tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11302996.post8367342623639921100..comments2023-10-25T11:01:13.802-04:00Comments on Save Our Sarasotaâ„¢: Neal Pierce Column on City/SurburbSOS1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06892243531071920272noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11302996.post-54889864194905579022009-01-22T12:21:00.000-05:002009-01-22T12:21:00.000-05:00I have been in Sarasota on and off since 1983. My ...I have been in Sarasota on and off since 1983. My Wife Stephanie and I worked close to NYC in NJ we would vacation in Sarasota every year We spent our honymoon at the Hilton on longboat key. She fell in love as I did with the clean air and nice roads and of coarse the weather. So we decided to make the move to Fl. We opened an art gallery outside of downtown on Webber street because the climate of the town has changed. many of the places were gone and storefronts stood empty but there wasnt a parking place to be found. The rents downtown were astronomical in comparison to other areas. We are trying to bring a little taste of the old Sarasota back at our gallery we have a series of twelve 3-d paintings By Mel Stauffer a resident of Sarasota since the 40's. We arent selling them but we would like to find a permanent home for the works. The Sarasota museum of art housed in the old Highschool would be ideal. Mel attended the Highschool in 1946.<BR/>We are setting up a website for donations to prepare the work for display. for more info you can contact Ed at 706-2659 or stop in the gallery at 3615 Webber street in sarasota. We want to preserve sarasota's history and bring a display that will draw people from afar to contribute to Sarasota, the SMOA and the Historical society. thanks EdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com