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Grants

Tidewell Receives CareerEdge Grant to Fund Hospice Certification for RNs, CNAs

The grant will fund training and examination fees for 22 RNs and 10 CNAs.

10/23/2020 By Staff

Pets

DOGPerfect, Animal Rescue Coalition Team Up to Prevent Animal Homelessness

DOGPerfect will offer free Perfect Club memberships to all who spend more than $60 at ARC’s clinic through the end of the year.

10/21/2020 By Staff

Happy Halloween!

Everything You Need to Celebrate Halloween in Sarasota

From quarantine costumes to trick-or-treat alternatives, we've got everything you need for a great—and safe—Halloween.

10/21/2020

She’s a Gem

What’s In Her Bag: Crystal Cave Owner Susan Moen

A big fan of Halloween and Dio de Los Muertos, Moen really does carry rocks in her purse.

10/21/2020 By Sarafina Murphy-Gibson

Ghost Town

A Peek Into Sarasota's Haunted History

Swapping ghost stories with local medium and "Ghost and Gruesomes" tour guide Bob Hunt-McClimen.

10/21/2020 By Sarafina Murphy-Gibson

Dressed in Distress

Five Do-It-Yourself Quarantine Costume Ideas

An illustrated guide for creating this year’s signature Halloween looks.

10/21/2020 By Sarafina Murphy-Gibson Illustrations by Stewart Leith

Fright Night

Our Top 10 Trick-or-Treating Alternatives

Don't feel comfortable going out this year? From scavenger hunts to scary zoom sessions, here are our top Halloween alternatives for ghouls of all ages.

10/21/2020 By Sarafina Murphy-Gibson

Awards

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast Names 2020 Honorees

Sid Friedman and Candy Brooks have been named Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year, respectively.

10/20/2020 By Staff

Vote!

Scenes from Sarasota's First Day of Early Voting

From essential workers to retirees to first-time voters, here's who showed up today.

10/19/2020 By Megan McDonald Photography by Barbara Banks

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

New Data Shows Progress in the Effort to Help Babies Born Addicted to Opiates

Sarasota Memorial Hospital has changed how it treats babies with neonatal abstinence syndrome, and the results so far look promising.

10/19/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Popular Content

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    Sarasota County Launches First-of-Its-Kind Malaria Surveillance

Transportation

Last Week for Public to Comment on MPO Transportation Plan

The Sarasota/Manatee MPO's Long Range Transportation Plan includes a list of all transportation projects anticipated to be funded through 2045.

10/16/2020 By Staff

Elections

Sarasota County To Vote on Continuance of Tax Exemption Program for Business Incentives

The ad valorem property tax exemption enables businesses to save on the costs incurred from relocating to or expanding an existing operation within Sarasota County.

10/15/2020 By Staff

Rankings

Sarasota Ranked No. 1 Place to Retire in the U.S.

According to U.S. News & World Report, our warm weather, beaches and cultural scene make us a top pick for retirement.

10/15/2020 By Staff

Philanthropy

Impact100 SRQ Announces Five Grant Finalists

The organization will award three of the finalists a $114,000 grant next month.

10/14/2020 By Staff

Hunger

All Faiths Food Bank Launches ‘ThankFULL’ Campaign

The food bank is hoping to raise enough money to provide 9,000 turkeys for Thanksgiving and 4 million meals to the community over the holiday season.

10/13/2020 By Staff

Equality

Selby Gardens Adopts Organization-Wide Goals For Diversity and Inclusion

By the end of 2025, Selby Gardens aims for 20 percent of its trustees, employees, and volunteers to be racially and ethnically diverse.

10/13/2020 By Staff

Good Deeds

Meals On Wheels of Sarasota Launches 'Share the Love' Holiday Gift Drive

The organization delivers hot meals daily to more than 1,000 local homebound seniors, veterans, children and families every day.

10/12/2020 By Staff

Construction

Three U.S. 41 Roundabouts Scheduled for Completion Next Month

The Fruitville, 10th Street and 14th Street roundabouts are expected to be in final stages by the end of October, and ready for traffic by the beginning of November.

10/12/2020 By Allison Forsyth

Elections

Early Voting Is Underway in Sarasota-Manatee

Early voting runs through Nov. 1 from 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. daily.

10/09/2020 By Staff

Elections

Sample Ballots for Nov. 3 General Election Are In the Mail

The Nov. 3 ballot is a multi-page, 17-inch long ballot.

10/08/2020 By Staff

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