Linkage: News from around the Suncoast in five clicks or less

July 1st, 2009 by Cooper Levey-Baker in Editor's Desk, News, Politics, Sarasota-Manatee

— “Two former partners in the Proscenium are suing developer Zeb Portanova for defaulting on a deal to pay them nearly $5 million — the largest unpaid debt to date tied to the stalled downtown real estate project.”

— Marie Selby Botanical Gardens lays off seven employees, including two world-renowned orchid researchers — Wild Orchid Man star Stig Dalström among them.

— The police union will hold a protest today outside City Hall, demanding that City Manager Bob Bartolotta resign. The organization says he has done nothing to help the department battle an uptick in crime.


Leave a Reply

*
To prove you're a person (not a spam script), type the security word shown in the picture.
Anti-Spam Image

SEARCH