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After the Feast

Indigenous, One of Sarasota’s Most Acclaimed Restaurants, Has Closed

After 15 years in Towles Court, in downtown Sarasota, Chef Steve Phelps’ nationally recognized restaurant has served its final meal.

09/15/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Big Top Breakup

Circus Arts Conservatory and Its Co-Founder Dolly Jacobs Part Ways

In a shocking turn, the CAC has terminated Jacobs' employment and board position.

09/15/2026 By Kay Kipling

Social Comfort

SaraSocial Brings Southern Cooking, Late-Night Bites and Hookah to Downtown Sarasota

The restaurant, open today, replaces Fork & Hen on Main with a new chef, colorful comfort food menu and a kitchen that plans to keep cooking well past most diners’ bedtimes.

09/15/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Sempre Libera

Selby Gardens' 2027 Goldstein Exhibition Heads to the Opera

"Verdi: Composer & Farmer" features a collaboration with Maestro Victor DeRenzi.

09/15/2026 By Megan McDonald

Fast Track

Sarasota Cuban Ballet Expands Studio Company

Plus, The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota names Mark Traugatt specialty chef, and more.

09/14/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

Foundations, Philanthropists Launch $1 Million Matching Campaign to Rewild the Quad Parcels at the Celery Fields

Plus: the Barancik Foundation awards $750,000 in funding to Resilient Retreat, and more.

09/14/2026 By Staff

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