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Vote for Your Favorites in the Best of Sarasota 2026!

From your go-to coffee shop to the hidden gems you tell your friends about, it’s time to celebrate what makes Sarasota so special.

06/12/2026

Electric Wings

A Small Sarasota Team Hits a Big Electric Flight Milestone

Helios Horizon’s first human-piloted solid-state battery flight happened in Zephyrhills, but the breakthrough was built by a Sarasota-based team trying to push electric aviation beyond the prototype stage.

06/10/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Main Squeeze

Sarasota Wants Your Say on Main Street’s Next Look

Three concepts—traditional, historic and coastal—are on the table for Main Street’s Complete Streets project. The public has until June 19 to weigh in.

06/09/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Awards

Sarasota Magazine Wins 15 Florida Magazine Association Awards

The magazine was recognized for writing, design, photography and digital excellence.

06/09/2026

Fast Track

Jamal Crook Has Been Appointed Principal of Booker High School

Plus: SRQ's Airport Circle has been renamed Rick Piccolo Circle, and more.

06/08/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

Barancik Foundation Awards Nearly $7.1 Million in New Grants

Plus, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County awards more than $2.1 million in scholarships, and more.

06/08/2026 By Staff

The New New College

John Oliver Takes Aim at New College of Florida

"It's not going great," the late-night host said of the political takeover and institutional upheaval that have transformed New College's campus since 2023.

06/08/2026 By Kendall Southworth

Art News

Ringling Executive Director Steven High to Retire After 15 Years

High joined The Ringling in 2011 and stewarded the museum through major additions and restorations, including the opening of the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Center for Asian Art and James Turrell's Skyspace, "Joseph's Coat."

06/08/2026 By Staff

STARTING OVER

Community Leaders Experience Life After Lockup Simulation

A Sarasota nonprofit's immersive simulation compresses the first chaotic weeks after prison release into a single hour, revealing the obstacles many formerly incarcerated people face as they rebuild their lives.

06/08/2026 By Kendall Southworth

Sarasota History

Flashback: Friends at the Bradenton Beach Bathhouse, 1922

While bathing suit styles might have changed dramatically over the past century, our love of the beach hasn’t.

06/05/2026 By Megan McDonald

More Rosemary

Bayside North Moves Ahead in the Rosemary District

The second phase of the Bayside project will add 96 rental residences, 15 workforce housing units, eight furnished guest suites and a ground-floor restaurant near the bayfront.

06/02/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Suncoast Searchlight

Economist Warns Sarasota Commissioners of Looming Economic Threat

Florida is experiencing what Sean Snaith describes as a “ho-hum labor market.” Meanwhile, both bankruptcies and credit card delinquencies are on the rise.

06/01/2026 By Christian Casale/Suncoast Searchlight

Did That Really Happen?

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

Florida legislators have decided that you can still marry your first cousin, a woman recovers from a disastrous run-in with an alligator, Manatee County's "Monkey Whisperer" strikes again, and Saks Sarasota prevails in a game of corporate chicken—for now.

06/01/2026

Making a Splash

Meet Splash, America’s Only Underwater Recovery Otter

He sleeps in bed, throws hissy fits and helps when cadaver dogs and divers hit the limit.

06/01/2026 By Kim Doleatto

In Their Own Words

Manasota ASALH Executive Director Jada Wright-Greene on the Vitality of the Past and How We Can Preserve It

"If we want real history preserved, we have to actively support the organizations doing that work."

06/01/2026 By Kendall Southworth

Stats

Sarasota County Libraries Offers Far More Than Books

It's a community hub that offers all sorts of learning services, from birdwatching backpacks, mobile hotspots, children’s Launchpads and more.

06/01/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Suncoast Searchlight

Developers Push Massive Data Center Complex in DeSoto County

Florida-based DCIP Group has already secured rezoning approval for an initial 34-acre site at a decommissioned power plant near Arcadia, but company executives say the project could eventually expand to roughly 1,300 acres.

05/28/2026 By Alice Herman/Suncoast Searchlight

Rock Solid Recreation

Sarasota's First Climbing Gym Is Opening To The Public

The 24,000-square-foot facility includes a climbing gym, podcasting space, coffee bar, infrared sauna, and more.

05/27/2026 By Kendall Southworth

Suncoast Searchlight

Sarasota Fight to Save Century-Old Downtown Building Pits History Versus Development

The fate of a more than century-old downtown Sarasota building could be headed to court following a last-ditch effort from a preservation group trying to stop it from being razed for luxury condos.

05/26/2026 By Derek Gilliam/Suncoast Searchlight

Politics

USF Sarasota-Manatee Will Be Transferred to New College

That's despite major public outcry from the public, business leaders and state and national legislators.

05/26/2026 By Megan McDonald and Susan Burns

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