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Healthy Living: Finding Balance Between Online Slot Gambling and Sarasota Outdoor Recreation

Blending Movement, Mindfulness, and the Joy of the Game

05/21/2025

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What Sarasota Residents Need to Know About the Legal Status of Online Casinos in Florida

Understanding Your Current Options and the Legal Risks of Going Online

05/21/2025

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How Legalizing Online Casinos Could Pay Off for Sarasota Residents

Exploring the Local Perks, Economic Gains, and Safer Play That Regulation Could Bring

05/21/2025

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Florida Officials Can't Pass Crypto Bills as Locals Continue Investing

While lawmakers stall, Sarasota's crypto-savvy residents are turning digital assets into beachfront deals and real-world innovation.

05/07/2025

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Crypto technology continues to make its way in the art industry

Even though crypto has been receiving a massive welcome across different industries, it was not so at the beginning – many people really brushed it off.

04/23/2025

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Tertiary Education in Florida is More Accessible Than Ever Before with Distance Education

Why Online Degrees Are Reshaping How—and Where—Floridians Learn

04/01/2025

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Gambling in Sarasota, Fl: What is legal and what is not

What You Can Wager on Locally and What Might Get You in Trouble

04/01/2025

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Coastal Chic: Rugs and Curtains to Elevate Your Sarasota Home

Effortless Elegance Inspired by Sarasota’s Coastal Beauty

03/20/2025

Business Tips

Bradenton Nonprofit Launches Business and Entrepreneurship Classes

The Realize Bradenton classes will take place both online and in person.

01/04/2022 By Staff

Energy

Florida Power & Light Plans to Build World's Largest Solar-Powered Battery System

The system will be charged by an existing solar power plant in Manatee County.

03/29/2019 By Staff

Design

New Program Aims to Encourage Historic Preservation in Newtown

Property owners interested in making improvements or restorations to their buildings could be eligible for a portion of $200,000 in funding.

03/27/2019 By Staff

Health care

Money Will Fund Program to Improve Birth Outcomes Among African-Americans

A Healthy Start Coalition of Sarasota County event in January raised more than $37,000 that will be used to fund the nonprofit's Save My Life program.

03/26/2019 By Staff

Real estate

Home Sales Up, Condo Sales Down in February

After dropping in January, sales of single-family homes in Sarasota and Manatee counties increased in February when compared to a year prior.

03/25/2019 By Staff

Technology

Florida Ranked 18th Most 'Innovative' State in U.S.

Florida was ranked as the nation's 18th most 'innovative' state in a new study published by the finance and research website Wallethub.

03/22/2019 By Staff

Weekend Planner

Your Top 5 Things to Do: March 21-27

Cirque des Voix under the Big Top, Five Centuries of Florida History festival and more.

03/21/2019 By Ilene Denton

Technology

New Partnership Aims to Improve Job Descriptions, Workforce Development

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is partnering with CareerEdge Funders Collaborative and The Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.

03/15/2019 By Staff

Education

New Training Program Focuses on Improving Communication Skills

State College of Florida is offering a new two-day class that covers 'breaking through the communication barriers.'

03/14/2019 By Staff

Hunger games

A Wine and Design Workshop, Craft Beer Yoga and More Top Food and Drink Events

Also on tap: a party benefiting Mote Marine Laboratory, a food truck rally and more.

03/13/2019 By Giulia Heyward

Real estate

Home and Condo Sales Down in Sarasota and Manatee Counties

Sales of single-family homes and townhouses and condos in both Sarasota and Manatee counties were down in January, when compared to January 2018.

02/21/2019 By Staff

Networking

Sarasota Chamber of Commerce's 'Party in the Park' Takes Place March 13

The party includes live music, networking activities and games, food, drinks and more.

02/15/2019 By Staff