Subscribe & save $142 per year!
Skip to main content

Sarasota Magazine

More News & City Life

Legal

Bradenton Volkswagen Dealership Posts Lawsuit Settlement Resources

Bradenton's Boast Volkswagen recently launched a website and hotline for assistance with the settlement program created in response to lawsuits filed against the company for cheating on emissions tests.

07/27/2016 Research by staff

Real estate

New Siesta Key Condo Development Coming

Crossgate Partners, LLC, announced plans on Wednesday for a new condo development on Siesta Key: Océane.

07/27/2016 Research by staff

Real estate

Grand Opening for New Sarasota Neighborhood

The private homebuilder Ashton Woods this week announced the grand opening of its newest community: Palmer Park, which contains 35 single-family residences.

07/27/2016 Research by staff

Nonprofits

Community Haven Announces New Name

The Board of Directors of the Community Haven for Adults and Children with Disabilities recently announced a new name for the organization: The Haven.

07/27/2016 Research by staff

Construction

Nokomis Motorhome Manufacturer Expanding

Halfacre Construction Company is building an expansion for Coach House, Inc.’s Nokomis manufacturing facility.

07/27/2016 Research by staff

Environment

Waste Pro Opens New Manatee County Recycling Facility

Waste Pro, a waste collection, recycling, processing and disposal company, will celebrate the grand opening of its new SRQ Material Recovery Facility on Wednesday.

07/26/2016 Research by staff

Recreation

TreeUmph! Grows

TreeUmph! Adventure Course, which opened its first location in Bradenton in 2013, is expanding into Pinellas County.

07/26/2016 Research by staff

Health care

Grant Intended to Help Develop Local Health and Life Sciences Industry

The Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County was recently awarded a $25,000 grant by the Gulf Coast Community Foundation to foster and nurture the development of the region’s health and life sciences sector.

07/26/2016 Research by staff

Transportation

Frontier Airlines to Begin Nonstop Service From Punta Gorda

Frontier Airlines will begin nonstop flights from Punta Gorda Airport to Chicago, Philadelphia and Trenton, New Jersey, in late October.

07/26/2016 Research by staff

Honors

Sarasota Architectural Photographer Wins Award

Ryan Gamma was recently awarded the prestigious Honor Award of Excellence for Photographer of the Year.

07/26/2016 Research by staff

Popular Content

    The Locals' Guide to Sarasota

    The City of Sarasota Is Experimenting With Surveillance Technology

    How 87-Year-Old Pat Seftel Went Viral

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

    What Should the Future of Downtown Sarasota’s Main Street Look Like?

    Recent You-Can’t-Make-Them-Up Headlines From Sarasota and Beyond

Appointments

Waste Management Manager Joins Recycle Florida Today Board

Waste Management public sector solutions manager Stephanie Kissinger was recently elected to the Recycle Florida Today Board of Directors.

07/25/2016 Research by staff

Urban planning

Survey Finds Americans Want Transit-Friendly Development

Seventy-three percent of Americans would support changes in land use or zoning regulations that encourage transit-oriented development, according to a national public opinion survey conducted by HNTB Corporation.

07/25/2016 Research by staff

Health care

Buchanan Asks for Federal Money to Fight Heroin Abuse

Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota, asked federal officials on Monday for immediate aid to confront the region's recent surge of heroin-related overdoses.

07/25/2016 Research by staff

Government

County Considers Changes to Mowing Rules

Sarasota County is proposing changes to mowing service in residential areas within the county's urban service boundary and will host two informational meetings on the changes this week.

07/25/2016 Research by staff

Design

Patriot Plaza Places Third in People's Choice Architecture Competition

Patriot Plaza at Sarasota National Cemetery was voted as one of the state's top three buildings in The Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects' 2016 People’s Choice Competition.

07/25/2016 Research by staff

Appointments

ALSO Youth Adds Four to Board of Directors

ALSO Youth, a Sarasota nonprofit organization that provides advocacy, leadership, support and outreach to LGBTQ youth and their allies, recently added four new members to its Board of Directors.

07/22/2016 Research by staff

Data

Statewide Unemployment Rate Steady

Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 4.7 percent between May and June, according to figures released Friday by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.

07/22/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Two Join Cumberland Advisors

Patricia Healy recently joined Cumberland Advisors as the firm's senior vice president of research and portfolio manager, and Kimberly Douglas joined Cumberland as a compliance officer.

07/22/2016 Research by staff

New hires

Ringling College Hires New Philanthropy VP

Ringling College of Art and Design recently hired Terry Marks as the college's assistant vice president of strategic philanthropy for the Office of Advancement.

07/22/2016 Research by staff

Environment

Jupiter Company Completes Longboat Key Sand Deliveries

Stewart Materials has successfully supplied 307,000 tons of custom beach sand to Longboat Key as part of the town's beach renourishment project, completing its work two months ahead of schedule.

07/22/2016 Research by staff

Latest Issue

May 2026

Only the Locals Know

Subscribe

At Sarasota Magazine, we celebrate Sarasota’s vibrant culture, rich history, and bright future with award-winning, high-quality content that captures the spirit of our community.

Channels

About

Subscriptions

513 Central Ave, Sarasota FL 34236 , Phone: 941.487.1100, Fax: 941.365.9233
© 2026 DreamLarge