Bob's Main Street Beat

Bob Adren's column "Main Street Beat" in the Pelican Press is one of the more entertaining and informative columns on the local scene. There is always an interesting tidbit or two..

This week for instance we learned that:

....Isaac brothers .... last week demonstrated a savvy sense of public relations – especially with their new neighbors, the downtown merchants. They set up the Main Street Merchants Association with an office of its own at 1512 Main. It’s a building the brothers already own. Hmmmm.... Anybody else thinking about Little Red Riding Hood?

Caren Lobo (Sarasota News and Books) e-mailed city officials last week, asking why the two newly empty lots on the east side of U.S. 41 on either side of Fruitville Road couldn’t be used for downtown parking. Not exactly prime time but close to some downtown activity. Will this cut down on drivers circling around trying to find a space on Main or is a circle inevitable?