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Key Chorale Scores $170K+ in Grants for Music Education and Senior Choirs Across Sarasota and Manatee

Wednesday, September 30

Key Chorale has secured more than $170,000 in grants for its 42nd season, and the funding reaches far beyond the concert hall. Ten organizations contributed, including The Exchange, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Gulf Coast Community Foundation and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.The... Read More.

Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? Suncoast Experts Say Your Brain Didn’t Get the Memo

Wednesday, September 30

If you’ve ever talked yourself out of trying something new because of your age, gerontologist Sam Cradduck has a different story to tell. He watches older adults in senior communities master smartphones, shoot videos, and pick up skills nobody handed them a manual for.... Read More.

Draft Form 1040 Adds Citizenship and Work Authorization Questions: What Suncoast Taxpayers Should Know

Wednesday, September 30

A draft version of Form 1040 reportedly includes a new question asking taxpayers whether they, and their spouse if filing jointly, are U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, or aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States. The New York Times first reported on the... Read More.

Las Vegas Veterans Heal One Hike at a Time, and the Suncoast Is Paying Attention

Wednesday, September 30

A heart attack changed Nathan French’s life, but not in the way you’d expect. The Navy veteran started walking to recover, and he quickly realized the mental benefits outpaced the physical ones. That discovery led him to walk 22 miles on Veterans Suicide Awareness... Read More.

Sextortion, Rising Cancer Rates in Younger Adults, and a 40-Year NICU Nurse: What Suncoast Families Should Know

Wednesday, September 30

A text conversation cost a teenager his life, and his parents had never heard the word sextortion until it was too late. The FBI now reports sextortion is growing nationwide, reaching minors through the everyday apps and messages they already use. Bryce Tate’s mother... Read More.

Old Miakka vs. Myakka City: Why One Letter Matters, and Why This Sunday Does Too

Wednesday, September 30

Drive east out of Sarasota and you’ll hit two places that sound identical but spell it differently. Myakka City uses a “Y.” Old Miakka uses an “I,” and that version came first. The community traces back to 1850 cattle ranches, and when the post... Read More.

Sextortion Took Bryce Tate in Under 3 Hours. His Parents Want Suncoast Families to Hear the Warning

Wednesday, September 30

Bryce Tate was a 15-year-old sophomore at Nitro High School in West Virginia when a message arrived from someone posing as a teenage girl. After he sent compromising photos, the person on the other end demanded $500 and threatened to release the images. Bryce... Read More.

Endometrial Cancer Is Rising in Women Under 50 — and One Survivor Wants You to Speak Up

Wednesday, September 30

Amy Nissen was 43 when she was diagnosed with endometrial cancer, but the warning signs showed up earlier. She was experiencing the heaviest vaginal bleeding of her life and assumed it couldn’t be cancer because she thought the disease only affected women past menopause.... Read More.

Suncoast Caregiver Shares Dementia Journey: “Meet Them Where They Are”

Wednesday, September 30

An estimated 21 million men across the country are now in caregiving roles, according to AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving, and one of them is sharing his family’s story with the Suncoast and beyond. Dugan Meredith cares for his mother-in-law, Granny, who... Read More.

Fogartyville Reopens October 3 with Free Open House, Record Fair and Live Music in Sarasota

Wednesday, September 30

Fogartyville Community Media and Arts Center has finished its renovations, and the Rosemary District space is celebrating with a free Open House and Record Fair on Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 4 to 8 p.m. at 525 Kumquat Court. The event marks the grand... Read More.

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Key Chorale Scores $170K+ in Grants for Music Education and Senior Choirs Across Sarasota and Manatee

Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks? Suncoast Experts Say Your Brain Didn’t Get the Memo

Draft Form 1040 Adds Citizenship and Work Authorization Questions: What Suncoast Taxpayers Should Know

Las Vegas Veterans Heal One Hike at a Time, and the Suncoast Is Paying Attention

Sextortion, Rising Cancer Rates in Younger Adults, and a 40-Year NICU Nurse: What Suncoast Families Should Know

Old Miakka vs. Myakka City: Why One Letter Matters, and Why This Sunday Does Too

Sextortion Took Bryce Tate in Under 3 Hours. His Parents Want Suncoast Families to Hear the Warning

Endometrial Cancer Is Rising in Women Under 50 — and One Survivor Wants You to Speak Up

Suncoast Caregiver Shares Dementia Journey: “Meet Them Where They Are”

Fogartyville Reopens October 3 with Free Open House, Record Fair and Live Music in Sarasota

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