Philanthropy

Barancik Foundation Names Next President and CEO

John Brothers, who most recently served as president of the T. Rowe Price Foundation and T. Rowe Price Charitable, succeeds the Barancik Foundation's outgoing president and CEO Teri Hansen.

10/13/2025 By Staff

Preview

Perlman Music Program Suncoast Announces Winter Schedule

The program's winter residency offers free concerts and access to rehearsals, work-in-progress recitals, masterclasses and more.

10/06/2025 By Staff

Grant Report

Hugh Culverhouse Jr. Matching Challenge Results in $707,938 in Contributions to Florida Humanities

Plus, the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation celebrates $100 million in philanthropy, and more.

09/29/2025 By Staff

Fast Track

Cannons Marina Acquired by Ingman Marine

Plus: the Barancik Foundation honors five educators, the City of North Port names a new city attorney and finance director, and the Sarasota Chamber's 2026 Youth Leadership class.

09/29/2025 By Staff

Hot Sips

Sarasota's Best Coffee Shops

Get your caffeine fix at one of these top spots.

09/29/2025 By Staff

Fast Track

Stephenie Whitfield Named President of Bank of America Sarasota/Manatee

Plus: SMH's Trauma & Acute Care Surgery Services Division is recognized by the Department of Defense, and more.

09/15/2025 By Staff

Grant Report

Sarasota Ballet Receives Three-Year, $180,000 Grant

Plus: funding for the Sarasota Opera, Parenting Matters, Teen Court, Embracing Our Differences and more.

09/15/2025 By Staff

Traffic

Temporary Lane Closures on the North Trail Start Today

Utilities crews are beginning work on a multi-phase, $30 million water main improvement project that's expected to be completed in 2028.

09/15/2025 By Staff

In Full Flower

Selby Gardens Announces 2025-2026 Programming

The gardens will open its 2025 Orchid Show next month with an installation by British contemporary artist Rebecca Louise Law. Plus: "Flowers and Friendship" from Lynn Goldsmith and Patti Smith, and more.

09/10/2025 By Staff

Save the Seagrass

Mote Expands Seagrass Restoration Efforts With Three New Research Facilities

The new facilities are designed to advance the restoration, resilience and long-term sustainability of Florida's seagrass meadows, which are vanishing at alarming rates.

08/26/2025 By Staff

Grant Report

Patterson Foundation Contributes $500,000 in Seed Funding to Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund

Plus, the Susan Terry Foundation awards its inaugural grants to two local projects aimed to honor and support those with AIDS.

08/25/2025 By Staff

Fast Track

DeSantis Reappoints Karen Rose to Sarasota County School Board

Plus, Alison Fraga is named CEO of The Early Learning Coalition of Sarasota County, and more.

08/25/2025 By Staff

Politics

Sarasota's Joe Gruters Named Chair of Republican National Committee

Gruters is a fourth-generation Sarasotan who's directly tied to Donald Trump's rise to power.

08/25/2025 By Staff

Preview

A New Ringling Exhibit Features the Work of Nine Native American Women Artists

Ancestral Edge explores craft, cultural, spiritual and ceremonial traditions through media including basket weaving, collage, clay, textiles, photography, metalwork and printmaking.

08/19/2025 By Staff

Grant Report

Climate Adaptation Center Receives $300,000 Grant from Barancik Foundation

Plus, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County issues more than $1.4 million in grants, and more.

08/18/2025 By Staff

Fast Track

Concession Golf Club President Named General Chair of 2026 Senior PGA Championship

Plus, Sarasota County School Board chair Tim Enos steps down to become the schools' chief of police, and more.

08/18/2025 By Staff

Glass Act

Tervis Acquired by JV2 Innovative Products

The new owner is a Delaware-based domestic LLC that officially formed on June 4, 2025. It plans to keep the company name and current stakeholders.

08/12/2025 By Staff

Grant Report

Embracing Our Differences Receives $145,675 Grant from Florida Division of Cultural Affairs

Plus, Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources receives an anonymous $100,000 gift, and more.

08/11/2025 By Staff

In Bloom

Selby Gardens’ Phase Two Gets the Green Light From City Planning Board

Board members unanimously approved the project, which will bring a new state-of-the-art conservatory complex and learning pavilion to the downtown campus.

08/11/2025 By Staff

Health Care

Sarasota Memorial Prepares to Clear Land for SMH-North Port and a $57 Million Expansion

Scheduled to open in 2028, the expansion will allow the hospital to quickly increase its inpatient capacity and medical office space.

08/11/2025 By Staff