5 Things: School Cuts To Be Discussed Tuesday

1. The Sarasota County Board of Education is expected to discuss potential cuts Tuesday during a workshop following a report released  Salary cuts and union bargaining issues received were major areas in the recommendations. Stay with Patch to find out what cuts could be planned.

2. Why aren't you blogging on Patch? You probably just don't know all the particulars. Or that it's an excellent way to market your small business or your political cause. Come out and learn more about blogging on Patch at a happy hour Thursday, March 15, from 6-8 pm at Urban Flats in The Shoppes in University Center. Our party will be located out on the patio. Register at http://blog-for-patch.eventbrite.com.

3. Episode 3 of Saratopia is now out. It's called "Meet the Mayor." Spoiler alert: Mayor Suzanne Atwell does not star in this episode.

4. You might see FOX News Channel's Bill O'Reilly in Sarasota on Tuesday. He'll be in town for the Ringling College Library Association's Town Hall Lecture Series. For more information on subscriptions to the series, call 925-1343.

5. Your Orioles Spring Training games at this week are: 

• Tuesday vs. Tampa Bay Rays | 1:05 p.m. (Orchestra students from Booker Middle School will perform the National Anthem.)

• Wednesday vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | 1:05 p.m.

• Saturday vs. Boston Red Sox | 1:05 p.m.