Coping with COVID-19

All Faiths Food Bank CEO Sandra Frank on Feeding our Neighbors in This Time of Need

‘People have to eat, and if they don’t have the resources, where are they going to get food?’

05/07/2020 By Ilene Denton

Coronavirus

All Faiths Food Bank Plans Mass Food Distributions in Sarasota County

All Faiths expects to serve as many as 9,200 total community members at Ed Smith Stadium and CoolToday Park.

05/06/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

How COVID-19 Is Impacting People on the Edge

The pandemic is exacerbated by a broken Florida unemployment benefits system that has left hundreds of thousands of jobless residents still waiting for their first assistance checks.

05/06/2020 By David Hackett

Celebrating Nurses

What It's Like Being a Nurse During COVID-19

Behind the scenes with a Sarasota Memorial Hospital nurse.

05/06/2020 With Hannah Wallace

Pets

Suncoast Humane Society To Launch Drive-Up Wellness Clinic

Vaccines, microchips, fecal tests, FELV/FIV tests, nail trims, deworming, heartworm tests and heartworm/flea products will be available.

05/05/2020 By Staff

Sealed With a Kiss

Local Artist Launches 'Kisses for a Cause' Charity

Alexis Fraser, aka Lipstick Lex, wants to help struggling families.

05/05/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

Donor to Invest $400,000 in COVID-19 Response and Recovery

The Knight donor-advised fund of the Manatee Community Foundation will support COVID-19 relief in Bradenton.

05/05/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

How COVID-19 Has Complicated the Process for Adoptions and Foster Families

The pandemic has caused a decline in the number of potential new homes for kids who need them.

05/04/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Hair Hacks

Quarantine Hair 'Do’s'—and Definite 'Don’ts'

From whether to cut your own bangs to ways to stealthily go gray, NUOVO Salon Group's Terry McKee is answering your quarantine hair questions.

05/04/2020 By Heather Dunhill

Health News

Doctors Hospital, Venice Regional to Resume Outpatient, Elective Surgeries

Both hospitals say numerous precautions have been put in place to maintain a safe environment of care.

05/03/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

COVID-19 Testing Available Tuesday in North Sarasota

Tests are by appointment only; this event is one of three sessions scheduled throughout the county next week.

05/03/2020 By Staff

Grants

CareerSource Suncoast to Receive Emergency Funds From United Way Suncoast

The funds are part of more than $1.2 million of COVID-19 emergency assistance from the United Way Suncoast’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund.

05/03/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

Some Local Restaurants Will Begin Offering Limited In-Person Dining

Per new state rules, restaurants must follow social distancing regulations and limit indoor seating to 25 percent of total capacity.

05/01/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Health News

SMH to Resume Elective and Non-Emergency Surgeries on Monday

All of SMH’s operating rooms, surgery suites and labs, as well as its Cape Outpatient Surgery Center, will resume normal operations on Monday.

04/30/2020 By Staff

Jobs

More Than 30 Million People Are Currently Unemployed in the U.S.

Another 3.8 million people filed unemployment claims last week.

04/30/2020 By Megan McDonald

Coronavirus

Sarasota County Government to Loosen More Beach Restrictions

Parking will be available at county-owned beaches, and chairs, coolers and canopies will also now be allowed.

04/30/2020 By Staff

Coronavirus

DeSantis Introduces Reopening Plan for Florida

The 'Safe. Smart. Step-by-Step Plan for Florida's Recovery' would allow restaurants to open indoor seating at 25 percent capacity with appropriate social distancing.

04/30/2020 By Megan McDonald