Fast Track

New College Foundation Names Two New Board Members

They are Monica Van Buskirk and Charles F. Raeburn.

11/05/2019 By Staff

Rowing

Sarasota Coastal Regatta Takes Place Nov. 22-24

Rowers will hit the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico in a series of races.

11/05/2019 By Shelby Schwartz

Meetings

Council of Neighborhood Associations to Discuss Celery Fields

The meeting will take place at the Waldemere Street Firehouse meeting room on Friday, Nov. 8.

11/04/2019 By Staff

Chalk Up Another One

After Last Year’s Red Tide-Related Hiatus, the Chalk Festival Returns to Venice

Artists from around the world are already busy creating new work for the 2019 fest, set for Nov. 15-18.

11/04/2019 By Kay Kipling

Bullet points

Five Tips on How to Improve Your Community From Richard C. Harwood

The author and motivational speaker visited Sarasota last week to discuss his new book, Stepping Forward: A Positive, Practical Path to Transform Our Communities and Our Lives.

11/04/2019 By Olivia Epstein

Coastal Classic

Lilly Pulitzer Pops Up on Siesta Key

The store is located at 5118 Ocean Blvd. in Siesta Key Village.

11/01/2019 By Megan McDonald

Travel

SRQ Airport Opens New Cell Phone Lot

The new lot is designed to reduce congestion and allow traffic to move more smoothly around the terminal.

11/01/2019 By Staff

Top Tickets

Soprano Jessica Sandidge Makes Her Sarasota Opera Debut This Season

While new to the Sarasota Opera stage, she’s worked with maestro Victor DeRenzi before, and she’s visited Sarasota to hear friends perform here.

11/01/2019 By Kay Kipling

Top Tickets

Lawyer-Playwright Christopher Demos-Brown's American Son Comes to Sarasota

American Son recently ran on Broadway starring Kerry Washington and will take to Florida Studio Theatre’s stage Jan. 22-March 22

11/01/2019 By Kay Kipling

Top Tickets

Violinist Sarah Chang Will Perform With Sarasota Orchestra This Winter

Chang was only 5 when accepted to the Juilliard School, and only 10 when she recorded her first album.

11/01/2019 By Kay Kipling

Disc drive

Ultimate Frisbee Tournament Comes to Sarasota

International teams will compete in the Pan American Ultimate Championships at the Sarasota Polo Club Nov. 4-9.

11/01/2019 By Shelby Schwartz

Top Sale

Siesta Key Notches Second-Highest Home Sale Ever

Take a peek inside this waterfront estate, which sold for $10.5 million

11/01/2019 By Staff

Hot Tickets

This Season's Top 24 Must-See Exhibits, Shows and Talks

World premieres, family favorites, international superstars—it’s an arts and entertainment season to celebrate. Mark your calendars now.

11/01/2019 By Kay Kipling

Literacy

Reading Initiative in Sarasota Outperforms National Average for Third Year

A report found that 80 percent of Sarasota County students who received a full series of lessons last year reached average to above-average levels of reading and writing.

10/31/2019 By Staff

Fast Track

Williams Parker Adds Tax Attorney

Prior to joining the firm, she served as a law clerk to Judge Mark V. Holmes of the United States Tax Court.

10/31/2019 By Staff

The man with the baton

Five Takeaways From a Talk With Acclaimed Conductor Gerard Schwarz

Schwarz will guest-conduct three performances of music by Strauss, Mozart and Dvořák with the Sarasota Orchestra Nov. 8-10.

10/31/2019 By Olivia Epstein

Sip, baby, sip

Forks & Corks Tickets Go on Sale Monday

The 2020 Forks & Corks Food & Wine Festival is scheduled to take place Jan. 23-27.

10/31/2019 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Mod Moment

SarasotaMOD Weekend Celebrates 'Sarasota in the Sixties'

“The story of Sarasota architecture in the ’60s is that it went from the high architecture of Paul Rudolph, Tim Seibert and Victor Lundy and filtered down to the everyday person."

10/30/2019 By Ilene Denton

A Really Big Sand Box

Sand Sculptor Karen Fralich Returns to This Year's Siesta Key Crystal Classic

"With a sand sculpture, the magic happens before you start carving.”

10/30/2019 By Kay Kipling

Grants

Impact 100 SRQ Announces Grant Finalists

The five finalists will compete for two $114,000 grants on Nov. 3.

10/30/2019 By Staff