News & City Life

One Day

A Day in the Life of Sarasota Police Officer Devin Epps

Officer Devin Epps helps keep the streets of downtown Sarasota safe.

09/02/2016 By Pam Daniel Photography by Robert Castro

Entertainment

Wine Company Launches In-Home Tasting Events in Sarasota

Sarasota's Darlene Nicholson was recently named a wine consultant for The Traveling Vineyard, a national business that organizes in-home wine-tasting experiences.

09/01/2016 Research by staff

Deals

38.5 Bradenton Acres, Set for Apartment Complex, Sell for $2.7 Million

Tampa's Park 30 Partners, LLC on Wednesday purchased 38.5 acres located at 33rd Street E. and 55th Drive E. in Bradenton for $2.7 million.

09/01/2016 Research by staff

Entertainment

Manatee County-Set TV Show Will Begin Shooting Soon

The new television show Claws will begin shooting in the area soon. The program will be executive-produced by Rashida Jones and her business partner Will McCormack.

09/01/2016 Research by staff

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

Money for cancer research, ending childhood hunger and more.

09/01/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Law Firm Adds New Associate Attorney

Dunlap & Moran, P.A., a law firm with offices in Lakewood Ranch and downtown Sarasota, recently hired Alexander Platt as an associate.

09/01/2016 Research by staff

Promotions

Goodwill Names New Sales Director

Goodwill Manasota recently promoted Dawn Tate to the position of director of donated goods sales.

09/01/2016 Research by staff

Star Turn

New Rashida Jones TV Show Will Shoot in Sarasota-Manatee

Jones will executive-produce Claws, a dramedy about "diverse and treacherous" Manatee County nail artists.

09/01/2016 By Megan McDonald

Career Path

Oil, Fast Food, Luxury Furniture: Here's Home Resource Founder Michael Bush's Career Path

The owner of Sarasota luxury furniture retailer Home Resource started in the oil industry.

09/01/2016 By Hannah Wallace

Ask the Boss

How Has Brexit Affected Your Business?

Three local businesspeople talk about how Brexit has affected their businesses.

09/01/2016

Deals

California Company Pays $75 Million for Bradenton Apartment Complex

California's Passco Companies this week purchased ParkCrest Landings, a 400-unit apartment complex, for $75 million.

08/31/2016 Research by staff

Real estate

Bradenton Golf Club Settles Bond Debt

Bradenton's Waterlefe Golf & River Club recently negotiated down its debt from more than $8.3 million to just over $2.5 million.

08/31/2016 Research by staff

Media

New Board Member Named Media Relations Director for PR Group

Su Byron recently joined the Board of Directors and has been appointed director of media relations for the Central West Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association.

08/31/2016 Research by staff

Health care

Ophthalmology Practice Implants Newly Approved Lens

Center for Sight for the first time recently implanted the newly approved TECNIS Symfony intraocular lens, which restores glasses-free vision to patients with cataracts.

08/31/2016 Research by staff

Real estate

Local Brokerage Joins Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Network

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate added its ninth Florida brokerage, Atchley International Realty, to its franchise network on Tuesday.

08/31/2016 Research by staff

Politics

County Commission, State House and Senate Debates Set

Now that local primary elections are over, November candidates for the Sarasota County Commission, the Florida House and the Florida Senate will meet in a series of lunchtime debates hosted by the Sarasota Tiger Bay Club.

08/31/2016 Research by staff

Southern Soul

Chef Vivian Howard Talks A Chef's Life, Southern Food and Her New Book

Through her PBS show, A Chef's Life, and her new book, Deep Run Roots, Chef Vivian Howard aims to honor Southern food history.

08/31/2016 By Megan McDonald

From the Editor

About Those Powerful People

Pam Daniel on Sarasota's new power grid.

08/31/2016 By Pam Daniel

Powerball

How to Win the Influence Game in Sarasota

We asked attorney Morgan Bentley to share his analysis of power in our city.

08/31/2016 By Morgan Bentley

Power Players

Meet the 25 Most Influential Men and Women in Sarasota Today

Each of the 25 power players on our list wields major clout in our community.

08/31/2016 By Susan Burns, Tony D'Souza, Pam Daniel, Ilene Denton, Kay Kipling, and Cooper Levey-Baker