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  2. 100 Years of Sarasota History

Listen to These Historical Recordings

Some sounds from our history.

Life Wasn't Easy for Sarasota's Early Pioneers

But tourists came here from almost the very beginning.

We Were Always Working and Building

We're more than just a pretty beach town.

The Circus Made Us Famous

The circus' Winter Headquarters was the largest attraction in the state in the '30s and '40s.

We've Always Been Driven by the Arts

Sarasota's talent and appreciation for the arts is in its DNA.

Sarasota's Famous Faces

It seems like the whole world shows up sooner or later.

Eat & Drink

Best brews

Summer Beer of the Week: Darwin Brewing Co.'s Cyan Pineapple Sour Ale

8:00am By Sarafina Murphy-Gibson

Moments of Joy

Moment of Joy: Sipping That Nitro Cold Brew With Sweet Cream

07/30/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

10 Bucks Or Less

Gyros & Seafood Express Gets Facelift, Adds Online Ordering System

07/29/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Best brews

Summer Beer of the Week: Calusa Brewing's Citronious

07/27/2020 By Sarafina Murphy-Gibson

Pandemic Pours

How Local Wine Purveyors Have Pivoted During the Pandemic

07/22/2020 By Bob McGinn

Best of Sarasota 2020

Readers' Choice: Best Global Restaurants

07/21/2020

Arts & Entertainment

Update

The Sarasota Ballet's Fall Season Will Be Streamed

3:35pm By Kay Kipling

Exploring the New

New Unscripted Series Offers Peeks into the Artistic Process

07/31/2020 By Kay Kipling

Things to Do

What to Do in Sarasota: July 30-Aug. 6

07/30/2020 By Kay Kipling

The Suffragist Project

FST Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage in August

07/24/2020 By Kay Kipling

Editors' Picks

What We're Reading Right Now

07/23/2020 By Staff

Update

Florida Studio Theatre Winter Season to Open in 2021

07/20/2020 By Kay Kipling

Fashion & Shopping

Shop Talk

Local Designer Opens New Downtown Sarasota Boutique

07/17/2020 By Megan McDonald

Dreamy 'I Do'

Ringling Museum Offering Special Elopement Ceremonies to Couples

07/09/2020 By Allison Forsyth

Trend Report

Everything You Need to Know About Cosmetic Tattoos

07/07/2020 By Hannah Wallace

#SOURQ

Sarasota Chamber Launches 'Support Local' Campaign

07/01/2020 By Staff

Designing Mind

Peek Inside Fashion Influencer Blair Eadie's Colorful Sarasota Home

05/28/2020 By Megan McDonald Photography by Kylie Fitts

Quarantine Care

Seven Products to Boost Your Quarantine Beauty Routine

05/26/2020 By Heather Dunhill

Home & Real Estate

Neighborhood Guide

High-Tech Babcock Ranch Rises in Southeast Charlotte County

10:44am By Ilene Denton

Babcock Ranch Neighborhood Guide

The Technology Behind Babcock Ranch

10:39am By Ilene Denton

Babcock Ranch Neighborhood Guide

Seven New-Home Neighborhoods Come to Babcock Ranch

10:38am By Ilene Denton

Neighborhood Guide

Babcock Ranch Is America's First All-Solar Town

10:33am By Ilene Denton

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A Whimsical Live/Work Space in Bradenton's Village of the Arts

07/31/2020 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate

New Luxury Riverfront Development Slated for Palmetto

07/29/2020 By Ilene Denton

News & City Life

Jobs

CareerSource Suncoast to Host Virtual Job Fair on Aug. 18

5:55pm By Staff

Leadership

Sarasota Chamber’s Adult Leadership Program Holds Drive-Through Graduation

5:46pm By Staff

Elections

Manatee County Announces Precinct Consolidations for Aug. 18 Primary

5:31pm By Staff

Awards

Sarasota County Earns Top 'Green Provider' Honors for Supply Chain Logistics

5:10pm By Staff

The Future Was Female

Newspaperwoman Rose Wilson Fought for Children, Sarasota County and Women's Right to Vote

10:13am By Kay Kipling

Coronavirus

City of Sarasota Public Health Emergency Extended Through Aug. 7

07/31/2020 By Staff

Travel & Outdoors

Outdoor Adventures

Let's Go Climbing at TreeUmph! Adventure Course

07/29/2020 By Allison Forsyth

Outdoor Adventures

Let's Relax at a Free Outdoor Yoga Class

07/22/2020 By Allison Forsyth

Outdoor Adventures

Let's Lace Up Our Running Shoes to Help Sea Turtles

07/15/2020 By Allison Forsyth

Outdoor Adventures

Let's Go Paddle Boarding Through Lido Key's Mangroves

07/07/2020 By Allison Forsyth

Done Deal

Conservation Foundation Hits Fundraising Goal to Preserve Orange Hammock Ranch

05/26/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

A Visual Journey

Take a Stress Break and Look at These Amazing Images of Antarctica

03/30/2020 Photography by Cliff Roles

Health & Fitness

Fast Track

Gastroenterology Network Adds New Physician to Sarasota Teams

07/31/2020 By Staff

Eat better, do better

Psychiatrist and Author Launches New Video Series on Nutrition and Brain Health

07/31/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Health News

SMH Named a 'Standout' Hospital by U.S. News & World Report

07/28/2020 By Staff

COVID-19

How to Handle COVID-19 at Home

07/28/2020 By Hannah Wallace

Health News

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Named a 'Best Maternity Hospital'

07/27/2020 By Staff

Health News

Sarasota Memorial Radiation Oncology Center Opens Aug. 3

07/22/2020 By Staff

Weddings

Dreamy 'I Do'

Ringling Museum Offering Special Elopement Ceremonies to Couples

07/09/2020 By Allison Forsyth

Bear With Us

St. Petersburg Couple Marries With an Actual Bear as Their Ring Bearer

04/28/2020 By Allison Forsyth

Together Fur-ever

Bow Wow Vows: Six Local Couples Tie the Knot Alongside Their Pets

08/01/2019

To Have and To Cold

Cool Ideas For Your Hot Summer Wedding

07/18/2019 By Hanna Powers

Bubble Bus

The Wandering Whale Offers a Boutique Bar Experience on Wheels

06/10/2019 By Hanna Powers

Romantic Vows

While Some Entrepreneurs Struggle to Find Their Niche, Elizabeth Turk Just Followed Her Heart

02/13/2019 By Pam Daniel

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