Business

Off Lease Only Opens in Bradenton

The dealership offers used cars from model years 2017-2021.

03/17/2021 By Staff

Health News

Orioles to Host St. Patrick's Day Blood Drive

The blood drive will be held from 3:30-7:30 p.m. at Ed Smith Stadium.

03/17/2021 By Staff

Awards

Sarasota County Earns Sustainability Honors for Sheriff Support Facility

The county earned two Green Globes from the Green Building Initiative.

03/16/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Kaitlin Yelle Named to Embracing Our Differences Board of Directors

Yelle is a financial advisor at RBC Wealth Management.

03/16/2021 By Staff

Lectures

Next Suncoast Black Arts Collaborative Panel Will Focus on Diversity in Arts and Media

The event will be moderated by award-winning journalist and civil rights activist Charlayne Hunter-Gault.

03/16/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Local Couple Creates New Service for Senior Planning

Elli and Mark Baldwin are the founders of Sunways Senior Living Concierge.

03/15/2021 By Staff

Health News

Silverstein Institute Physicians Join SMH First Physicians Group

Additionally, the physician’s assistants, fellows and audiologists who comprise the Silverstein Institute team also joined the FPG team.

03/15/2021 By Staff

Hunger

All Faiths Food Bank Supports Sarasota County Schools Spring Break Meal Distributions

Sarasota County Schools provided all children with free meals, as well as boxes of groceries and backpacks full of kid-friendly food from All Faiths Food Bank.

03/15/2021 By Staff

Education

New College 'Pei for the Future' Campaign Receives $50,000 Match

The New College Foundation is currently raising $15 million to restore the college's I.M. Pei-designed dormitories.

03/15/2021 By Staff

Health News

Center For Sight Cataract Patients First in Southwest Florida to Access New Lens Technology

The new options provide patients with superior vision at both intermediate and far distances without glasses.

03/12/2021 By Staff

Jobs

CareerEdge Offers Grants to Help Close Skills Gap, Build Companies’ Talent Pipeline

Employers may request grants of $15,000 to $50,000 to implement training programs up to 12 months in duration.

03/12/2021 By Staff

Commercial Real Estate

Palmetto Property Sells for $4.2 Million

The sale of the property, currently occupied by a Walgreens, was managed by SVN Commercial.

03/12/2021 By Staff

The Pandemic

JFCS to Provide 1,800 Meals to Community Members Impacted by Covid-19

The meals will come from Paradise Grill; those in need are encouraged to show up at any of the locations at the appropriate date and time.

03/12/2021 Photography by Staff

Galas

Honorees Announced for 2021 Dick Vitale Gala

The event will take place May 7 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.

03/11/2021 By Staff

The Bay

Phase One of The Bay Park to Open This Year

The site plan was approved 4-1 by the Sarasota city commission on March 8.

03/11/2021 By Staff

Philanthropy

Sarasota Ballet Receives $1 Million Gift

The funds come from the ballet's founder, Jean Weidner Goldstein.

03/11/2021 By Staff

Shine On

Solar Co-Op Launches in Sarasota-Manatee

Co-op members will learn about solar energy and leverage their numbers to purchase individual top-quality solar systems at a competitive price.

03/11/2021 By Staff

Daylight Savings Time

Reminder: Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday, March 14

It's a good time to changing out batteries in smoke alarms and weather radios.

03/10/2021 By Staff

Workshops

Forty Carrots Presents 19th Annual Virtual Community Speaker Event

Bryson will present insights from the book The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired.

03/10/2021 By Staff

Fast Track

Sarasota School District Announces New Principal for Woodland Middle School

Mark Grossenbacher will remain in his existing principalship at Englewood Elementary until the end of the 2020-21 school year.

03/09/2021 By Staff