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Flashback: Acrobats at the Circus Hall of Fame, 1973

Filled with circus memorabilia and daily live performances,the privately-owned museum operated from 1956 till 1980.

05/26/2020 By Ilene Denton

High Impact

The Sarasota Heroes Mural Is Becoming a City Inspiration

Local nurses are snapping selfies, and a city official hopes for more murals like this one.

05/22/2020 By Susan Burns

Signal boost

School Buses Are Providing Internet Access to Students Who Don't Have It at Home

The School District of Manatee County has converted 25 of its buses into Wi-Fi hotspots that park at community centers and churches.

05/21/2020 By Jessika Ward

Grants

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Issues Nearly $4.5 Million in Grants in Two Months

Funds provide nonprofit organizations support to address immediate needs in response to COVID-19 pandemic, plus evolving short-term and longer-term initiatives.

05/20/2020 By Staff

Flashback

Flashback: Siesta Beach Amateur Sand Sculpture Contest, 1976

A free, family-friendly tradition for 46 years on America’s No. 1 beach.

05/20/2020 By Ilene Denton

Coronavirus

Citywide Public Health Emergency Extended Through May 22

The emergency order also strongly urges the public to wear protective masks when leaving home, and to acquire protective masks if they have not already.

05/15/2020 By Staff

Grants

Small Business Grant Program Opens for Applications May 19

To be eligible, a business must have a physical structure located in the city limits with 25 or fewer full-time equivalent employees.

05/15/2020 By Staff

Philanthropy

Hermitage Artist Retreat Meets $100,000 Matching Pledge

The Hermitage has also received a $50,000 pledge from a group of supporters to extend this matching challenge.

05/15/2020 By Staff

Philanthropy

Tidewell Hospice Receives $40,000 Grant to Enhance Telehealth Technology

The funds will allow Tidewell physicians and clinical staff to deliver care remotely when necessary.

05/14/2020 By Staff

Philanthropy

Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee Receives $20,000 Donation

The funds will provide several weeks' worth of meals to those in need.

05/14/2020 Photography by Staff

Flashback

Flashback: Old Heidelberg Castle, 1972-1995

With its Tyrolean show band and plenty of German brew, it was one of Sarasota’s liveliest restaurants.

05/13/2020 By Ilene Denton

Education

Community Day School Receives $50,000 for Scholarships

Funds from the Eliza and Hugh Culverhouse Family Foundation will support students whose families have been impacted financially by COVID-19.

05/12/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix Postponed Until 2021

Next year’s race is scheduled for June 25-27, 2021.

05/11/2020 By Staff

Philanthropy

Barancik Foundation Grants More Than $3.2 Million to Local Nonprofits for COVID-19 Relief

The grants aim to help fortify nonprofit infrastructure this time of unprecedented economic upheaval.

05/11/2020 By Staff

Good Deeds

Junior League of Sarasota Provides Bed Linens for All Star Children's Foundation Campus

The organization also sent a cadre of volunteers to help make beds on All Star's campus.

05/11/2020 By Staff

#SarasotaHeroes

You're Invited: Our Virtual Ribbon-Cutting to Celebrate 'Sarasota Heroes,' Our Mural of Gratitude

The mural is dedicated to our local health care professionals and their tireless work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

05/11/2020 By Staff

Now or Never

The Race Is on to Preserve Orange Hammock Ranch Forever

To seal the deal, the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast must raise $300,000 before the end of the month.

05/11/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Grants

Foundations Have Awarded More Than $2.7 Million in Grants for COVID-19 Relief

The grants will help fund services including virtual mental-health counseling, childcare for first responders, and food and financial assistance.

05/08/2020 By Staff

Flashback

Flashback: Tropicana Orange Juice, The Pride of Bradenton

The world's largest producer of branded juice was founded in Bradenton in 1947.

05/07/2020 By Pam Daniel

Coping with COVID-19

All Faiths Food Bank CEO Sandra Frank on Feeding our Neighbors in This Time of Need

‘People have to eat, and if they don’t have the resources, where are they going to get food?’

05/07/2020 By Ilene Denton

Sarasota Magazine

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Flashback: Acrobats at the Circus Hall of Fame, 1973

The Sarasota Heroes Mural Is Becoming a City Inspiration

School Buses Are Providing Internet Access to Students Who Don't Have It at Home

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Issues Nearly $4.5 Million in Grants in Two Months

Flashback: Siesta Beach Amateur Sand Sculpture Contest, 1976

Citywide Public Health Emergency Extended Through May 22

Small Business Grant Program Opens for Applications May 19

Hermitage Artist Retreat Meets $100,000 Matching Pledge

Tidewell Hospice Receives $40,000 Grant to Enhance Telehealth Technology

Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee Receives $20,000 Donation

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