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Band Concerts in Payne Park—Walk From Laurel Park!

Apr 23, 2010

Enjoy a Sunday afternoon of great music and good people when the Suncoast Concert Band or Jazz Ambassadors Big Band play at Payne Park. Concerts cost five bucks, payable at the door, with refreshments provided for a dollar each. All concerts are presented in a casual atmosphere, with open seating. Two performances remain in the spring schedule: April 25th and May 9th, both at 3pm. Laurel Park Management encourages all residents to get out there and enjoy everything Payne Park has to offer.

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Sarasota: Home of the Hipsters?

Apr 16, 2010

Sarasota is many things to many people: a retirement community, an arts town, home to some of the best beaches anywhere. But a local movement is afoot that might just put Sarasota on the map as, of all things, a college town. New College of Florida is regularly ranked one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country. Ringling College of Art + Design has renowned animation and graphic design programs. East-West College trains students to become doctors of Eastern medicine. State College of Florida, formerly Manatee Community College, offers a vast array of affordable courses and programs that round out the local educational menu. Oh, and the Asolo Performing Arts Center is also home to Florida State University’s graduate theater arts program. This extraordinary post-secondary diversity has been gradually coalescing, and while I’m not sure any studies have been done to verify this, one gets the sense that more and more high school and college students and recent grads are deciding to stay in sunny Sarasota and put their stamp on the place.

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12th Annual Sarasota Film Festival Premieres Today!

Apr 9, 2010

On most nights of the year the beautiful Florida skies provide stellar views, but for a week each April Laurel Park residents are given a front row seat to a different sort of stargazing. The Sarasota Film Festival is now in its 12th year, and the 2010 edition promises to be even better than last year’s. A vast assortment of films—from star-studded features to international documentaries to innovative shorts—are slated to show at nearby venues, including the Hollywood 20 Cinemas, Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, even Whole Foods! Most events can be reached on foot from Laurel Park Management’s downtown Sarasota apartments.

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Help Laurel Park and Downtown Sarasota Go Dark for Earth Hour Tomorrow

Mar 26, 2010

The City of Sarasota will participate in the international energy conservation effort known as Earth Hour by darkening City Hall, 1565 First Street, and the old Federal Building, 111 S. Orange Ave., Sat., March 27, 2010 from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Decorative lights on the Ringling Bridge and Season of Sculpture along the bayfront also will be extinguished during Earth Hour. Residents are encouraged to participate as well.

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Towles Court Art Walk: Every Third Friday

Mar 19, 2010

Towles Court is home to dozens of artist’s studios, galleries, and restaurants that line streets shaded by stately hundred-year old moss-draped Oak trees. On the third Friday of each month, store owners break out the cheese, wine, and crackers and throw open their doors until 10 p.m., inviting the community to stroll around the neighborhood and check out the unique arts and crafts on offer. Visitors can chat with the artists, dine alfresco at one of the restaurants scattered around the complex, or just grab a spot on a bench in the main courtyard and enjoy the live music that always accompanies these events.

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Culture at Your Doorstep: Sarasota Opera

Mar 12, 2010

One of the great advantages of living in Laurel Park is the ability to walk to Downtown Sarasota’s world-class cultural and artistic events such as performances by the Sarasota Opera. The opera season is winding down, so don’t miss out on your chance to catch Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci, Hansel and Gretel, Mozart’s The Magic Flute, or Verdi’s Giovanna d’Arco. Tickets start at $19, and $10 rush tickets for students are also available.

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Spring Training Under Way in Sarasota

Mar 5, 2010

Major League Baseball is back in Sarasota as the Baltimore Orioles’ 2010 spring training campaign gets underway. With young studs like Adam Jones and Matt Wieters, familiar faces such as Nick Markakis and Brian Roberts, and welcome additions including Kevin Millwood, Garrett Atkins, and a returning Miguel Tejada, the Orioles look primed to cause some damage in the potent AL East. The club’s local impact, however, extends beyond the Major League camp.

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Laurel Park Management is Committed to Green Living

Feb 8, 2010

Owned and operated by local green builder Devin Rutkowski, LPM manages nearly sixty apartments, cottages, and bungalows in Historic Laurel Park, Downtown Sarasota’s urban village. Our unique properties exude historic charm and feature many green amenities including energy-efficient appliances and lighting, low-VOC paints, and low-flow fixtures. We also offer a recycling program with incentives.

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Walk to the Sarasota Farmers Market from Laurel Park

Jan 29, 2010

One of the greatest benefits of living in Laurel Park is the proximity to downtown Sarasota. The best of everything Sarasota has to offer is only a short walk or bike ride from your house or apartment. Like organic food? Want to support local growers? Every Saturday throughout the year, the Sarasota Farmers Market continues its tradition of serving the community with local produce, plants, prepared foods, and the unique craftsmanship of local artisans. Spreading out from the intersection of Main Street and Lemon Avenue, the Farmers Market is open from 7am to 1pm, rain or shine, and currently features 55 vendors and 5000 square feet of produce and plants. It’s a great place to shop, stroll, sip a coffee, and meet your neighbors.

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Historic Apartments Now Available for Rent in Downtown Sarasota

Jan 25, 2010

Looking for a place to call home? Want to be able to walk to Main Street and Downtown Sarasota? Curious about this whole Urban Village thing? Laurel Park Management welcomes you.

We have studios, 1BD and 2BD apartments, cottages, and bungalows for rent throughout Sarasota’s Historic Laurel Park neighborhood. All units are close to bus lines, within walking distance of Main Street, Burns Square, Payne Park, the Bayfront, and everything Downtown Sarasota has to offer. New College, Ringling College, USF, Asolo, and East-West College are all within a ten-minute drive or a twenty-minute bike ride.

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