Marijuana

Medical Marijuana Dispensary Celebrates Grand Opening Tuesday

Trulieve has existing dispensaries in Clearwater, Edgewater, Jacksonville, Lady Lake, Miami, Pensacola, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee and Tampa.

09/18/2017 By staff

Philanthropy

Pines of Sarasota Foundation President Retiring

Estelle Crawford, the president of the Pines of Sarasota Foundation, will retire on Sept. 30 after 11 years of service to the organization.

09/07/2017 By staff

New hires

Jewish Family & Children's Service Names New Veterans Services Director

Jewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast recently hired Jocene Henderson.

08/24/2017 By staff

Publishing

HIV/AIDS Nonprofit Starts New Magazine

Sarasota's Consonant Custom Media recently launched a new magazine that will serve as a platform for the Community AIDS Network.

08/22/2017 By staff

Health care

Hospital Radiology Department Receives Excellence Award

The Radiology Department at Doctors Hospital of Sarasota was recently awarded the Five Star Excellence Award for 2016.

08/22/2017 By staff

Health care

Family Practice Doctor Joins Physicians Network

Family practice physician Dr. Rafael Pita recently joined Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's First Physicians Group network.

08/17/2017 By staff

Health care

Sarasota Medical Practice to Test Treatment That Removes Toxic Metal Pollutants

Intercoastal Medical Group was recently named as a participating clinical site for a trial to test chelation therapy.

08/16/2017 By staff

Health care

Sarasota Company Launches New Addiction Recovery Support Site

The Sarasota company Recovery Guidance recently launched a new online platform that offers users access to a broad range of mental health providers.

08/10/2017 By staff

Health care

Dermatology Practice Celebrates 10 Years

Sarasota's O’Donoghue Dermatology is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its founding this month.

08/09/2017 By staff

Health care

Sarasota Memorial Hospital Ranked as One of Florida's Best

Sarasota Memorial Hospital is the eighth best hospital in the state of Florida, according to a new ranking published by U.S. News & World Report.

08/08/2017 By staff

New hires

Mental Health and Addiction Support Nonprofit Names New Vice President

Centerstone recently hired Mihaela Zdrali as the organization's vice president of outpatient services for its operations in Florida.

08/07/2017 By staff

Health care

Surgeon Named Sports Medicine Provider at Bradenton School

Coastal Orthopedics Sports Medicine & Pain Management's Dr. Arthur Valadie recently became the official sports medicine provider for the athletes at Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School.

07/31/2017 By staff

Education

College Recognized for Health and Fitness Programs

State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota was recently named a Healthy Business Certified Leader for the second straight year.

07/28/2017 By staff

Health care

Hospital Names New Head of Operations

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota recently hired Wyatt Chocklett as its new chief operating officer.

07/28/2017 By staff

New hires

Surgeon Joins Eye Care Center

The vitreo-retinal surgeon Tanuj Banker, M.D., recently joined Sarasota's Center for Sight.

07/27/2017 By staff

Construction

Venice Retirement Center Picks Firm for Renovations

Village on the Isle, a nonprofit retirement community in Venice, recently selected Stevens Construction to renovate a five-story, 80,000-square-foot assisted living facility.

07/26/2017 By staff

Deals

Dental, Nail, Pet Businesses to Join Whole Foods and Others in New Shopping Strip

Great Expressions Dental Centers, Lee Nails, Banfield Pet Hospital, Greenwise Dry Cleaner, Wawa and Zoë’s Kitchen will join the new Whole Foods Market in Sarasota's University Station shopping strip.

07/26/2017 By staff

Construction

Assisted Living Facility Expanding

Halfacre Construction Company recently broke ground on a 35,000-square-foot addition to the Cypress Creek Assisted Living Residence in Sun City.

07/25/2017 By staff

Health care

Research Institute Hires Two Data Scientists

Sarasota's Florence A. Rothman Institute recently hired two graduates from New College of Florida’s master’s program in data science.

07/25/2017 By staff

Health care

Planned Parenthood CEO Retiring

Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida chief executive officer Barbara Zdravecky announced last week that she will retire in January 2018.

07/19/2017 By staff