Things to Do

What to Do in Sarasota This Week

National Fossil Day at the Bishop, Park-tober Fest at The Bay, a Taylor Swift tribute concert and more.

10/09/2025 By Margo Rometo

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

Best of Newtown’s History, Culture, and Cuisine to be On Display at A Taste of Newtown - Local Vendors Encouraged to Apply!

Free and open to the public, A Taste of Newtown Takes Place at Robert L. Taylor on Saturday, November 8.

10/09/2025

Arrivederci!

Caragiulos Is Closing on Oct. 26 and Will Reopen on Ringling Boulevard in January

The 36-year-old pizza and pasta joint will reopen in a new location on Ringling Boulevard in January 2026.

10/08/2025 By Lauren Jackson

Among the Flowers

Rebecca Louise Law Explores Time, Survival and Community in Her Orchid Show Installation at Selby Gardens

The British artist’s installation opens at the gardens’ downtown campus on Saturday, Oct. 11.

10/07/2025 By Megan McDonald

Preview

Perlman Music Program Suncoast Announces Winter Schedule

The program's winter residency offers free concerts and access to rehearsals, work-in-progress recitals, masterclasses and more.

10/06/2025 By Staff

Take a Look, It's in a Book

Amy Tan Headlines Sarasota's 2025 'Off the Page' Literary Festival

You can also attend talks with Janet Evanovich and her daughter Alex, former FBI special agent Robert K. Wittman, memoirist Anabelle Tometich and Pulitzer Prize-winner Jack E. Davis,

10/03/2025 By Megan McDonald

Discover Sarasota Tours Offers Halloween Trolley Tours For Adults and Kids!

Book online at DiscoverSarasotaTours.com

10/03/2025

Hot, Hot, Hot

Updated: Sarasota's Best New Restaurants

An update of the new restaurants that stand out from the crowd.

10/01/2025 By Lauren Jackson

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

Hot Sips

Sarasota's Best Coffee Shops

Get your caffeine fix at one of these top spots.

09/29/2025 By Staff

Room to Breathe

At Booker Elementary, Revamped Sensory and Motor Rooms Offer Students a Way to Rest and Reset

The updated rooms give children short breaks to regulate their nervous systems so they can return to class ready to learn—tools that many schools struggle to provide.

09/25/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Real Estate Report

Sarasota Single-Family Prices Hold While Manatee's Slip; Condo Medians Fall Into $200,000 Range

In Sarasota, the median price for a single-family home is $475,000; in Manatee County, it's $467,640. Meanwhile, condo median prices fell to $300,000 in Sarasota County and $291,250 in Manatee and time to sale stretched past 100 days in both counties.

09/24/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Island Time

Updated: Tommy Bahama Is Officially Open

The upscale chain closed after Hurricanes Helene and Milton. It reopens today in the former Shore location on St. Armands Circle, with a retail store downstairs—just like the old days.

09/24/2025 By Lauren Jackson

Fresh!

Your Guide to Every Single Local Farmers Market

Whatever you’re hungry for, you’ll find it at a local market.

09/19/2025 By Lauren Jackson

Sprout And About

Sprouts Farmers Market Is Opening its Newest Store in Venice

The grocery store will open on Friday, Nov. 14 on Jacaranda Boulevard.

09/18/2025 By Lauren Jackson

Seeding Knowledge

Sarasota County Schools Has Launched Its Newest Education Initiative: a Working Farm

The $8 million agricultural complex sits on 39.1 acres next to McIntosh Middle School, where county students can get down and dirty while learning about agriculture.

09/18/2025 By Lauren Jackson

Campus Memorial

New College of Florida Plans Statue of Charlie Kirk

The Sarasota school is commissioning a privately funded monument to the slain activist as other campuses weigh tributes following his murder in Utah.

09/16/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Mo' Mote

Mote's New Science Education Aquarium (SEA) Is Set to Open Oct. 8

The $130 million, 146,000-square-foot aquarium marks Mote Marine Laboratory’s 70th anniversary and ushers in a new era of science education, research and public engagement.

09/16/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Sarasota Magazine

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What to Do in Sarasota This Week

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

Best of Newtown’s History, Culture, and Cuisine to be On Display at A Taste of Newtown - Local Vendors Encouraged to Apply!

Caragiulos Is Closing on Oct. 26 and Will Reopen on Ringling Boulevard in January

Rebecca Louise Law Explores Time, Survival and Community in Her Orchid Show Installation at Selby Gardens

Perlman Music Program Suncoast Announces Winter Schedule

Amy Tan Headlines Sarasota's 2025 'Off the Page' Literary Festival

Discover Sarasota Tours Offers Halloween Trolley Tours For Adults and Kids!

Updated: Sarasota's Best New Restaurants

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

Cannons Marina Acquired by Ingman Marine

Sarasota's Best Coffee Shops

At Booker Elementary, Revamped Sensory and Motor Rooms Offer Students a Way to Rest and Reset

Sarasota Single-Family Prices Hold While Manatee's Slip; Condo Medians Fall Into $200,000 Range

Updated: Tommy Bahama Is Officially Open

Your Guide to Every Single Local Farmers Market

Sprouts Farmers Market Is Opening its Newest Store in Venice

Sarasota County Schools Has Launched Its Newest Education Initiative: a Working Farm

New College of Florida Plans Statue of Charlie Kirk

Mote's New Science Education Aquarium (SEA) Is Set to Open Oct. 8