Lights, Camera, Action

SFF Announces the Lineup for the 2024 Film Festival

Actor-director Steve Buscemi will attend in person and Sarasota native Austin Abrams will receive the festival's Rising Star Award. Here's what else you need to know.

03/21/2024 By Megan McDonald

Egg-cellent

Make Your Easter Reservations at These Sarasota Restaurants

After your Easter egg hunt, head into one of these restaurants for a beautiful brunch.

03/21/2024 By Lauren Jackson

100 Loves

A New Architecture Sarasota Initiative Pays Tribute to 100 'Moderns That Matter'

“It’s a snapshot in time when we know so much change is coming.”

03/20/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Turtle Power

Mote Marine Laboratory Releases Clarice, a Rehabilitated Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Some good news for Monday.

03/18/2024 By Staff

Can't Be Beet

Dalia Colón Highlights Florida's Fruits and Veggies in The Florida Vegetarian Cookbook

Colón entices vegetarians and meat-eaters alike with her produce-rich recipes.

03/11/2024 By Lauren Jackson

Grant Report

Applications Open for Eleanor Merritt Fellowship at The Ringling

Plus, grants to Satchel's Last Resort, Florida Center for Early Childhood Education and more.

03/08/2024 By Staff

Fast Track

Barancik Foundation's Kelly Romanoff Named Change Leaders in Philanthropy Fellow

Plus, Sarasota County Schools announces its School-Related Employee of the Year and more.

03/04/2024 By Staff

Awards

Local Builders Won Big at This Year's National Association of Home Builders Awards

Nautilus Custom Homes and Ross Built Custom Homes stood out from the competition, taking home a total of seven awards.

03/01/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Happy Birthday

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Welcomes Record Number of Leap Day Babies (With More to Come)

The chances of a baby being born on Feb. 29 are 1 in 1,461.

02/29/2024 By Megan McDonald

Q & A

'Long Island Medium' Theresa Caputo Talks Life, Death and the In-Between

We caught up with Caputo ahead of her April show at the Van Wezel.

02/27/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Fast Track

DD Goerke Named President of Sarasota-Manatee Human Resources Association

Plus, new board members at the Barancik Foundation and more.

02/26/2024 By Staff

Shop 'Til You Drop

Miami’s Bal Harbour Shops Is Popping Up in Sarasota

For eight weeks starting March 8, Bal Harbour Shops Access Pop-Up Tour will bring luxury shopping to the Sarasota market—in shipping containers.

02/26/2024 By Lauren Jackson

Yee-haw!

The Arcadia Rodeo Returns Next Month

Arcadia’s been hosting rodeo competitions for 96 years. The All-Florida Championship in March is fixin’ to be its best.

02/23/2024 By Linda Murray

Hello, History

Check Out the Winners of This Year's Sarasota County Heritage Awards

The winners are champions of local historic preservation and adaptive reuse, historical research, archaeological conservancy and more.

02/22/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Neighborhood Guide

The Best Restaurants in Downtown Sarasota

From French to Vietnamese, there's something for every palate in downtown Sarasota.

02/22/2024 By Cooper Levey-Baker and Lauren Jackson

Crib Check

Get Ready to Gawk at the Amazing Spaces on the Annual Junior League of Sarasota Tour of Homes

The 47th annual tour invites home lovers to check out decor trends and more in some of Sarasota’s sweetest neighborhoods.

02/20/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Grant Report

Barancik Foundation Awards $11.8 Million in Grants

Plus, Selby Gardens is the recipient of the inaugural Virginia B. Toulmin Leadership Scholarship, and more.

02/19/2024 By Staff

Preview

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Announces 25th Anniversary Season

The season will feature Soul Crooners Solid Gold Edition, Fences, Five Guys Named Moe and Syncopated Avenue, plus the holiday show A Motown Christmas.