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Florida Bankers Association Elects R. G. 'Kelly' Caldwell Trust Executive Committee

Caldwell will serve as the committee's chair.

11/02/2020 By Staff

Grants

Impact100 SRQ Awards $342,000 to Three Area Nonprofits

SKY Family YMCA, Children's Cancer Center and Mayor's Feed the Hungry Program each received a $114,000 grant.

11/02/2020 By Staff

Count the Votes

Sarasota's Supervisor of Elections Urges Calm While Waiting for Election Results

Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Ron Turner walks us through how his office will count the historic number of votes being cast this year.

11/02/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Elections

Reminder: Check Your Polling Place Before You Vote Tomorrow

Due to the impact of Covid-19 on poll worker staffing and polling place availability, some polling places have been combined or relocated.

11/02/2020 By Staff

What I've Learned

Sarasota Sheriff Tom Knight Looks Back on His 33 Years in Law Enforcement

"We should be more on patrol, out in the community, around children, embedded in the community."

11/01/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Soul Song

Jennifer Msumba Draws From Her Autism to Create Messages of Hope

Jennifer Msumba self-produced and released her first album "Music Saved Me," during the pandemic.

11/01/2020 By Allison Forsyth

'I Will Never Go Away'

Becky Ayech Fights for Old Miakka’s Rural Way of Life

For decades, Ayech has been battling government and developers over zoning issues, pollution and the need to protect the watershed.

11/01/2020 By Elizabeth Djinis

Creative Spirits

Ki Woon Huh Is a Nature-Inspired Master Potter

“Florida is good for my art,” says Huh. “I find nature and make it into my style. Sometimes humorous. Always beautiful.”

10/31/2020 By Dan Harris

Exploring the Green Banana

Mote Scientists Dive Into the Green Banana, One of the World’s Deep Blue Holes

Shaped like an hourglass, the hole starts about 150 feet below the surface and goes down to a 425-foot depth. It had never been explored scientifically before this summer.

10/31/2020 By Susan Burns

Anniversaries

Port Manatee Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The port was dedicated on Oct. 29, 1970.

10/30/2020 By Staff

Elections

City of Sarasota Administrative Offices to Close for Election Day

Residential garbage, recycling and yard waste pickup and commercial garbage collection schedules will be unaffected.

10/30/2020

Fast Track

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Appoints New Officers, Board Members

Philip Delaney will serve as SMHF's board chair for 2020-2021.

10/30/2020 By Staff

Groundbreaking

Jewish Federation Holds Groundbreaking at Larry & Mary Greenspon Family Campus for Jewish Life

The federation has raised $15.3 million of its $25 million goal through its "JFED Proud & Strong" campaign.

10/29/2020 By Staff

Philanthropy

Patterson Foundation Gives $250,000 to Hurricane Recovery Efforts

Since 2012, The Patterson Foundation has contributed more than $4.75 million to CDP to support efforts for major disasters.

10/29/2020 By Staff

Time Change

Reminder: Daylight Savings Time Ends Sunday, Nov. 1

Sarasota County Fire Department is encouraging residents to use the time change as a reminder to test and replace batteries in smoke alarms.

10/29/2020 By Staff

Climate

Climate Adaptation Center Launches Website on Oct. 30

Find out more about the organization in two Zoom events tomorrow. (And guess what? It's not all bad news.)

10/29/2020 By Susan Burns

Fast Track

Local FPRA President Earns Public Relations Accreditation

Eleni Kouvatsos is the senior manager of communications at First Watch Restaurants.

10/28/2020 By Staff

Fast Track

Premier Sotheby's CEO Named to Executive Committee of National Association of Realtors

The committee is comprised of the NAR leadership team, regional vice presidents and select appointees from the industry.

10/28/2020 By Staff

Elections

What To Know Before You Vote Next Tuesday

A checklist from the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections.

10/28/2020 By Staff

Politics

What's It Like to Attend a Trump Rally?

Isaac Eger queued up for Ivanka Trump's event at Nathan Benderson Park this week.

10/28/2020 By Isaac Eger

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