Adios, Sarasota small businesses

Despite all the hoopla about the improving economy, Sarasota is in the midst of yet another round of small business closures, and we’re losing several spots that have defined this city for years, if not decades: Sarasota Hardware: This local hardware shop has been a fixture on Main Street since 1934, but it’s closing its […]

Love Books? Buy ‘Em Local at Circle Books

Watch this great “City Business” (from Sarasota government) clip about Circle Books on St. Armands Circle. I was there just a few weeks ago, looking for a specific book but couldn’t remember the author’s name and of course, with just a couple of words from me about what the book was about … the booksellers […]