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Sarasota Courthouse Restoration Begins

Sarasota County recently started work to restore Sarasota's Historic Courthouse, the 91-year-old building that houses the main office of the Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller.

06/08/2017 By staff

Tourism

Business Travel Association Predicts Major Losses This Year

The Global Business Travel Association is predicting that the United States will lose more than $1.3 billion in travel-related expenditures in 2017 due to 'mounting geopolitical uncertainty.'

06/08/2017 By staff

Environment

Plan to Sell Public Land Near Celery Fields to Be Discussed Monday

The Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations is hosting a discussion of the Sarasota County Planning Commission's recent decision to recommend denial of plans to sell public land adjacent to the Celery Fields.

06/08/2017 By staff

Hospitality

Restaurant Celebrates 25th Anniversary

The Landings location of Gecko's Grill & Pub is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its opening with a party that benefits Sarasota County's 4-H foundation and clubs.

06/08/2017 By staff

Food

New Siesta Key Daiquiri Deck Opens

The restaurant and bar is the company's fourth location and is open 11 a.m.-2 a.m. daily.

06/07/2017 By staff

Deals

Local Broker Handles $550,000 Office, Retail Sale in Brandon

Matt Kezar of Sarasota's Ian Black Real Estate recently represented the buyer and seller in the sale of a 5,500-square-foot retail and office building in Brandon.

06/07/2017 By staff

Politics

Sheriff Wins Republicans' 'Elected Official of the Year' Award

Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight was recently chosen as the 2017 Elected Official of the Year by the Republican Party of Sarasota County.

06/07/2017 By staff

Media

NBC Sports Group to Broadcast Some of This Fall's Rowing Championships

Portions of the 2017 World Rowing Championships, hosted by Sarasota's Nathan Benderson Park, will be broadcast by the NBC Sports Group.

06/07/2017 By staff

Environment

Mote Marine Launches New Red Tide Reporting App

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium recently released a new free app that encourages users to report instances of red tide.

06/06/2017 By staff

Education

University Ranks Highly for New Patents

The University of South Florida was recently ranked among the top 50 universities worldwide for the number of U.S. patents it was granted in 2016.

06/06/2017 By staff

Construction

Local Engineer Earns License

Karins Engineering Group structural design engineer Kyle Chmielewski recently received his Florida professional engineer license.

06/06/2017 By staff

Awards

Historical Society Honors 'Hero of History'

The Historical Society of Sarasota County recently awarded John McCarthy with its Hero of History award for his personal passion for history and for his long career in county government.

06/06/2017 By staff

Deals

1922 Bradenton Building Sold for More Than $1.1 Million

Colorado's Sheridan Court LLC last month purchased the Commerce Building, 531 13th St., Bradenton, from Lakeland's Hi Hamza LLC.

06/05/2017 By staff

Research

Florida Consumer Confidence Drops Again

Florida consumer confidence dropped in May for the second month in a row, according to new research published by the University of Florida’s Bureau of Economic and Business Research.

06/05/2017 By staff

Technology

New Local Tourism Network Launches

The Sarasota web firm Professional Web Designs recently launched the Suncoast Vacation Network, a network of websites created to help visitors learn about and explore popular local vacation destinations.

06/05/2017 By staff

New hires

Health Care Foundation Names New Communications Director

The Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation recently hired Kara Saunders as the nonprofit's director of communications.

06/05/2017 By staff

Media

Sarasota Financial Adviser Picked to Contribute to Forbes

Raul Elizalde, the president and chief investment officer at Sarasota's Path Financial LLC, was recently selected as a guest columnist for Forbes.com.

06/02/2017 By staff

Environment

Hurricane Season Begins

The annual Atlantic hurricane season began Thursday, with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters predicting a 45 percent chance of above-average hurricane activity.

06/02/2017 By staff

Data

138,000 Jobs Added in May

The American economy added 138,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 4.3 percent.

06/02/2017 By staff

Data

Graduation Gift Spending Expected to Reach New High

A new survey found that consumers expect to spend $5.6 billion on graduation gifts this year.

06/02/2017 By staff

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