Health & Fitness

Coronavirus

Local Hotels Donate Rooms to Healthcare Workers

Hilton-owned hotels throughout the Suncoast will donate rooms to doctors, nurses, EMTs, paramedics and other frontline medical staff who need a place to sleep, recharge or isolate from their families.

04/14/2020 By Staff

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United Way Suncoast Begins Distribution of More Than $1 Million in COVID-19 Relief Funds

Fourteen human service agencies serving 194,407 families throughout the region have been awarded emergency funding from United Way Suncoast's COVID-19 response fund.

04/14/2020 By Staff

Virtual Reality

Sarasota County Libraries Are Helping Us Stay Busy and Connected at Home

Miss taking trips to the library? There's a whole digital world to explore.

04/14/2020 By Allison Forsyth

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Our New Normal: Scenes From Sarasota During COVID-19

What does Sarasota look like with social distancing and "safer at home" guidelines in place? We took to the streets to find out.

04/14/2020 Photography by Barbara Banks and Gigi Ortwein

Free Webinar

How Philanthropists and Volunteers Can Help Their Favorite Charities in the Midst of COVID-19

Join us and global nonprofit expert Bob Carter for a free webinar April 21.

04/14/2020 Edited by Susan Burns

Coronavirus

Citywide Public Health Emergency Extended; Memorial Day Parade Cancelled

The emergency order strongly urges citizens to wear protective masks in public.

04/13/2020 By Staff

Travel

SRQ Passenger Traffic Down 23 Percent in March Due to COVID-19

Airport leadership says traffic is expected to be down by a whopping 95 percent in April.

04/13/2020 By Staff

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Restaurant Association Says More Help for the Industry Is Needed

After the pandemic passes, the National Restaurant Association warns, nearly all American restaurants will be 'in desperate need of cash.'

04/13/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

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SunCoast Community Blood Centers Participates in an Experimental New Therapy for COVID-19

A recovered doctor becomes the first person in Sarasota to donate plasma to COVID-19 patients.

04/10/2020 By Susan Burns

Good Deeds

Tammy's Alterations & Dry Cleaning Donates Masks to All Faiths Food Bank

Tammy's team members donated 50 cloth masks for food bank staffers to wear while working at the office in order to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

04/10/2020 By Staff

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How to Up Your Wine Education During the Pandemic

From expert certifications to casual virtual tastings, there are a number of ways to learn more about wine while you're stuck at home.

04/10/2020 By Bob McGinn

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Expert Bartender Begins Offering Video Cocktail Tutorials

Unable to tend bar because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rob Boyland has begun teaching people how to do it themselves.

04/10/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

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Tide 'Loads of Hope' Available for Sarasota First Responders

The program offers medical personnel, police officers and firefighters free laundry services.

04/09/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

Another 6.6. Million People Filed for Unemployment Last Week

That brings the current total number of unemployed U.S. residents to a staggering 16.78 million, according to grim new data from the U.S. Department of Labor.

04/09/2020 By Megan McDonald

Coronavirus

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Affecting Sarasota's Homeless

'It's real tough to shelter in place when you don't have a place,' says Sarasota City Manager Tom Barwin.

04/09/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Easter Sunday

Pick Up Easter Dinner at One of These Local Restaurants

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of local restaurants are offering easy takeout options this year.

04/08/2020 By Allison Forsyth

Coronavirus

Foundations Award First Grants from COVID-19 Response Initiative

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation and Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation have issued 11 grants totaling more than $220,000 to relieve strain on key health and human-service organizations.

04/08/2020 By Staff

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Hermitage Artist Retreat Receives Matching Pledge in Response to COVID-19 Crisis

The Manasota Key-based Cook family will match donations up to $100,000 through June 30.

04/08/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

Tervis Temporarily Shuts Down Venice Factory

Tervis prez Rogan Donnelly added that all of Tervis' full-time employees would continue receive 100 percent of their pay and health benefits.

04/08/2020 By Staff

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JFCS of the Suncoast Launches COVID-19 Emergency Needs Fund Fund

The fund's lead gift of $250,000 comes from the Louis & Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust.

04/08/2020 By Staff