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Let's Go!

Eight Florida Road Trips You Need to Take ASAP

06/29/2023

Insider's Guide

Everything You Need to Know About Sarasota's Award-Winning Beaches

12/05/2020 By Pam Daniel

Oh, the Places You'll Go

These Are All the Nonstop Destinations from SRQ

05/24/2022 By Staff

Down a Lazy River

Your Guide to Tubing at Four of Florida's Coolest Springs

09/02/2019

Best Kept Secret

The Elling Eide Center Is One of Sarasota's Hidden Treasures

04/14/2022 By Susan Burns

Dog Days

11 Dog-Friendly Local Parks to Explore

03/25/2022 By Samantha Lane

You Steal My Sunshine

How to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Sarasota

Will the weather cooperate? What percentage of totality—if any—will we get in Sarasota? What time does it all begin? We've got answers.

04/07/2024 By Megan McDonald

Speed Demon

I Got Busted for Driving a Boat Too Fast on the Intracoastal. Don't Be Like Me.

I pray you learn from my mistake.

04/01/2024 By John Hardy

Q & A

Friends of Myakka River Executive Director Miri Hardy on the Future of Myakka River State Park

"We want to find new, meaningful ways of engaging people."

03/11/2024 By Stephanie Churn Lubow

IYKYK

Siesta Key Beach Voted Best Beach in Florida by Tripadvisor

It was also recognized as the second-best beach in the United States and ranked in the top 10 for best in the world.

03/01/2024 By Megan McDonald

Yee-haw!

The Arcadia Rodeo Returns Next Month

Arcadia’s been hosting rodeo competitions for 96 years. The All-Florida Championship in March is fixin’ to be its best.

02/23/2024 By Linda Murray

Good News

Conservation Foundation Permanently Conserves 64 Acres Along the Manatee River

Crooked River Ranch provides opportunities for coastal resiliency, water quality protection and native habitat restoration.

02/20/2024 By Staff

Walk This Way

The Legacy Trail Is Getting a New Pedestrian Overpass at Tuttle Avenue

Sarasota County commissioners voted unanimously to move forward with the project. It's one of several overpasses poised to make the trail safer.

01/31/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Into the Wild

A New Program Aims to Protect Vulnerable Local Mangroves

Mangroves are one of the most critical parts of our ecosystem—and they're increasingly at risk.

01/31/2024 By Matthew Gutierrez

Trail Etiquette

How Not to Be a Jerk When You're Riding Your Bike

Be mindful of those around you.

01/04/2024 By Hannah Wallace

Easy Riding

The Ultimate Guide to All 18.2 Miles of the Legacy Trail

What was built more than a century ago as a railroad to carry freight trains and passenger lines (and later the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus) is now an 18.2-mile paved public park that stretches from Sarasota to Venice.

01/04/2024 By Hannah Wallace

Popular Content

    I Ate My Way Around The World At Epcot. Here's What I Thought

    Solomon's Castle in Tiny Ona, Florida, Is One Man's Creative Vision Made Real

    Five Wonderful Preserves to Explore

    The Ultimate Guide to All 18.2 Miles of the Legacy Trail

    Eight Florida Road Trips You Need to Take ASAP

    Eleven Types of Fish You'll Find in Local Waters

Unity Awards

Tracie Troxler Improves Our Soil, and Our Community, Through Composting

“Healthy plants and healthy ecology sprout from healthy soil, and so does a healthy community."

01/01/2024 By Lauren Jackson

Year in Review

The Top 10 Most-Read Stories We Published 2023

It was a banger of a year for restaurant roundups, top-tier real estate listings and more.

12/26/2023 By Megan McDonald

Essential Intelligence

The Sarasota Shell Club's Annual Show Happens in February

Here's how it became such a big deal.

12/26/2023 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Take a Hike

Myakka State Park Plans Updates to Encourage Backcountry Exploration

A financial donation from Athletic Brewing Company will blaze a trail that will allow safer backcountry wayfinding for hikers, including trailhead kiosks and trail markers.

12/20/2023 By Sarah Owens/Community News Collaborative

What's That Bird?

A Beginner's Guide to Birdwatching in Sarasota

Here’s how to ID 10 of our most breathtaking local birds—plus, insider tips on where to find them.

12/13/2023 By Linda Murray

Joust Do It

Solomon's Castle in Tiny Ona, Florida, Is One Man's Creative Vision Made Real

The artist Howard Solomon began building the castle in the 1970s from found objects and reclaimed materials and lived there until his death in 2016.

12/06/2023 By Stephanie Churn Lubow

Long Haul

What It's Like to Swim the English Channel

Sarasota software engineer Allen Hillman recently joined an elite group of swimmers.

11/27/2023 By Stephanie Churn Lubow

Happy Glamper

Two Permanent Glamping Sites Just Opened at Oscar Scherer State Park

The sites are run by Anayancy and Alex Escarpanter, who partnered with Timberline Glamping to bring the experience to Sarasota.

11/21/2023 By Lauren Jackson

Happy Trails

Sarasota Finalizes Fares, Stops for Airport-to-Downtown Trolley

The service will launch by year’s end, with direct runs every 30 minutes between Sarasota Bradenton International Airport airport and seven hotel sites.

11/06/2023 By Eric Garwood/Community News Collaborative

48 Hours in Sarasota

8 Perfect Sarasota Weekends

How to spend two days in paradise.

11/06/2023

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March-April 2024

Celebrating Four Years of Listening to Black Voices

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