News & City Life

Jobs

Cross-College Alliance to Host Virtual Career Fair on March 25

The free event will take place on the online networking platform Remo.

03/19/2021 By Staff

Grants

Grant Allows Food Bank to Make High-Impact Energy Improvements

The $27,000 in funding comes from the Southface Institute and was facilitated by the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation.

03/18/2021 By Staff

Partnerships

Goodwill, Children's Guardian Fund Partner to Help Foster Kids

The partnership will make clothing, furniture, bedding, housewares and other necessities available for children who are entering the state foster care system.

03/18/2021 By Staff

Education

New College of Florida Names Five Presidential Candidates

The new president will be selected on or before April 20, 2021.

03/17/2021 By Staff

Good Deeds

Achieva Donates $60,000 to Local Education Orgs During Pandemic

The total includes $25,000 to the Education Foundation of Sarasota County.

03/17/2021 By Staff

Business

Off Lease Only Opens in Bradenton

The dealership offers used cars from model years 2017-2021.

03/17/2021 By Staff

Awards

Sarasota County Earns Sustainability Honors for Sheriff Support Facility

The county earned two Green Globes from the Green Building Initiative.

03/16/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Kaitlin Yelle Named to Embracing Our Differences Board of Directors

Yelle is a financial advisor at RBC Wealth Management.

03/16/2021 By Staff

Listening to Black Voices

Presidential Appointee J. Veronica Biggins on Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Biggins, former Director of Presidential Personnel for the Clinton administration, shares her thoughts on how to fight systemic racism.

03/16/2021 By Heather Dunhill

Fast Track

Local Couple Creates New Service for Senior Planning

Elli and Mark Baldwin are the founders of Sunways Senior Living Concierge.

03/15/2021 By Staff

Hunger

All Faiths Food Bank Supports Sarasota County Schools Spring Break Meal Distributions

Sarasota County Schools provided all children with free meals, as well as boxes of groceries and backpacks full of kid-friendly food from All Faiths Food Bank.

03/15/2021 By Staff

Education

New College 'Pei for the Future' Campaign Receives $50,000 Match

The New College Foundation is currently raising $15 million to restore the college's I.M. Pei-designed dormitories.

03/15/2021 By Staff

Jobs

CareerEdge Offers Grants to Help Close Skills Gap, Build Companies’ Talent Pipeline

Employers may request grants of $15,000 to $50,000 to implement training programs up to 12 months in duration.

03/12/2021 By Staff

Galas

Honorees Announced for 2021 Dick Vitale Gala

The event will take place May 7 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

03/11/2021 By Staff

The Bay

Phase One of The Bay Park to Open This Year

The site plan was approved 4-1 by the Sarasota city commission on March 8.

03/11/2021 By Staff

Philanthropy

Sarasota Ballet Receives $1 Million Gift

The funds come from the ballet's founder, Jean Weidner Goldstein.

03/11/2021 By Staff

Shine On

Solar Co-Op Launches in Sarasota-Manatee

Co-op members will learn about solar energy and leverage their numbers to purchase individual top-quality solar systems at a competitive price.

03/11/2021 By Staff

Daylight Savings Time

Reminder: Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday, March 14

It's a good time to changing out batteries in smoke alarms and weather radios.

03/10/2021 By Staff

The Invaders

Should Florida Exterminate or Accommodate Invasive Species?

Florida consistently ranks as one of the top five places in the world with the most invasive species. And the state is the world epicenter of invasive reptiles.

03/10/2021 By Isaac Eger

Fast Track

Sarasota School District Announces New Principal for Woodland Middle School

Mark Grossenbacher will remain in his existing principalship at Englewood Elementary until the end of the 2020-21 school year.

03/09/2021 By Staff