March 22, 2023
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County Announces Date of Giving Challenge 2024
The 24-hour giving event gives local nonprofits much-needed funding boost SARASOTA—The Community Foundation of Sarasota County on Tuesday announced that it will host a Giving Challenge f…
March 17, 2023
The Sarasota Ballet Brings Communities Together to Experience Dance For All
Following the presentation of Dance Theatre of Harlem by The Sarasota Ballet recently, The Sarasota Ballet offered a special, complimentary matinee performance that was specific in welcoming t…
March 17, 2023
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe to embrace 'Big Dreams' at April Fools' Fête fundraiser
The Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will celebrate a decade-long tradition when it hosts the music-filled April Fools' Fête fundraiser on April 3 in the ballroom at Michael’s On Eas…
March 13, 2023
Thousands of Manatee, Sarasota students hear stories of diversity for annual reading day
A story about a parrot named Mango, a Spanish-speaking grandmother and her English-speaking granddaughter grabbed the attention of students at Bayshore Elementary School on Tuesday morning. Ba…
March 8, 2023
Women Leaders: Community Engagement in Preservation and Heritage Tourism
Editor’s note: This blogpost was written as a part of Ringling College of Art and Design’s Writing for Storytelling for Social Justice and Community Engagement course, fall semeste…
March 6, 2023
Home is Where the Heart Is
Our basic need for a home—for the shelter, security, and sanctuary a home provides—is a universal human need. While headlines are aswirl with stories of rent escalations and affor…
March 6, 2023
New Sarasota housing collaborative partners with landlords for more rentals amid crisis
Jonathan Frankel has called Sarasota home for 33 years. His kids went to local schools, he owned a nice house, and he ran a thriving tiling business. “I was the marble man for the rich a…
March 3, 2023
Power Couple: Guided by their faith, David and Adie Rubin are brightening the way for others and themselves with their generosity.
Good Hero philanthropic award recipient David Rubin and his wife Adie have deeply impacted our community through thoughtful charitable giving with a focus on uplifting others through education…
March 3, 2023
Performers, local officials salute Circus Train Car Museum at dedication in Venice
VENICE — Retired circus performers, owners of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and local officials turned out recently to celebrate the new Circus Train Car Museum with…