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Education

Chef Partners with Culinary Program for Global Food Demos

The London-born chef James Arnsby recently launched a new program in which he offers international cooking demonstrations at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee's Culinary Innovation Lab.

01/20/2017 By staff

Networking

Business Alliance Holds Luncheon Meeting Jan. 25

The Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance will welcome its 2017 Board of Directors at its Annual Membership Luncheon, which runs 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25.

01/20/2017 By staff

Grab a Sign

Protesters Ready to Hit the Streets in D.C. and Here in Sarasota

Discussing Saturday's Women's March on Washington and Sarasota's local Solidarity March with organizer Shakira Refos.

01/20/2017 By Jasmine Respess

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

Gala season is in full swing.

01/19/2017 By staff

New hires

Attorney Joins Firm as Shareholder

Paula Lozano recently joined the law firm Walters Levine, which has changed its name to Walters Levine & Lozano, as a shareholder.

01/19/2017 By staff

Health Care

Sports Commission, Health Care System Forge New Partnership

Visit Sarasota County earlier this month announced a new partnership between the organization's Sarasota County Sports Commission and the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System.

01/19/2017 By staff

Networking

Next Women's Networking Group Meeting to Focus on Relationships

Valerie Lipstein will serve as the guest speaker during the next meeting of the networking group Sarasota County - Over 40 Females.

01/19/2017 By staff

Real estate

Sarasota Area Ranked No. 10 in List of 'Hottest' Real Estate Markets

The North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton region was recently ranked as the No. 10 'hottest' real estate market of 2017 by the real estate research website Trulia.

01/19/2017 By staff

Marketing

Communications Director Earns Employee of the Year Honors

Grapevine Communications—a Sarasota advertising, marketing and public relations agency—recently named director of communications John Butzko as the company's 2016 employee of the year.

01/19/2017 By staff

Events

Paralympics Athlete to Be Featured at 941CEO's 2017 Unity Awards

Jacqui Kapinowski, an American Paralympian who competed in wheelchair curling at the 2010 Paralympics and in rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, will be the featured speaker at our 2017 Unity Awards.

01/18/2017 By staff

Construction

Construction Company Breaks Ground on New Manatee County Utilities Building

The commercial construction company Halfacre Construction Company recently broke ground on a new 7,200-square-foot building for the Manatee County Utilities Department.

01/18/2017 By staff

Planning

New Citizens' Group Schedules Town Hall Meeting for Jan. 23

The STOP! event will focus on the need to create more pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and to increase public input into the city’s planning and approval process.

01/18/2017 By staff

Marketing

Tourism Agency Unveils New Branding

Elements include a new logo and images and videos intended to convey the feeling that Sarasota County is a place where visitors can feel 'at ease.'

01/18/2017 By staff

Tourism

Winning Rowing Mascot Name Announced

After a public vote, organizers behind the 2017 World Rowing Championships announced Wednesday the winner in its contest to name the event's pelican mascot: Scully.

01/18/2017 By staff

Construction

New Condo Project Coming to Whitaker Bayou

The Sarasota developer Jebco Ventures, Inc., on Wednesday announced plans for The Strand, a new waterfront condominium community on Whitaker Bayou.

01/18/2017 By staff

Honors

Real Estate Executives Ranked Among Most Influential

Kate Rossi of NRT LLC and Clark Toole of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Florida were recently named to a ranking of the 200 most influential people in residential real estate.

01/17/2017 By staff

Education

Foundation Now Accepting Scholarship Applications

The Gulf Coast Community Foundation is now accepting 2017-2018 scholarship applications online through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, March 6.

01/17/2017 By staff

Sports

Baseball Team in Negotiations to Bring Spring Training to South Sarasota County

The Atlanta Braves are currently in exclusive negotiations with Sarasota County to possibly bring its new spring training complex to south Sarasota County.

01/17/2017 By staff

Food

Restaurant Chain Announces 2016 Growth Figures

The University Park-based breakfast and lunch company First Watch this week announced that it grew traffic and sales in 2016.

01/17/2017 By staff

Construction

Developers Celebrate Launch of New Siesta Key Condo

Crossgate Partners, LLC, recently celebrated the launch of Océane, a new building with six 4,500-square-foot luxury condominium residences.

01/17/2017 By staff