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Your insider's guide to Sarasota’s food and drink scene, from standout restaurants and buzzy new openings to chefs, cocktails, and dining trends shaping the way we eat and gather.
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New Concessions Take Flight at SRQ Airport

Whether you're taking off or returning home, the airport now boasts a whole lotta Sarasota-specific flavor.
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A curated look at how Sarasota lives, including real estate news, exceptional homes, design inspiration and the professionals redefining luxury and livability in our region.
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The Limelight District Is the Next Cool Place to Live

This gritty up-and-coming neighborhood is filled with manufacturers, secondhand stores and affordable housing. Bob Plunket takes us on a tour.
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Arts Groups to Share $20 Million as DeSantis Vetoes More Funding

Questions remain about what organizations will receive state support.
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FST's Production of the New Comedy 'Dog Mom' Mixes Laughs With Heart

Elizabeth Hanyok’s play reminds us of how we humans can benefit, not only from being with a dog, but from learning from them
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Business

Fast Track

Anne Washburn Receives Hermitage Major Theater Award

Plus, 99 Bottles is named a top beer bar in the country, and more.

03/09/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Receives $1 Million Gift

Plus, Embracing Our Differences raises more than $430,000 at its annual luncheon, and more.

03/09/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

Barancik Foundation Awards Nearly $11.3 Million in Grants

Plus, Rep. Vern Buchanan announces more than $22 million in Community Project Funding for Florida's 16th District, and more.

03/02/2026 By Staff

Fast Track

Former Tervis CEO Hosana Fieber Named Williams Parker COO

Plus, three local Girl Scouts win a national award, and more.

03/02/2026 By Staff

Fast Track

HCA Florida Englewood Named a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery

Plus, Sheila Ballesteros McLean joins SeaPort Manatee as chief financial officer, and more.

02/23/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

Manasota ASALH Raises $100,000 for Scholarship Program

Plus, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County awards $191,985 in grant funding to 15 animal welfare nonprofits, and more.

02/23/2026 By Staff

Fast Track

Sarasota Memorial Hospital Named a Top Cardiovascular Hospital

Plus: Impact100 SRQ announces a co-president leadership structure, and more.

02/09/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

Season of Sharing Campaign Raises $4.2 Million for Families in Need

Plus, the YMCA of Southwest Florida raises more than $300,000 at its first signature fundraising event in almost 10 years, and more.

02/09/2026 By Staff

Care by Numbers

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

In a region where nearly four in 10 residents are 65 or older, a new report argues that keeping seniors at home isn’t just humane, it’s economically smarter.

02/09/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Fast Track

Nicole Rissler Named Sarasota County's Assistant County Administrator

Plus, Sarasota High School's Ryan Chase is named the National Association of Secondary School Principals’ Florida High School Principal of the Year, and more.

02/02/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

Impact100 SRQ Awards $864,000 in Grants to Eight Local Nonprofits

Plus, Publix Charities awards $175,000 to Habitat for Humanity Sarasota, and more.

02/02/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation Raises More Than $1.9 Million at Hospital Gala

Plus, the Women's Resource Center receives a $425,000 grant, and more.

01/19/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

Culverhouse Jr. Donates $500,000 to University of Alabama

Plus, a Longboat Key golf instructor raises more than $100,000 for First 1,000 Days Suncoast, and more.

01/12/2026 By Staff

Fast Track

Florida Center for Government Accountability Names Michael Barfield Executive Director

Plus, Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints Urban Meyer to New College's board of trustees, and more.

01/12/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Awards $445,000 in Community Impact Grants

Plus, the U.S. Department of Transportation awards $280,000 to the City of Bradenton for road-safety initiatives, and more.

12/29/2025 By Staff

Fast Track

Mike Rahn Re-Elected Chairman of Manatee County Port Authority

Plus, Mote adds four to its board of trustees, and more.

12/22/2025 By Staff

Grant Report

FST Receives $1 Million Donation from Anonymous Donor

Plus, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County issues grants totaling nearly $900,000 to 19 nonprofits, and more.

12/15/2025 By Staff

Fast Track

Victor DeRenzi to Leave Sarasota Opera After 44 Years

Plus, Selby Gardens is awarded the 2025 American Architecture Award by the Chicago Athenaeum, and more.

12/15/2025 By Staff

Grant Report

Barancik Foundation Approves More Than $4 Million in Grants

Plus, Bank of America awards $30,000 to All Faiths Food Bank and more.

11/24/2025 By Staff

Fast Track

Sarasota Paradise Sign First Professional Player

Plus, Visit Sarasota County honors seven hospitality professionals, and more.

11/24/2025 By Staff

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