It’s kitten season and already hundreds of kittens have entered shelters and foster homes across Sarasota County. This year local humane organizations are committed to saving every precious life so they are asking the public to take kittens and pregnant cats to local rescue groups to alleviate the burden on Sarasota County Animal Services.

It’s a common fact: kitchens sell homes.  But drill into that statement and there’s a service Sarasota’s top realtors and home builders use to set sales in motion – a professional chef in the kitchen.

Alfstad& Productions, www.alfstadand.com, a new company creating, producing and marketing art, is opening for business in Sarasota’s historic Rosemary District. Using digital production and printing technologies, Alfstad& will create a unique dialogue between the past and the future by exploring new ways to create art, to collaborate with artists and to produce and promote multidimensional art exhibitions. Alfstad& Productions is shooting to mount its first show in early 2014.

Architect Jedd Heap, AIA has been appointed to the national AIA's Young Architect's Forum (YAF) as Regional Director for the FLorida Caribbean region.

Goodwill Manasota is partnering with SunTrust Bank to offer four financial workshops at the Goodwill North Trail Community Room, 5150 N Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. The workshops, May 22, July 16, August 21 and November 13, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., are free and open to the public. The workshop instructors are all financial experts with SunTrust.  To register, call 941-355-2721, Ext. 241.

SARASOTA, FL (May 13, 2013) – The Humane Society of Sarasota County is pleased to welcome upstanding local community leaders Tom Cail, Molly Crawford and David Denkin to its 2013 Board of Directors.  Each of the three new members is committed to the mission of HSSC and is very active in the community.

Sarasota, May 13th - Local marketing firm Matt Made Media has revised their pricing model to put professional design and marketing services within reach of all Sarasota businesses. Their Creative Services Subscription works like a retainer, and includes website design, graphic design, photography, video production, search engine optimization and social networking management.

Following the momentum of last week’s Kentucky Derby party, where a crowd of over 300 gathered in bonnets and bow ties to watch the race, Tommy and Jaymie Klauber, equestrian enthusiasts and proprietors of Polo Grill and Bar, announced their “Top of the Stretch” party to be bigger and better than before. Join the fun, Saturday, May 18, starting at 5:00 p.m.