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Still Laughing

Remembering Samuel Ray, the Neighbor Behind Central Cocoanut’s Laughing Buddha

04/27/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Turtle Power

Mote Documents First Sea Turtle Nest of 2026

04/27/2026 By Staff

Unity Awards

Nominate Someone Amazing for the 2026 Unity Awards!

04/07/2026

Spin Cycle

Climate Adaptation Center Releases 2026 Hurricane Forecast

04/24/2026 By Bob Bunting

Share Your Thoughts 💭

America at 250: What Are Your Hopes for the Future of the United States?

04/16/2026

On View

Two New Exhibitions Open at Sarasota Art Museum

04/23/2026 By Kay Kipling

Just Published

Fast Track

Sarasota Woman Receives Zonta International Women in STEM Award

Plus, the Manatee Young Professionals announce the winners of the sixth annual MYP Awards.

04/27/2026 By Staff

Fast Track

Satchel's Last Resort Raises $47,000 for Rescue Dogs and Cats

Plus, CareerEdge Funders Collaborative announces a $3.85 million in economic impact for 2025.

04/27/2026 By Staff

ArtsBeat

Orchestra Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero Connects With the Community

Giancarlo Guerrero has brought new energy to Sarasota Orchestra as he announces programs for his second season.

04/27/2026 By Jay Handelman/ArtsBeat.org

Turtle Power

Mote Documents First Sea Turtle Nest of 2026

It's a loggerhead sea turtle nest on Venice Beach.

04/27/2026 By Staff

Still Laughing

Remembering Samuel Ray, the Neighbor Behind Central Cocoanut’s Laughing Buddha

After Ray’s unexpected death, Sarasota’s Laughing Buddha stands as a reminder of the Central Cocoanut neighbor who gave the landmark its watchful place in the community.

04/27/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Spin Cycle

Climate Adaptation Center Releases 2026 Hurricane Forecast

The verdict? The CAC predicts 12 named storms, five hurricanes and two major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher). 

04/24/2026 By Bob Bunting

Popular Content

    Remembering Samuel Ray, the Neighbor Behind Central Cocoanut’s Laughing Buddha

    Climate Adaptation Center Releases 2026 Hurricane Forecast

    A Sarasota Couple Built One of the Top-Rated Sustainable Homes in the Nation

    For Dimitri Syros, Helping Reopen Two Beloved Local Restaurants Is About More Than a Bottom Line

    A Proposed 324-Unit Apartment Development Raises Questions in Gillespie Park

    March's Real Estate Data Shows Sarasota Prices Are up for the First Time This Year

Eat & Drink

Hooray!

The Ritz Carlton's Lido Key Tiki Bar Has Reopened

04/13/2026 By Lauren Jackson

In Memoriam

Remembering Chef Judi Gallagher

04/13/2026

Things to Do

What to Do in Sarasota and Manatee Counties This Week

04/23/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Let's Sushi

Hanami Sushi Is Open in the Rosemary District

04/10/2026 By Staff

Bigger Splash

1000 North Sarasota, the Michael Jordan-Backed Private Club, Plans to Get Bigger Before It Even Opens

04/07/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Past Perfect

For Dimitri Syros, Helping Reopen Two Beloved Local Restaurants Is About More Than a Bottom Line

04/07/2026 By Megan McDonald

Arts & Entertainment

Review

Asolo Rep Presents 'Fiddler on the Roof' for the First Time

04/20/2026 By Kay Kipling

Lectures

Ringling College Announces 2027 Town Hall Speakers

04/14/2026 By Staff

ArtsBeat

Orchestra Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero Connects With the Community

04/27/2026 By Jay Handelman/ArtsBeat.org

On View

Two New Exhibitions Open at Sarasota Art Museum

04/23/2026 By Kay Kipling

Things to Do

What to Do in Sarasota and Manatee Counties This Week

04/23/2026 By Kim Doleatto

ArtsBeat

Manatee Theater Expands With New Building

04/20/2026 By Jay Handelman/ArtsBeat.org

Fashion & Shopping

Home View

Elevate Your Patio With These Six Chic Local Finds

04/01/2026 By Megan McDonald

Tea-Riffic

Tuck Into the Perfect Cup of Tea From the Rosemary District’s TeBella Tea Company

04/01/2026 By Lauren Jackson

Hej Sarasota!

IKEA Is Coming to Sarasota This Summer

04/10/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Pop and shop

A Luxury Pop-Up Is Testing Sarasota’s High-End Retail Appeal

04/10/2026 By Kim Doleatto

What's in Store

Whimsy Meets the Shore at the Original Sand Dollar Boutique on Holmes Beach

03/01/2026 By Lauren Jackson

The New Bride's Checklist

Getting Married This Year? Here’s What You Need to Know.

02/07/2026 By Megan McDonald

Home & Real Estate

Spend a Night in Florida History

Triangle Ranch Preserves Florida Cracker History

04/01/2026 By Lauren Jackson

Suncoast Searchlight

Sarasota County Blocks ‘Live Local’ Law, Risking Clash With Developers

04/13/2026 By Derek Gilliam/Suncoast Searchlight and Michael Barfield/Florida Trident

Still Laughing

Remembering Samuel Ray, the Neighbor Behind Central Cocoanut’s Laughing Buddha

04/27/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Market Report

March's Real Estate Data Shows Sarasota Prices Are up for the First Time This Year

04/21/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Gillespie Park Neighborhood

A Proposed 324-Unit Apartment Development Raises Questions in Gillespie Park

04/15/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Old Soul

Sarasota’s Historic Pearsall House Lists for Just Under $4 Million

04/10/2026 By Kim Doleatto

News & City Life

For Land's Sake

A Sarasota Environmental Program Has Saved Miles of Open Space From Bulldozers

04/01/2026 By Brad Edmondson

Unity Awards

Nominate Someone Amazing for the 2026 Unity Awards!

04/07/2026

Fast Track

Sarasota Woman Receives Zonta International Women in STEM Award

04/27/2026 By Staff

Fast Track

Satchel's Last Resort Raises $47,000 for Rescue Dogs and Cats

04/27/2026 By Staff

Still Laughing

Remembering Samuel Ray, the Neighbor Behind Central Cocoanut’s Laughing Buddha

04/27/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Spin Cycle

Climate Adaptation Center Releases 2026 Hurricane Forecast

04/24/2026 By Bob Bunting

Travel & Outdoors

Spend a Night in Florida History

Triangle Ranch Preserves Florida Cracker History

04/01/2026 By Lauren Jackson

For Land's Sake

A Sarasota Environmental Program Has Saved Miles of Open Space From Bulldozers

04/01/2026 By Brad Edmondson

Turtle Power

Mote Documents First Sea Turtle Nest of 2026

04/27/2026 By Staff

Green Scene

A New Mural at Pine View School Honors Florida's Native Plants and Animals

04/22/2026 By Lauren Jackson

In Full Flower

Selby Gardens Botanist Discovers Three New Plant Species

04/08/2026 By Megan McDonald

Trees, Please

City of Sarasota Will Give Away 200 Trees on April 18

04/04/2026 By Megan McDonald

Health & Fitness

Care by Numbers

The Case for Keeping Seniors at Home, in Dollars and Cents

02/09/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Smoke Signals

Florida's Cannabis Landscape Is Growing Like a Weed

02/07/2026 By Kim Doleatto

🤧🤧🤧

Sarasota Is the 28th Worst City in America for Allergies

03/25/2026 By Isaac Eger

Outbreak Warning

Measles Cases Rise in Florida as Vaccination Rates Remain Low in Sarasota

02/11/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Falling Short

Sarasota’s Kindergarten Vaccination Rate Is Among the Lowest in the State

01/02/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Nip/Tuck

Mar-a-Lago Face? Not in Sarasota.

01/02/2026 By Hannah Wallace

In Their Own Words

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In Their Own Words

Harvest Church Pastor and Harvest House CEO Dan Minor on Building Community

04/01/2026 By Kim Doleatto

In Their Own Words

Emmy Award-Winning Journalist Julian Phillips on Media, Food and Conversation

03/02/2026 By Kim Doleatto

In Their Own Words

Attorney Janella Leibovitz Gives Foster Kids a Voice in Court

02/03/2026 By Megan McDonald

In Their Own Words

Maribel 'Belle' Stikeleather Helps Neurodivergent People Find Community

01/02/2026 By Stephanie Churn Lubow

In Their Own Words

Lifelong Newtown Resident and Organizer Valerie Buchand on Perseverance and Hope

12/01/2025 By Kim Doleatto

In Their Own Words

Public Media Host Dalia Colón Is Always Hungry for Stories

11/03/2025 By Lauren Jackson

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