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Spring Forward

Daylight Savings Time Is Sunday

Don't forget to spring forward—and change your smoke alarm and weather radio batteries.

03/10/2022 By Staff

Philanthropy

Impact100 SRQ Announces Record-Breaking $663,000 Total for 2022 Giving Year

The organization will fund fund six grants to nonprofits in each of five focus area categories.

03/10/2022 By Staff

Good Deeds

DreamLarge Will Host a Fundraiser for Ukraine on March 19

The free outdoor event, called RADD for Ukraine, will include a supply drive, live music, food trucks and both RADD and Ukrainian vendors.

03/10/2022 By Megan McDonald

Grants

FUNducation Receives $120,000 Grant from Barancik Foundation

The organization aims to expose, engage and empower youth to through education in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (S.T.E.A.M.).

03/09/2022 By Staff

Oil and Gas

U.S. Gas Prices Climb to Record-High Price of $4.17 Per Gallon

The U.S. price of oil surged 26 percent last week.

03/08/2022 By Staff

Solar Power

Manatee County Reaches 1 Million FPL Solar Panels Installed

Manatee County reached the milestone at the end of January with the completion of the FPL Elder Branch Solar Energy Center.

03/08/2022 By Staff

Give a Little Bit

Victoria Blooms Is Hosting a Supply Drive for Ukrainians in Need

Victoria Warren, the shop's owner, has family in Ukraine and will ship the donated supplies overseas.

03/07/2022 By Megan McDonald

Public Art

City of Sarasota to Host Virtual Meeting on Public Art Master Plan

Feedback gathered at the meeting will be incorporated into the plan, which will provide a framework for implementing public art citywide.

03/04/2022 By Staff

Fuel

AAA: Russia-Ukraine War Is Causing Gas Prices to Surge

Prices in Florida are $3.57 a gallon. According to a survey, that's within the price range that 54 percent of drivers would change their driving behaviors.

03/03/2022 By Staff

Grants

Conservation Foundation Receives $10,000 Grant for Youth Programming

The funds come from the Manatee Community Foundation.

03/03/2022 By Staff

Grants

All Faiths Food Bank Receives $300,000 Grant

The grant will enhance the food bank’s pediatric hunger screening efforts, initiate a new Food Rx program, and support evaluation.

03/02/2022 By Staff

The Next Act

Florida Studio Theatre Unveils Plans for New Arts Plaza

The project will include three new theaters, parking, and housing for guest artists and local arts workers.

03/02/2022 By Kay Kipling

Ballyhoo Days

The Unsettling World of Circus Freakshows Once Flourished in Sarasota

Who were these people who were once our neighbors? What sorts of lives did they live?

03/01/2022 By Robert Plunket

At Seventy

Janis Ian Talks Writing, Her Legacy and Why She Moved to Anna Maria Island

Ian was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live's first episode, alongside Billy Preston and host George Carlin.

03/01/2022 By Kay Kipling

Fish Tales

Sarasota’s Waters Have Centuries of Stories to Tell

Fishing by net and by line is woven into Sarasota’s cultural fabric and history.

03/01/2022 By John McCarthy

Essential Intelligence

Lasso Lovers Mosey on Out to Arcadia for One of the Nation’s Top Rodeos

Now in its 94th year, it's been called the best rodeo east of the Mississippi and attracts some of the nation's top cowboys and cowgirls.

03/01/2022 By Allison Forsyth

Consider the Moose

The Bradenton Beach Moose Lodge Is the Largest in the World

Moose Lodge 2188, as it is known, occupies a bright-blue, two-story building in Bradenton Beach with dedicated beachfront parking. Sign us up!

03/01/2022 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Bound Together

The Hidden Treasures of Community Cookbooks

Is the era of the small-town community cookbook over? Probably. But the recipes and the communion they built remain.

03/01/2022 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Chalk Walk

Stroll Through a 3D World at the International Chalk Festival

This year, the festival’s theme is resilience.

03/01/2022 By Allison Forsyth

All Aboard

Bay Runner Trolley Launches March 2

The trolley will offer complimentary service between downtown Sarasota, St. Armands Circle and Lido Beach.

02/25/2022 By Staff