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Cancer Pain Physician Joins Local Practice

Dr. Jose Sarria, a board-certified pain medicine and palliative care physician and a specialist in cancer pain, recently joined Ramos Center for Interventional & Functional Pain Medicine.

10/27/2016 Research by staff

Food Lovers' Guide

5 "Food Fighters" Who Are Making a Difference in Our Community

Christa Leonard, Ryan Boeve and Arthur Lopes, Ed Chiles, and John Matthews aim to change the way we think about food.

10/27/2016 Illustrations by Andrew Theophilopoulous By Staff

Food Lovers' Guide

Why Aren't There More Local Farmers at the Downtown Market?

The Sarasota Farmers Market has over 50 vendors; only a handful grow and sell their own food.

10/27/2016 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Construction

Theater Breaks Ground on Rosemary District Townhouse Project

Florida Studio Theatre officially broke ground on its Kretzmer Artist Housing Project this Wednesday.

10/27/2016 Research by staff

Tourism

Summer Tourism Numbers Up in Sarasota County

Visit Sarasota County on Thursday reported growth in tourist visitation and spending, hotel occupancy and room rates and consumer satisfaction during the months of July, August and September.

10/27/2016 Research by staff

Deals

Bradenton Shopping Center Sells for $728,000

A New York company recently purchased Bradenton's DeSoto Plaza.

10/27/2016 Research by staff

Promotions

Law Firm Announces New Closing Manager

The Sarasota law firm Gibson, Kohl, Wolff & Hric, P.L. recently promoted Cathy Bruce to closing manager.

10/26/2016 Research by staff

Environment

Mosaic Sinkhole Cleanup Details Announced

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Monday announced the details of a consent order reached with Mosaic Fertilizer over cleanup at the sinkhole that opened at the company's facility in Mulberry, Florida, on Aug. 28.

10/26/2016 Research by staff

Construction

Nonprofit Unveils New Therapy, Preschool Space

Forty Carrots Family Center's 'Home for Growth' campaign raised $600,000 from 30 donors.

10/26/2016 Research by staff

Construction

Bird Key Yacht Club Completes New $2.5 Million Marina

The marina includes 780 feet of new seawall, 48 boat clips, 18 boat lifts, a dual fuel system and more.

10/26/2016 Research by staff

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How Easy is That?

Talking to Celebrated Chef and Author Ina Garten

The Barefoot Contessa will be at Tampa's Straz Center next week to talk about her long career and her 10th cookbook, Cooking for Jeffrey.

10/26/2016 By Megan McDonald

Meter Madness

A Brief History of Downtown Sarasota Parking Meters

Sarasota's had an on-again, off-again love affair with downtown parking meters.

10/26/2016 By Susan Wallach

My World

Community AIDS Network Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary

CAN chief advancement officer Scott George on a quarter-century of victories—and losses—against AIDS.

10/26/2016 With Scott George

The World in a Classroom

Searching for Diversity in Sarasota

When Sylvia Whitman moved to Sarasota, she searched for diversity. Then she signed up to teach an evening ESOL class.

10/26/2016 By Sylvia Whitman

Only in Sarasota

Only in Sarasota: Urbanite Theatre

John Pirman sketches downtown Sarasota's sleek Urbanite Theatre.

10/26/2016 Illustrations by John Pirman

Milk and Money

Karen and Jerry Dakin Have Built a Diverse Agri-Empire at Dakin Dairy

Dakin Dairy has taken family farming to a multidimensional agricultural operation.

10/26/2016 By Anu Varma

New hires

Homebuilder Picks New Sarasota Division President

Mattamy Homes, the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, recently hired Jim Birkholz as the president of the company's Tampa-Sarasota Division.

10/25/2016 Research by staff

Health care

Second Health Innovation Week Coming Soon

The second annual Health Innovation Week, organized by the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County and the Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation, is set for Nov. 7-11.

10/25/2016 Research by staff

Health care

Pediatric Practice Joins Federal Initiative

Sarasota's Weiss Pediatric Care was recently picked to participate in a new national initiative launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

10/25/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Premier Sotheby's Names New President

Premier Sotheby's International Realty, headquartered in Naples, recently appointed Budge Huskey as president.

10/25/2016 Research by staff

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