News & City Life

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

Donations to All Faiths Food Bank, the Sarasota County 4-H Foundation and Clubs and more.

09/08/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Sarasota Chamber Selects New CEO

The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce today selected Kevin Cooper as the organization’s next chief executive officer and president.

09/08/2016 Research by staff

The Arts

New College Professor Recommended for Literature Translation Grant

Amy Baram Reid's $12,500 grant will support the translation of the 2013 novel When the Plums Are Ripe by the Cameroonian novelist Patrice Nganang.

09/08/2016 Research by staff

Planning

City Commission OKs Downtown Parking Meter Plan

The Sarasota City Commission voted Tuesday to move forward with a paid parking plan proposed by city staffers.

09/08/2016 Research by staff

Politics

Forum Dedicated to State, County Ballot Choices

The Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations is hosting a discussion of the state and county amendments that will appear on the November ballot during its next meeting.

09/08/2016 Research by staff

What Inspires Me

What Inspires William "Trey" Lauderdale IV

Here's what keeps the founder and president of Voalté motivated.

09/08/2016 By Isaac Eger

Tech Tools

Stay Organized with These 4 Business Apps

Four apps without which our tech writer would be completely lost.

09/08/2016 By Kevin Allen

Good Vibrations

Downtown Sarasota's HuB is Home to More Than 50 Companies

Sarasota's HuB has evolved into an online community of thousands from all over the world.

09/08/2016 By Susan Burns

Hospitality

Students Showcase Restaurant Management Skills at Bulls Bistro

On Thursday evening, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee students are launching Bulls Bistro, a new semi-regular tapas dining event that will allow them to showcase their restaurant management skills.

09/07/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Real Estate Company Hires Property Maintenance Manager

RoseBay International, Inc. recently hired Stanley Umenhofer as property maintenance manager.

09/07/2016 Research by staff

Education

Small Business Workshop Held During Lunchtime Thursday

Wells Fargo is offering a free small business financial education workshop for business owners, entrepreneurs and the general public from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8.

09/07/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Wealth Management Firm Hires New Analyst

BMO Private Bank, part of BMO Wealth Management, recently appointed Brady Polk as a private wealth analyst.

09/07/2016 Research by staff

Sports

City Celebrates Grand Opening for Artificial Turf Field on Sept. 13

The City of Sarasota will hold a grand opening celebration for Turf Field Stadium, a new multi-sport facility at the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex.

09/07/2016 Research by staff

9/11

The President in Sarasota: September 11, 2001

Bob Plunket recounts his time with President George W. Bush in the hours leading up to the events of September 11, 2001.

09/07/2016 By Robert Plunket

Sports

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Exec Discusses Team's Business Operations Thursday

Brian Ford, the chief operating officer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, will discuss the team's business operations at The Argus Foundation's next Meet the Minds luncheon.

09/06/2016 Research by staff

Deals

Montessori Preschool Leases Towles Court Space

Melanie Smith of Indigo Montessori School recently leased a 1,451-square-foot building located at 238 Links Ave., Sarasota.

09/06/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Forty Carrots Hires New Child, Family Therapy Supervisor

Forty Carrots Family Center recently hired Dr. Rosemary Cullain as the agency's new clinical supervisor for child and family therapy services.

09/06/2016 Research by staff

Construction

New Townhome Development Announced

Ashton Woods, one of the nation’s largest private homebuilders, recently unveiled plans for its newest Sarasota townhome development: Hammock Park.

09/06/2016 Research by staff

Education

New College, USF Police Chief Appointed to State Committee

New College of Florida and the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee's Michael Kessie was recently named the chair of the university and education committee of the Florida Police Chiefs Association.

09/06/2016 By staff

Data

New Research Shows Half of Florida Workers Earn Less Than $28,236 a Year

A new report published by Florida International University's Research Institute on Social & Economic Policy finds that 65 percent of Floridians earn less than the state's average annual salary, $39,099, and half earn less than $28,236.

09/06/2016 Research by staff