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Fast Track

Michael Quillen Named Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association's Restaurateur of the Year

Plus, Dr. David Dexter is named medical director at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center's wound center, and more.

10/27/2025 By Staff

Grant Report

Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation Receives $20,000 Grant from Newtown CRA

Plus, the Sarasota Ballet is awarded a $75,000 grant from the Barancik Foundation, and more.

10/27/2025 By Staff

Tropical Update

Keep Your Eyes on the Tropics, Just in Case

It's too early to tell what will happen with Tropical Storm Melissa, but it's peak hurricane season for the Suncoast.

10/23/2025 By Megan McDonald

Grant Report

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Directs $1.2 Million in Grants to Youth Literacy Programs

Plus, Gulf Coast Community Foundation grants $50,000 to Embracing Our Differences, and more.

10/20/2025 By Staff

Fast Track

Michelin-Trained Chef Drew Adams Joins CW Prime at The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort as Head Chef

Plus, Premier Sotheby's International Realty appoints Kayla Fleeman as senior regional marketing director, and more.

10/20/2025 By Staff

Suncoast Searchlight

Most Suncoast Lawmakers Quiet as Charter School Expansion Fuels Local Upheaval

The same lawmakers who voted earlier this year to let charter schools move into underused public campuses have stayed quiet as a Miami-based charter operator’s early push to occupy local schools set off confusion and concern among parents and educators.

10/20/2025 By McKenna Oxenden/Suncoast Searchlight and Derek Gilliam/Suncoast Searchlight

Namegate

Gulf of Mexico Drive Will Keep Its Name

The Town of Longboat Key Commission unanimously voted to keep the road's name, citing overwhelming public sentiment and potential administrative strain.

10/20/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Kibble Economy

Sarasota Gets an ATM—for Dogs

Cash? No. Kibble? Yes. Sarasota’s newest ATM is designed for customers with four legs, wagging tails and zero credit history.

10/15/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Q & A

John Brothers Leads By Listening

The incoming president and CEO of the Barancik Foundation talks about philanthropy, proximity and finding his place in Sarasota.

10/14/2025 By Kim Doleatto

You're Invited

Join Us and the Region’s Top Changemakers for 'Powered by Philanthropy' at the St. Regis Longboat Key

On Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, Powered by Philanthropy will celebrate our region’s signature spirit of giving.

10/13/2025

Philanthropy

Barancik Foundation Names Next President and CEO

John Brothers, who most recently served as president of the T. Rowe Price Foundation and T. Rowe Price Charitable, succeeds the Barancik Foundation's outgoing president and CEO Teri Hansen.

10/13/2025 By Staff

Suncoast Searchlight

Pam Ames Takes on Arcadia’s Toughest Job: Saving Main Street

Twenty years ago, Arcadia boasted more than two dozen antique stores that sustained the economy. Today fewer than half remain, after one of the roughest summers in memory.

10/13/2025 By Derek Gilliam/Suncoast Searchlight

Coming Home

One Year After Milton, ALSO Youth Reopens at a New Location

The LGBTQ+ youth organization’s return coincides with the hurricane’s anniversary and World Mental Health Day, underscoring the stakes for young locals navigating politics, identity and belonging.

10/09/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Pier Review

Rebuilding of Anna Maria Island's City Pier to Begin Soon

Construction on the pier will begin within the next two months—with test pilings installed in the next two weeks—and the pier will be "substantially complete" by April 2026. 

10/09/2025 By Megan McDonald

Suncoast Searchlight

‘Hostile Takeover’: Charter Operator Files to Occupy Three Sarasota Schools

In three nearly identical two-page notices, the charter school laid out plans for takeovers at Brookside Middle, Emma E. Booker Elementary School and Oak Park School, a K-12 campus that serves students with disabilities.

10/09/2025 By Derek Gilliam/Suncoast Searchlight, Alice Herman/Suncoast Searchlight, and Josh Salman/Suncoast Searchlight

Water World

Mote's New Science Education Aquarium Is Open

Years in the making, the $132 million facility includes 1 million gallons of aquatic exhibitions, including  sharks and stingrays, manatees, otters, penguins, a giant octopus, sharks, otters and more, plus three state-of-the-art STEM teaching labs.

10/08/2025 By Megan McDonald Videography by Joshua Bodkin

Rolling in the Deep

Political and Civic Heavyweights Gather for Ribbon-Cutting at Mote's New Aquarium

The new aquarium opens to the public on Oct. 8, marking a milestone not just for Mote, but for the region's identity as a hub for marine science and innovation.

10/06/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Grant Report

Hugh Culverhouse Jr. Matching Challenge Results in $707,938 in Contributions to Florida Humanities

Plus, the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation celebrates $100 million in philanthropy, and more.

09/29/2025 By Staff

Fast Track

Cannons Marina Acquired by Ingman Marine

Plus: the Barancik Foundation honors five educators, the City of North Port names a new city attorney and finance director, and the Sarasota Chamber's 2026 Youth Leadership class.

09/29/2025 By Staff

Hurricane Helene

Today Is the One-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Helene's Landfall

Catastrophic storm surge, fierce winds and billions of dollars in damages left Sarasota and Manatee struggling to rebuild in the storm's wake.

09/26/2025 By Megan McDonald and Kim Doleatto

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