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Community Foundation Names Director of Organizational Capacity

Lisa Carter will lead employee development, technology, and organizational culture.

05/18/2021 By Staff

Splish Splash

How to Keep Your Dog Fresh and Clean This Summer

DogPerfect and Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming give us advice on how to keep our furry friends washed and groomed for summertime.

05/18/2021 By Allison Forsyth

Education

Barancik Foundations Awards First 'Ripple Effect' Awards to Sarasota County Teachers

The newly established, semi-annual prize acknowledges outstanding teachers who have impacted lives in and outside classrooms.

05/18/2021 By Staff

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Jack Bispham Appointed to Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board

Bispham is the owner/operator of Myakka City's Red Bluff Plantation and Paul’s Parrish.

05/17/2021 By Staff

Education

New College Student Wins Ozy Genius Award for Invention

Antonia Ginsberg-Klemmt received a $10,000 grant for her mobile solar carport with an integrated electric vehicle charger.

05/17/2021 By Staff

Philanthropy

Selby Gardens Receives $1 Million Gift for Phase 1 of Master Plan

The funds come from the Floyd C. Johnson and Flo Singer Johnson Foundation.

05/17/2021 By Staff

Food for Thought

How Poor Nutrition Has Affected Kids During the Covid-19 Pandemic

All Faiths Food Bank saw need spike last year, and is continuing its expanded outreach.

05/17/2021 By Allison Forsyth

Finance

PGTI Reports 2021 First Quarter Growth, Raises Fiscal 2021 Guidance

The company's net sales increased 23 percent, to $271 million.

05/14/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Save Our Seabirds Launches Search for New CEO

Current CEO David Pilston has announced his retirement.

05/14/2021 By Staff

Jobs

Women's Resource Center to Host Info Session on Women in Manufacturing

The free event will take place on May 26.

05/14/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Construction on the Legacy Trail Extension Is Ahead of Schedule

A July 6 ribbon cutting will celebrate completion of the first segment of the new trail.

05/14/2021 By Kim Doleatto

Fast Track

Bonnie Lee Polk Named Partner at Williams Parker

Polk, a litigation attorney, focuses on clients involved in estate, trust and inheritance disputes.

05/13/2021 By Staff

Events

Local Public Relations Association to Present Master Class on Balance

Featured speakers include Carolyn Maue, Blair Bloomston and Jamie Coffey.

05/12/2021 By Staff

Win This!

Enter Our 'Name That Landmark!' Contest

You could win $500 in gift cards from Sarasota Chamber members and our Best of Sarasota winners.

05/12/2021

Fast Track

Sarasota Opera Names Director of Marketing

Stephen Baker was most recently the director of marketing and audience development for the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

05/12/2021 By Staff

Awards

USF Associate Professor Marie Byrd Wins Research Award

Byrd has focused her scholarship on the intersection of race and gender for school-aged Black girls and the resulting complexity of their social, emotional and academic development.

05/12/2021 By Staff

On the Road

A Sarasota Couple Is Helping People Embrace 'Van Life'

Nomads Rob Thorington and Stephanie Jaramillo remodel vans for other wanderers.

05/12/2021 By Jessika Ward

Education

Ringling College, Patterson Foundation Launch Patriot Plaza Virtual Tour

The virtual tour is available to teachers, home schoolers, and students in Sarasota County through EdExploreSRQ.

05/12/2021 By Staff

Listening to Black Voices

Étienne Porter on Music, Black Lives Matter and His Humanitarian Efforts in Mozambique

"Real inclusivity is not scrambling to find it, but rather cultivating friendships with people of color in a meaningful way."

05/11/2021 By Heather Dunhill

Education

New College Foundation Raises $500,000 During 'O’Shea Formula' Event

The funds raised during the virtual event will be directed to the Donal B. O’Shea Scholarship Endowment.

05/11/2021 By Staff

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