On the Homefront

National Honor for Grand Palm; Stock Custom Homes Expands in The Lake Club

Real estate news and notes.

06/24/2019 By Staff

Appointments

Manatee Community Foundation Announces New Board Members

Dannie Sherrill and Jenifer Schembri will join the foundation's board of directors on July 1.

06/24/2019 By Staff

Awards

Ringling College, Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County Announce Fifth Annual Innovation in Creative Design Award

Deadline for applications is Aug. 9.

06/21/2019 By Staff

New Hires

Mental Health Community Centers, Inc. Selects Courtney DeFrank as Director of Operations

DeFrank previously served as the program director of the Sarasota location of Prospect House.

06/21/2019 By Staff

Philanthropy

Neuro Challenge Foundation for Parkinson’s Elects Board Member Emeritus and New Board Member

The foundation has elected Judith Bell as Board Member Emeritus and Cyndi Miller as board member.

06/21/2019 By Staff

Education

New USF Sarasota-Manatee Scholarship to Assist Graduates of Visible Men Academy

The Visible Men Academy Scholarship will provide VMA graduates with financial assistance for tuition, books and other supplies throughout their education at USFSM.

06/21/2019 By Staff

Red Tide

DeSantis Signs Bill to Mitigate Harmful Effects of Red Tide

A new initiative between Mote and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission will receive an annual appropriation of $3 million to "control and mitigate red tide and its impacts."

06/21/2019 By Staff

Appointments

Sarasota County Public Hospital Board Appoints Britt Riner to Vacant Seat

The open seat on the governing board was vacated in April by Susan Tucker, who stepped down to complete medical school.

06/20/2019 By Staff

Grants

New College of Florida Receives $750,000 Grant From Mellon Foundation

The grant will support curricular and research initiatives that preserve local history, integrate social and racial justice work into artistic practice and teaching, and explore questions of special interest to the local community.

06/20/2019 By Staff

Business

Selby Gardens Announces Smithsonian Affiliation

Selby Gardens is the only garden in Florida that is part of the Smithsonian Affiliate network.

06/20/2019 By Staff

Professional Development

Local Public Relations Practitioner Earns Professional Certification

Kim Livengood is one of just 80 PR practitioners in the state to have earned the certification.

06/20/2019 By Staff

Awards

Myakka Rancher Jim Strickland Named 'Sustainable Rancher of the Year' by Audubon Florida

Strickland is the owner of Strickland Ranch and managing partner of Big Red Cattle Company and Blackbeard’s Ranch, a 4,530-acre cow/calf operation that borders Myakka State Park.

06/19/2019 By Staff

Grants

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards More Than $84,000 in Grants

The gifts support programs focused on vision, women, Alzheimer’s and dementia, and southern Sarasota County.

06/19/2019 By Staff

The Bay

Bay Park Conservancy Receives Unrestricted $2 Million Gift from Anonymous Donors

The unrestricted gift will be used over the next three years to build out and operate Phase One of Bay Park.

06/19/2019 By Staff

Nonprofits

Forty Carrots Names New Members, Officers to Board of Trustees

Ofﬁcers include Chris Jarmul, Ben Jones, and Susan Travers.

06/19/2019 By Staff

Construction

Sarasota Yacht Club Completes $1.2 Million Addition to Clubhouse

Mark Sultana of DSDG designed the addition; Michael Dooley of MM Dooley Group, Inc. served as the lead contractor.

06/18/2019 By Staff

Grants

Community Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to All Star Children’s Foundation

The $50,000 grant, issued from the James Franklin Warnell and Dorothy J. Warnell Fund, will be directed to hiring clinical professionals trained in trauma care.

06/18/2019 By Staff