Workshops

'Executive Academy' Offers Leadership Training for Local Execs

The Executive Academy, a partnership between Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance and Game On Nation, is a six-week leadership course.

07/14/2021 By Staff

Grants

Forty Carrots Family Center Awarded Grant for Mental Health Care

The $20,000 grant will be used to offer and expand mental health care assistance to local families and children.

07/14/2021 By Staff

Listening to Black Voices

Rev. Liz Walker on Civil Rights, Faith and Breaking Racial and Gender Barriers

Walker talks about growing up with a front seat to the civil rights movement and her work as a news anchor and pastor.

07/13/2021 By Heather Dunhill

Fast Track

Step Up Suncoast Names New President and CEO

Amy Yount Tittle has been part of the organization for more than 19 years, most recently as the agency’s CFO.

07/13/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Linda Poteat-Brown Named VP at Easterseals Happiness House

She will be responsible for key strategies designed to accommodate the agency’s continued growth.

07/12/2021 By Staff

Rebrand

Sokos Social Expands, Rebrands

The Bradenton-based company is now known as Sokos Solutions.

07/12/2021

Real Estate

Sage Longboat Key Residences Sells Out

Prices range from the mid-$4 millions to low $6 millions.

07/12/2021 By Staff

Stream team

Motorworks Creates New Beer for Central Florida Golf Resort

Little Payne Creek Lager will be served exclusively at Streamsong in Bowling Green, Florida.

07/12/2021 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Philanthropy

Child Protection Center Demolishes Old Cottage on Downtown Property

Money for the demolition was donated by philanthropists Dr. Kenneth Henry Katz and Gwendolyn Hope Katz.

07/09/2021 By Staff

Education

Education Foundation CEO Elected Chair of Statewide Group

Jennifer Vigne will serve as one of four officers with the Consortium of Florida Education Foundations.

07/09/2021 By Staff

Deals

Sarasota Wealth Management Firm Acquired By National Company

Mariner Wealth Advisors has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Sarasota's Allegiant Private Advisors.

07/08/2021 By Staff

Wealth management

Sarasota Financial Planner Ranked Among the 'Top 100 Women Financial Advisors'

Morgan Stanley's Aimee Cogan is featured on Barron's 2021 list.

07/08/2021 By Staff

Fast track

Public Relations Agency Names Joey Panek as Creative Content Director

Panek, formerly of ABC-7, will join One Eight Oh PR in Sarasota.

07/08/2021 By Staff

Covid-19

I'm Vaccinated. Do I Need to Worry Around the Unvaccinated?

Dr. Manuel Gordillo at Sarasota Memorial Hospital says that vaccinated people should remain careful in certain situations.

07/08/2021 By Allison Forsyth

Birthday party

Gecko's Is Throwing a Party to Celebrate the Sarasota County Centennial

100 Years Feature Night will take place 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 13, at the Gecko's Grill & Pub near Fruitville Road.

07/07/2021 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Fast Track

Williams Parker Adds Trusts and Estates Attorney

Alisa Heedy has been practicing as a trusts and estates attorney in Sarasota since 2016.

07/07/2021 By Staff

Arts

CreArte Latino Cultural Center Launches 'Para El Futuro/For the Future' Initiative

The bilingual arts and education nonprofit is poised to re-open and expand, with support from a $71,000 grant from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation.

07/07/2021 By Staff

Awards

Sarasota-Manatee Students Named Bank of America 'Student Leaders'

Maria Alonzo and Chloe Bernal have been selected for the annual internship program.

07/07/2021 By Staff

Elsa

Hurricane Elsa Passed With Minor Impacts to Sarasota-Manatee

But, Climate Adaptation Center CEO Bob Bunting warns, we need to watch how much of the rainfall brings nutrients to the significant amount of red tide that's present in the Gulf.

07/07/2021 By Bob Bunting

Scholarships

Safe Children Coalition Awards College Scholarships

Safe Children Coalition Achievers 2021 program participants were recently awarded college scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $2,500

07/06/2021 By Staff