Sarasota often conjures images of retirees, beaches and thesis papers for New College students, but usually nothing relate to technology. While Sarasota Bay is no Silicon Valley, it does have a handful of technology start-up companies. The Catalyst sat down with one of them to…
Craving a sweet, air conditioned respite from the trials and tribulations of schoolwork? With your credit card handy, indulge yourself with a day trip to Westfield Southgate Mall or DeSoto Square Mall. Southgate Mall appeals to more formal, refined tastes while DeSoto Mall has a…
Photo courtesy of Wyatt Kostygan Students enjoy themselves at the Kiss-Your-Crush Wall in the Nook. The tension was tangible on Saturday, Sept. 25 as students nervously shuffled around at an hour much earlier than normal, hastily cleaning rooms and constantly checking the clock while waiting…
All photos courtesy Kaley Soud/Catalyst At the sunset, around the "good feel" that they love so dearly, Brenda, Gary and their daughter Melayna Schiff pose for a photo. The tension was tangible on Saturday, Sept. 25 as students nervously shuffled around at an hour much…
On Sept. 10, Bradenton-based Horizon Bank failed. Charles Brown, founder and CEO of Sarasota’s Insignia Bank is all too familiar with the process: “The regulators step in a take over a bank on a Friday afternoon,” he said. “That gives them the weekend to do…
New College President Gordon “Mike” Michalson announced yesterday that Professor of Music Stephen Miles would become the school’s new Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs starting on July 1, 2011 for a three-year term that is renewable. “Steve’s outstanding record of accomplishment in the…
Florida has always had somewhat of a love/hate relationship with amending its constitution. Voters have used the amendment process to build a high-speed rail system, to cancel said high-speed rail system just a few years later and to define the minimum size of cages allowed…
Fishing is still good. It's been windy this week so not alot of offshore activity. However, Capt. Scott Green has been doing well just outside the passes getting Mangrove Snapper, Speckled Trout, Flounder and Spanish Mackeral. Capt. Brian Martel brought in several kingfish on Saturday…
Alumnus Brian Lee remains trespassed from the the New College campus. He, the New College Student Alliance (NCSA) and others await Vice President of Finance and Administration John Martin's decision on whether to lift or maintain the threat of arrest that he faces. Outside of…
Add this to Florida’s ceaseless efforts to become the mythical Hollywood East: a local businessman plans to construct a set of twin soundstages in the Sarasota suburb of Lakewood Ranch for filming new film and television endeavors along with a base camp at Sa rasota-Bradenton…
