, Culture, Downtown Sarasota, Education
Our last post spoke briefly about Sarasota’s rich tradition of modern architecture—in Burns Court, on Lido Shores and Siesta Key, and scattered throughout downtown Sarasota. In case you might want to go check out some of these landmarks yourself, below is some...
by laurelparkmanagement | Aug 14, 2012 | architecture, Downtown Sarasota, History
Sarasota is either a big town or a small city, depending I guess on how you define the terms, but it certainly isn’t a metropolis. Which, of course, is one of the things we like about it. Something else we like about it is its impressive architectural heritage,...
by laurelparkmanagement | Jun 11, 2012 | Bike from Laurel Park, Culture, Downtown Sarasota, Meet Your Neighbors
One of the true pleasures of living in Laurel Park is the independence from cars that it offers. In Laurel Park we can walk. We can bike. We can hop the bus. And we can get pretty much anywhere we need to be without the hassle and expense of driving, and with the joy...
by laurelparkmanagement | Apr 16, 2012 | Arts, Culture, Downtown Sarasota
A couple posts back we highlighted the success of the Sarasota Chalk Festival. Since then we’ve noticed numerous articles about street art, about how cities are embracing street art as part of larger urban regeneration efforts. A recent one from gristexplores...
by laurelparkmanagement | Mar 22, 2012 | Bike from Laurel Park, Culture, Downtown Sarasota, Education, Environment, Green Living, Kids
One of the truly encouraging trends we’ve seen the past few years is the gradual uptick in urban cycling around Sarasota. Many new bicycle parking racks have been installed and people are slowly catching on to the fact that the bike may just be the best way to...
by laurelparkmanagement | Mar 12, 2012 | Arts, Bike from Laurel Park, Culture, Downtown Sarasota, Events, Kids, Uncategorized, Walk from Laurel Park
This post is a bit long in coming, but check out the pics of the 2011 Sarasota Chalk Art Festival below. For those of us who were there, it’s a nice reminder of how quickly the event has grown. For those of you who weren’t…well, don’t miss it...