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This Week's Good Deeds

Student celebrations, new scholarships and barbecue fundraisers in this week's roundup of locals giving back.

05/18/2017 By staff

Retail

New Clothing Store Opening in University Town Center Mall

The clothing company Vineyard Vines is opening a new location at The Mall at University Town Center this fall.

05/18/2017 By staff

Deals

Retail Strip Sold for Just Over $1.6 Million

Sarasota's Classic Ocean Investments, Inc. last month purchased the retail strip center known as Phillippi Plaza from Sarasota's Sarasota Outdoor Properties.

05/18/2017 By staff

Deals

Real Estate Firm Picked to Manage New Insurance Headquarters

Ian Black Real Estate was recently named the exclusive property manager for the Centauri Insurance headquarters, currently under construction in Lakewood Ranch.

05/18/2017 By staff

Openings

Recycling Company Plans New Sarasota Facility

Single Stream Recyclers—based in Cocoa, Florida—is planning to build a new facility in north Sarasota and hire up to 80 new employees by the end of 2018.

05/18/2017 By staff

Hospitality

Wedding Planning Company Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The Sarasota wedding planning company NK Weddings is commemorating its 10th anniversary this week.

05/18/2017 By staff

Transportation

Diverging Diamond Traffic Pattern Begins Sunday

Drivers will begin using the new diverging diamond traffic pattern at the I-75 and University Parkway interchange the morning of Sunday, May 21.

05/17/2017 By staff

Appointments

Historical Society Adds New Board Member

Reid Gerletti, a sales associate with Sotheby’s International Realty, was recently elected to the 12-member board of directors at The Historical Society of Sarasota County.

05/17/2017 By staff

Construction

Construction Begins on New Venice Retail, Office Building

Venice's J.E. Charlotte Construction Corp. recently broke ground on Pinkerton Wealth Management Group's new retail and office building in downtown Venice.

05/17/2017 By staff

Media

Herald-Tribune Names New Executive Editor

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune on Tuesday named Matthew Sauer as the newspaper's new executive editor.

05/17/2017 By staff

Slideshow

Economist Sean Snaith Addresses the Economic Development Corporation

Bullish expectations for the nation and the region over the next three years.

05/17/2017 Photography by Lori Sax

Intelligence Matters, Part 2

Trump's Sharing of Top-Secret Information With Russians Alarms Former Intelligence Official

A former high-ranking CIA official shares his thoughts on Trump's sharing of classified information with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador last week.

05/16/2017 By David Hackett

Food

Palmetto Company Completes New Commercial Kitchen Space

The food producer Slow Foods Kitchen recently completed construction of its new commercial kitchen space in Palmetto.

05/16/2017 By staff

Giving

University Graduate Makes Record Donation

Bill Mariotti recently announced that he will donate $3.5 million to the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee after he dies.

05/16/2017 By staff

Construction

Builder Breaks Ground on Jail Facility

The commercial construction company Halfacre Construction Company broke ground this week on a new warehouse and freezer building for the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

05/16/2017 By staff

Entertainment

TV Show Set Locally Premieres June 11

Claws follows a group of women who work in the fictional salon Nail Artisan of Manatee County.

05/16/2017 By staff

Data

Sarasota Ranks Highly in List of 'Best Places to Retire'

Sarasota was recently ranked as the ninth best city in Florida in which to retire by SmartAsset, a financial technology company.

05/15/2017 By staff

Sports tourism

BMX Track Hosts State Tournament

Sarasota BMX is hosting the largest BMX event in Florida in 2017, the SSA Florida Cup Series Finals.

05/15/2017 By staff

Data

Manatee County Tourism Up in 2016

Manatee County drew in almost 3.1 million tourists in 2016, a 2.7 percent increase over 2015.

05/15/2017 By staff

Politics

Lawmaker Provides Legislative Wrap-Up Tuesday Evening

Florida Rep. Wengay Newton, D-St. Petersburg, whose district includes portions of Palmetto, Bradenton and Sarasota, is offering an informational wrap-up on the state Legislature's recently concluded 2017 session.

05/15/2017 By staff

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