Covid-19

Blood Bank Is Asking for Plasma Donations

SunCoast Blood Centers is asking Covid-19 survivors to donate plasma.

12/14/2020 By Staff

Philanthropy

Library Foundation Overhauls Website, Branding

The foundation raises private donations to supplement public tax support for Sarasota County libraries.

12/14/2020 By Staff

Tourism

Sarasota Airport Traffic Down 42 Percent in November

More than 106,000 people used the airport this November, compared to almost 183,000 in November 2019.

12/14/2020 By staff

Fast Track

Early Learning Coalition Appoints Seven New Board Members

The appointees come from the private business sector.

12/11/2020 By Staff

Real Estate

Anna Maria Island Shopping Center Sells for $2.5 Million

The shopping center current includes tenants such as the Anna Maria Island Chamber of Commerce, Aqua Aveda Salon and Eat Here restaurant.

12/11/2020 By Staff

Government

Sarasota County Commissioners Name Chair, Vice-Chair

Alan Maio, District 4, will serve as chair and Christian Ziegler, District 2, as vice-chair.

12/11/2020 By Staff

A Château By the Beach

New French Restaurant Coming to Anna Maria Island Resort

The Château Anna Maria will be the second location of a restaurant featured on the Food Network show Summer Rush.

12/11/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Philanthropy

Vimvest, SunCoast Blood Centers to Hold December Blood Drive

All blood donations will be screened for Covid-19 antibodies to find potential convalescent plasma donors.

12/11/2020 By Staff

A Very Special Place to Call Home

Amazing water access and stunning views of Big Pass, the downtown Sarasota skyline, Bird Key, and the John Ringling Causeway just beyond are just the beginning.

12/11/2020

Review

FSU/Asolo Conservatory Faces Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

The Conservatory's first-ever all-digital production raises some critical social questions through a series of monologues.

12/11/2020 By Kay Kipling

A Three-Story Penthouse on Golden Gate Point

With two floors of interior space and a private rooftop terrace, this penthouse residence lives like a home in the sky.

12/11/2020

Health News

Freestanding Emergency Department in Sarasota County Now Open

The full-service emergency department will provide emergency care 24 hours a day by a board-certified physician, seven days a week.

12/10/2020 By Staff

Mergers

Stratum Health System, Empath Health Boards Approve Merger

The merger will create the country’s largest not-for-profit health system delivering non-acute care and services to individuals with chronic, advanced and terminal illnesses.

12/10/2020 By Staff