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Orioles Instructional League Offers Free Games Through Oct. 11

The Baltimore Orioles are currently hosting the team’s Fall Instructional League at Ed Smith Stadium, 2700 12th St., Sarasota, with games that are free and open to the public through Oct. 11.

09/19/2016 Research by staff

Data

Tourism, Tourist Spending Up in July

The number of tourists visiting Sarasota County increased 3.4 percent between July 2015 and July 2016.

09/16/2016 Research by staff

Sports

Orioles Bring Amateur Baseball Tournament to Sarasota

The Baltimore Orioles will host the Wilson Premier Classic, an amateur baseball tournament, Sept. 15-18 at Ed Smith Stadium and the Buck O’Neil Baseball Complex at Twin Lakes Park.

09/13/2016 Research by staff

Sports

County Parks and Rec Department Wins Sports Tourism Award

Sarasota County's Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Department was recently awarded the Excellence in Sports Tourism Award.

09/09/2016 Research by staff

Sports

Congressman Named Honorary Chairman for Rowing Championships

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, recently agreed to serve as honorary chairman for the 2017 World Rowing Championships, which take place at Sarasota's Nathan Benderson Park next Sept. 23-Oct. 3.

09/09/2016 Research by staff

Hospitality

Students Showcase Restaurant Management Skills at Bulls Bistro

On Thursday evening, University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee students are launching Bulls Bistro, a new semi-regular tapas dining event that will allow them to showcase their restaurant management skills.

09/07/2016 Research by staff

Tourism

Florida Company Acquires Sarasota's Hotel Indigo

Innisfree Hotels—a Gulf Breeze, Florida, company that owns or manages 2,406 hotel rooms—took over ownership and operations of Sarasota's Hotel Indigo on Wednesday.

09/02/2016 Research by staff

Tourism

Zika Researchers Estimate 400 Non-Travel-Related Cases Before End of Summer

Biostatisticians at the University of Florida and other institutions are estimating that the number of non-travel-related Zika infections in Florida could reach 400 before the end of the summer.

08/24/2016 Research by staff

Sports

BMX Track Grand Opening This Saturday

Sarasota County is celebrating the grand opening of the BMX track at the Sarasota County Youth Athletic Complex on Saturday, Aug. 27.

08/23/2016 Research by staff

Tourism

New Adventure Rental Center Coming to Cortez

On Thursday, Sept. 15, Adventure Away will launch AMI Adventure and Rentals Center in the historic Cortez fishing village.

08/18/2016 Research by staff

Tourism

Travel Company Founder Named to 'A-List'

Malaka Hilton, the founder and president of Sarasota's Admiral Travel International, was recently recognized as an Egypt Specialist on Travel + Leisure’s 15th annual 'A-List.'

08/16/2016 Research by staff

Tourism

Research Documents Impact of 'Upbeat and Sincere' Responses By Hotels on Travel Websites

Hotels that provide upbeat and sincere replies at sites like Expedia and TripAdvisor can be perceived as genuine and caring toward guests, according to new research by professors at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.

08/12/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Rowing Park Hires New President and CEO

Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates, Inc., the nonprofit that manages Nathan Benderson Park, recently hired Robert Sullivan as the organization’s president and CEO.

08/11/2016 Research by staff

Tourism

Selby Gardens, Michael's on East Begin Upgrades to Gardens Event Space

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens and Michael's on East on Thursday unveiled concept drawings for the expansion and enhancement of Selby's main event space.

08/11/2016 Research by staff

Tourism

USF Research Suggests Low Chance of Red Tide This Year

Conditions suggest that we should not expect red tide outbreaks along Florida's west coast this year, according to new research.

08/10/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Rowing Park Nonprofit Hires Program Manager

Meghan Farrell recently joined Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates as the new program manager for Nathan Benderson Park.

08/05/2016 Research by staff

Tourism

Mixon Fruit Farms Expands Operation

A new farmhouse and recreation area target group meetings.

08/05/2016 By staff

Honors

Hospitality Dean Earns Top Award

Patrick Moreo, dean of USF Sarasota-Manatee's College of Hospitality & Tourism Leadership, was recently bestowed the top award at a recent meeting of the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education.

07/29/2016 Research by staff

Recreation

TreeUmph! Grows

TreeUmph! Adventure Course, which opened its first location in Bradenton in 2013, is expanding into Pinellas County.

07/26/2016 Research by staff

Transportation

Frontier Airlines to Begin Nonstop Service From Punta Gorda

Frontier Airlines will begin nonstop flights from Punta Gorda Airport to Chicago, Philadelphia and Trenton, New Jersey, in late October.

07/26/2016 Research by staff

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