Grants

Laurel Civic Association Receives $30,000 Grant for Financial Education Program

Support from the Bank of America will help nonprofit launch its financial literacy program.

09/23/2020 By Staff

Transportation

Sarasota/Manatee MPO Releases 'Transform 2045' Long Range Transportation Plan

The plan includes $2 billion for local transportation projects anticipated to be funded through 2045.

09/22/2020 By Staff

Real Estate

Realtor Association Reports Record High Single-Family Home Prices in Sarasota-Manatee Last Month

The news comes as mortgage rates are near historic lows.

09/22/2020 By Staff

Fast Track

Easterseals Happiness House Names COO

Patrick Ryan will implement strategies designed to accommodate the agency’s continued growth and objectives and work to strengthen collaborative partnerships.

09/22/2020 By Staff

Census

As Deadline Nears, Local Organizations Encourage Residents to Complete Census

Census data, which is gathered every 10 years, helps determine how federal funding flows into communities each year.

09/22/2020 By Staff

Education

New College Ranks No. 6 on U.S News & World Report's Top Public Liberal Arts Colleges

The school also ranked No. 84 among all national liberal arts colleges.

09/21/2020 By Staff

Jobs

Goodwill to Help Community Prepare for Indeed’s ‘Virtual Hiring Tour’

The virtual event's goal is to get 20,000 people hired nationally; Goodwill Manasota will assist those through its free Job Connection service.

09/21/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

Sarasota County Launches CARES Act Assistance Dashboard

As of Sept. 21, $20,000 of the county's $14.5 million allocated funds had been disbursed.

09/21/2020 By Staff

Vote!

Voter Registration Deadline Nearing for Nov. 3 General Election

Voter applications must be returned by Oct. 5.

09/21/2020 By Staff

Photo Essay

Six Months of Covid-19: A Review of Our 'New Normal'

Few of us anticipated how different our world would be right now.

09/21/2020 By Staff

Fast Track

Players Centre for the Performing Arts Names New CEO

William Skaggs will lead the organization as it moves from its current theater and plans to build a new facility in Lakewood Ranch.

09/18/2020 By Staff

Elections

General Election Ballots Sent to Military and Overseas Voters

Another 132,796 ballots are scheduled for mailing to domestic voters beginning Sept. 24.

09/18/2020 By Staff

Architecture

SarasotaMOD Weekend Tickets Go On Sale Sept. 28

Now in its seventh year, Sarasota Architectural Foundation’s annual three-day architectural festival will honor architect Carl Abbott.

09/18/2020 By Staff

Fast Track

Marlo Turner Named Vice-President of Tidewell Foundation

Turner will lead the foundation's philanthropic team.

09/18/2020 By Staff

Fast Track

Teri A. Hansen Named to Florida Trend 'Florida 500' List

Hansen is the president and CEO of the Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation.

09/18/2020 By Staff

Fast Track

Selby Foundation Names New Board Members, Appoints Officers

The foundation supports Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties through capital grants and scholarships.

09/17/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

Tidewell to Host Stress First Aid Webinar to Support Community During Covid-19

The webinar will be presented by well-known traumatic stress psychologist Dr. Patricia Watson.

09/17/2020 By Staff

Awards

Robrady, GMX7's Aquatic Resistance Training Device Wins International Design Award

The X1-Pro won an International Design Excellence Award for its compact, easy-to-use design.

09/17/2020 By Staff

Jobs

Unemployment Claims Fell to 790,000 Last Week

But that's still higher than the 665,000 in March 2009 during the height of the Great Recession, the country’s last economic downturn.

09/17/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

CDC Head Says American Life Could Return to Normal By Third Quarter 2021

CDC director Robert Redfield also told the Senate that masks are "‘the most important, powerful public health tool we have."

09/16/2020 By Staff