Moves

Real Estate Team Joins Longboat Key Office

Realtor Nicki Conway and Conway Associates, which includes Linda Scheller and Gail Runyon, recently joined Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate.

03/03/2017 By staff

Deals

Laundry Company Acquires Venice Cleaners

Lakewood Ranch's All Star Laundry & Dry Cleaning recently acquired Carlson Cleaners of Venice.

03/03/2017 By staff

Finance

Class Covers How to Apply for a Business Loan

Manasota SCORE, a business mentoring group, is offering a new workshop, How to Apply for a Small Business Administration Loan.

03/03/2017 By staff

Entertainment

Latin Chamber of Commerce Throwing Cinco De Mayo Party

The Gulf Coast Latin Chamber of Commerce is holding its 2017 Cinco De Mayo Festival from 2 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 6.

03/03/2017 By staff

Giving

This Week's Good Deeds

Major donations, support for refugees and big book giveaways in this week's roundup of locals giving back.

03/02/2017 By staff

Politics

Homebuilder to Chair Florida Constitution Revision Commission

Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday appointed Medallion Home founder Carlos Beruff as the chairman of the Florida Constitution Revision Commission.

03/02/2017 By staff

Honors

Financial Adviser Picked to Attend Industry Summit

Susan Moseley, founder and CEO of Sarasota's Moseley Investment Management, Inc., was recently selected by Barron's magazine to attend its Top Independent Advisors Summit.

03/02/2017 By staff

Design

Free Class Tackles Home Design for Aging and Disabled Residents

Sarasota County and the nonprofit Universal Design Coalition are offering a new class on how to make homes more livable for aging and disabled individuals.

03/02/2017 By staff

New hires

Mall Names New Marketing, Sponsorship Director

Lauren Clark was recently named the marketing and sponsorship director for The Mall at University Town Center.

03/02/2017 By staff

Transportation

Pre-Check Program Enrollment Available at Sarasota Airport March 13-17

The Sarasota Bradenton International Airport is holding an enrollment event for the Transportation Security Administration's Pre✓ expedited screening program March 13-17.

03/02/2017 By staff

Transportation

Free Open-Air Trolley Coming to Siesta Key

Sarasota County Area Transit recently contracted with the private company Ride Right Transit to operate an open-air transit vehicle on Siesta Key.

03/01/2017 By staff

Honors

Sarasota Nonprofit Recognized for Marketing Campaign

Children First, Sarasota County’s provider of Head Start and Early Head Start programs, last week won WEDU's Be More Informed Nielsen Marketing Campaign Award.

03/01/2017 By staff

New hires

Nonprofit Names New Marketing, Database Managers

Venice's Loveland Village, a nonprofit that provides educational, vocational and residential programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, recently hired Rebecca Cross and Kellye Jacob.

03/01/2017 By staff

Data

Florida Consumer Sentiment Drops Thanks to Gloomier Long-Term Outlook

Consumer sentiment among Floridians dropped in February, according to the University of Florida's latest consumer survey.

02/28/2017 By staff

Technology

New Grocery Delivery Company Launches

The company Instacart will begin offering delivery services in Sarasota through stores such as ABC, Publix, Whole Foods Market, Costco and Petco.

02/28/2017 By staff

Law

Law Firm Names New Partners

Heather DeGrave and Thomas Valentine recently became partners at the law firm Walters Levine & Lozano.

02/28/2017 By staff

Honors

Marketing Company Founder Named to Forbes Council

Joseph Grano, the president and founder of the Sarasota marketing, creative strategy and communications company Next-Mark, was recently selected to join the Forbes Agency Council.

02/28/2017 By staff

Entertainment

Ringling Grads Contribute to Animated Oscar Winner

Twenty-three Ringling College of Art and Design graduates worked on Zootopia, the film that won Best Animated Feature Film at Sunday's Oscars awards ceremony.

02/28/2017 By staff

Food

New Honey Shop, Bee Education Center Opens

The Sarasota Honey Company recently opened the Honey Bee Education Center, Nursery, and Honey Shoppe in Sarasota.

02/28/2017 By staff

Environment

Event Aims to Raise Money for Coastal Protection

The Florida Institute for Salt Water Heritage, the Sierra Club and Suncoast Waterkeeper are hosting Brunch for the Bay at noon this Sunday, March 5.

02/27/2017 By staff