Fast Track

Community Foundation Names Director of Organizational Capacity

Lisa Carter will lead employee development, technology, and organizational culture.

05/18/2021 By Staff

Splish Splash

How to Keep Your Dog Fresh and Clean This Summer

DogPerfect and Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming give us advice on how to keep our furry friends washed and groomed for summertime.

05/18/2021 By Allison Forsyth

Education

Barancik Foundations Awards First 'Ripple Effect' Awards to Sarasota County Teachers

The newly established, semi-annual prize acknowledges outstanding teachers who have impacted lives in and outside classrooms.

05/18/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Jack Bispham Appointed to Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board

Bispham is the owner/operator of Myakka City's Red Bluff Plantation and Paul’s Parrish.

05/17/2021 By Staff

Education

New College Student Wins Ozy Genius Award for Invention

Antonia Ginsberg-Klemmt received a $10,000 grant for her mobile solar carport with an integrated electric vehicle charger.

05/17/2021 By Staff

When I Dip You Dip We Dip

Melting Pot Adds New 'Best Fondue Friends Forever' Specials

The restaurant's 'BFFF' menu is offered every Wednesday.

05/17/2021 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Philanthropy

Selby Gardens Receives $1 Million Gift for Phase 1 of Master Plan

The funds come from the Floyd C. Johnson and Flo Singer Johnson Foundation.

05/17/2021 By Staff

Food for Thought

How Poor Nutrition Has Affected Kids During the Covid-19 Pandemic

All Faiths Food Bank saw need spike last year, and is continuing its expanded outreach.

05/17/2021 By Allison Forsyth

Finance

PGTI Reports 2021 First Quarter Growth, Raises Fiscal 2021 Guidance

The company's net sales increased 23 percent, to $271 million.

05/14/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Save Our Seabirds Launches Search for New CEO

Current CEO David Pilston has announced his retirement.

05/14/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Construction on the Legacy Trail Extension Is Ahead of Schedule

A July 6 ribbon cutting will celebrate completion of the first segment of the new trail.

05/14/2021 By Kim Doleatto

Politics

New Law Lets Restaurants Continue Selling Alcoholic Drinks Via Takeout and Delivery

The measure makes permanent emergency orders that were created to help restaurants struggling because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

05/14/2021 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Philanthropy

Healthcare Foundation Golf Tournament Raises $170,000

The funding will be used for Sarasota Memorial Hospital's Physicians Endowment.

05/13/2021 By Staff

Grants

The Ringling Receives NEA Grant

The funds will be used to support a new exhibition titled Metadata: Rethinking Photography from the 21st Century.

05/13/2021 By Staff

Murals

DreamLarge Announces Gilbert Mural Initiative, Inaugural Mural

The initiative is a program designed to further the use of public art and highlight the evolving Rosemary District.

05/13/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Bonnie Lee Polk Named Partner at Williams Parker

Polk, a litigation attorney, focuses on clients involved in estate, trust and inheritance disputes.

05/13/2021 By Staff

Have a Seat

These Handcrafted Chairs Bring the Outdoors In

Sarasota furniture designer Linda Mosca makes unique chairs that liven up living spaces.

05/13/2021 By Kim Doleatto

Fast Track

Sarasota Opera Names Director of Marketing

Stephen Baker was most recently the director of marketing and audience development for the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

05/12/2021 By Staff

Awards

USF Associate Professor Marie Byrd Wins Research Award

Byrd has focused her scholarship on the intersection of race and gender for school-aged Black girls and the resulting complexity of their social, emotional and academic development.

05/12/2021 By Staff

Commercial Real Estate

TeKswamp Leases 10,000-Square-Foot Industrial Building in Sarasota

TeKswamp LLC sells refurbished electronics on eBay, Amazon and NewEgg.

05/12/2021 By Staff