Real Estate

Affordable Housing Property Sold for $3.1 Million

Beneva Oaks is a 40-unit, project-based, head-of-household-disabled, Section 8 community near downtown Sarasota.

06/05/2020 By Staff

Top Sale

Aquadisia Beachfront Estate on Siesta Key Sells for $10.5 Million

The largest residential sale year to date in Sarasota County took just two weeks from showing to closing.

06/05/2020 By Ilene Denton

Coronavirus

Osprey Biotechnics Manufactures, Donates Hand Sanitizer

The donations are going to local institutions, frontline workers and essential workers in the U.S. food supply chain.

06/04/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

More Than 2 Million Unemployment Claims Were Filed Last Week

That brings the total number of unemployed Americans to more than 42 million.

06/04/2020 By Staff

Photos

Photos: People Take to the Streets to Protest the Killing of George Floyd

Chants of 'Black lives matter,' 'No justice, no peace,' and 'I can't breathe' echoed through downtown Sarasota on Wednesday.

06/04/2020 Photography by Joe Lipstein With Cooper Levey-Baker

Books-a-Million

Sarasota Libraries to Reopen June 15

The Sarasota County library system is still encouraging patrons to reserve materials online and use the curbside pickup service.

06/04/2020 By Allison Forsyth

Concrete Action

Were Sarasota Police Expecting a Riot After Video Emerged of Officer Kneeling on a Man's Neck?

Concrete barricades went up in front of the Sarasota Police Station as a precaution, police say.

06/03/2020 By Susan Burns

Education

University of Florida, Sarasota County Renew Innovation Station Funding

The funding, which is matched by UF, has been extended through 2027.

06/03/2020 By Staff

Real Estate

Neal Communities’ May Home Sales Up 47 Percent Over May 2019

‘Things are good here and bad up north,’ says company founder Pat Neal. ‘And interest rates are lower than they’ve been since World War II.’

06/03/2020 By Ilene Denton

Affordable Housing

New Affordable Housing Community Coming to Bradenton

Rents at Sandpiper Place are scheduled to start at $377 per month.

06/03/2020 By Staff

Scholarships

Personalized Estate Liquidation Donates $15,000 to Booker High School Foundation

The funds will be used for scholarships.

06/03/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

FEMA Awards Florida More Than $250 Million for COVID-19 Operations

The funds are allocated to Florida for expenses from March 13 through April 30.

06/03/2020 By Staff

Playing On

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Announces 25th Anniversary Season

The series of concerts, mixing classical, pops and more, is set to return in September.

06/03/2020 By Kay Kipling

High Wire

Nik Wallenda Brings New Drive-In Show, 'Daredevil Rally,' to Nathan Benderson Park

Watch Nik Wallenda and crew perform death-defying stunts at his thrilling drive-in show at Nathan Benderson Park.

06/03/2020 By Allison Forsyth

Summer school

How Virtual Learning May Help Kids Avoid the 'COVID Slide'

The SKY Family YMCA is offering child care services and summer camps that will incorporate virtual learning this summer.

06/03/2020 By Allison Forsyth

Fresh-squeezed fun

Bradenton Fruit Farm Is Reopening With an Arts and Craft Fair

After closing its doors for two months, Mixon Fruit Farms is celebrating its reopening with a family-friendly craft fair this Saturday, June 6.

06/03/2020 By Allison Forsyth

Food Drive

Meals on Wheels Plus of Manatee to Conduct Mass Food Distributon

Food will be distributed to up to 1,000 families at the Ellenton Prime Outlets on Saturday, June 6.

06/03/2020 By Staff

Good Deeds

College Hunks Moving Company Offers Free Services To Anyone Fleeing Domestic Violence

The company, which has a franchise in Sarasota, is a resource on the national domestic violence hotline and is working with safe houses, counselors and domestic violence shelters.

06/02/2020 Photography by Staff

Grants

Centerstone Receives $4 Million Grant to Improve Community Health Care

The grant will enable Centerstone’s outpatient facility on Sixth Avenue West in Bradenton to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic.

06/02/2020 By Staff