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Argus member Gecko's Grill & Pub, honored this week with the 2017 National Restaurant Association Restaurant Good Neighbor Award! Co-Owner Mike Quillen is a past president of Argus and a current executive board member! Watch the video announcing their award!
Local governments and groups have invested significantly in the area parks, schools, arts and social services that are important to many people, said Christine Robinson, executive director of the Argus Foundation and a former Sarasota County commissioner. Robinson's...
Our last Meet the Minds luncheon with Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran sold out in four days. It sold out quickly for many reasons, including the state controversy over Enterprise Florida, Visit Florida and business incentives. It was easy to vilify the Speaker...
I read former Mayor Mollie Cardamone's attack on a letter writer who called STOP!'s policies into question for their clearly negative effects on our vibrant downtown ("STOP! and think," Saturday Herald-Tribune). In that letter, Cardamone, a founding member of the...
The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation has named Gecko's Hospitality Group a 2017 Florida Restaurant Neighbor Award winner for the fifth consecutive year. The awards honor restaurants that go above and beyond in community service and that aim to...
For father and son duo Robert and Rob Morris, volunteering on behalf of Goodwill Manasota is a family affair. Robert served on the board of directors for at least 20 years, serving as chairman several times; this month, Rob will step down as chairman after two years...
While there isn't a companion bill in the Senate yet, the House version has the backing of Speaker Richard Corcoran. The Land O'Lakes Republican told an audience Thursday at the Sarasota Yacht Club local governments cannot be allowed to "thwart the free market."...
