Tourism

Music, Art and Theater Festival Returns

The eighth annual Harvey Milk Festival will run May 11-13, culminating with a 10-band music festival in downtown Sarasota's Five Points Park on Saturday, May 13.

05/09/2017 By staff

Data

Small Business Owners More Optimistic

Eighty-eight percent of small business owners are optimistic about the near-term outlook on the national economy, according to the latest survey results published as part of the PNC Economic Outlook.

05/08/2017 By staff

Openings

Sarasota County Holds Job Fair Friday

Sarasota County’s human resources department is holding a job fair for public works, utilities and fleet positions.

05/08/2017 By staff

Environment

New Council Created to Connect Local Climate Change Experts

The Science and Environment Council of Southwest Florida recently launched a new organization, the Climate Council of Sarasota-Manatee, to create a network of experts and practitioners working on climate change.

05/08/2017 By staff

Tourism

Seafood and Music Festival Comes to St. Armands Circle May 20-21

The event will include food from local restaurants, drinks and live music.

05/08/2017 By staff

Tourism

Bradenton Nonprofit Launches New Interactive Exploration Site

Realize Bradenton recently launched WalkBradenton.com, a new website that highlights places in Bradenton to eat, shop, visit and more.

05/08/2017 By staff

Politics

City Commission Election Day Is Tuesday

The top two vote-getters among the final three candidates, Jennifer Ahearn-Koch, Hagen Brody and Martin Hyde, will earn a seat on the commission.

05/05/2017 By staff

Health care

Sarasota Memorial Holds Informational Meeting on New Newtown Facility

The Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is hosting a community-wide meeting about its new Internal Medicine Residency Program and Internal Medicine Practice.

05/05/2017 By staff

Real estate

Real Estate Firm's Sales Up in Quarter One

RoseBay International, Inc. recently reported a 40 percent sales increase between the first quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017.

05/05/2017 By staff

Technology

New Website Created to Connect Florida Entrepreneurs

The Florida High Tech Corridor Council recently created a new website where entrepreneurs can learn about and connect with fellow entrepreneurs for advice on starting, growing or expanding a business.

05/05/2017 By staff

Data

Mother's Day Spending Expected to Top $23 Billion

Mother’s Day shoppers are expected to spend an average of $186.39 for the holiday, up from last year’s $172.22.

05/05/2017 By staff

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

New trees, awards for musicians, boat trips and more in this week's roundup of locals giving back.

05/04/2017 By staff

New hires

College Picks New Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid

New College of Florida recently named Joy Hamm as its next dean of admissions and financial aid.

05/04/2017 By staff

Education

University Opens New Research Office

The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee recently opened a new Office of Research and appointed full-time research administrator Sandy Justice.

05/04/2017 By staff

Retail

Mall Hosts Pre-Mother's Day Event

The Mall at University Town Center is holding its first All About Mom event from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 6.

05/04/2017 By staff

Honors

Business Mentoring Group Recognized as 'Chapter of the Year'

SCORE, a national nonprofit that encourages business mentoring, recently selected Manasota SCORE as its Chapter of the Year in the Mid-Sized Market category, and No. 2 Chapter of the Year overall.

05/04/2017 By staff

Education

New College Recognized for Outside-the-Classroom Experiences and Connections

New College of Florida was recently ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the country’s top 50 colleges for offering students outside-the-classroom experiences and connections.

05/03/2017 By staff

Appointments

Community AIDS Network Adds Board Member

Elliott Mitchell recently joined the board of directors of the Community AIDS Network. Mitchell is a real estate developer of commercial and multi-family housing in Florida.

05/03/2017 By staff

Education

Dental School Picks New Dean

Mathew Bateman was recently named dean of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s School of Dental Medicine in Bradenton.

05/03/2017 By staff

Health care

Family Physician Joins North Port Office

Dr. George Toth recently joined the North Port office of Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's First Physicians Group.

05/03/2017 By staff