Venice Rising

Almost 300 New Rental Units Are Headed to Venice

Set to break ground in January and identified as "attainable housing," Altera Jacaranda will bring 280 one- to three-bedroom rental units divided among five four-story buildings.

11/06/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Election 2024

Who Designed Our Cute 'I Voted' Stickers?

Sarasota and Manatee counties both held student design contests. You'll see the winning stickers when you go to the polls.

11/05/2024 By Megan McDonald

Election 2024

Voting in Person Today? Take Note of These Polling Location Changes

Due to the recent hurricanes, several polling places in both counties have been relocated.

11/05/2024 By Staff

Fast Track

USF Sarasota-Manatee Chancellor Karen Holbrook to Retire

Plus, Project 180 announces its new CEO, and more.

11/04/2024 By Staff

Grant Report

Eliza and Hugh Culverhouse Jr. Contribute $500,000 to Season of Sharing Campaign

Plus, Art Center Sarasota receives multiple grants totaling nearly $100,000, and more.

11/04/2024 By Staff

Condo High

A Record-Crushing Condo Sale Bucks a Market Slump

At $21,244,000, a double condo sale at the Residences at the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort shows that hurricanes can't stifle the need for more beach.

11/04/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Awards

Naomi Iizuka Named Fifth Recipient of Hermitage Major Theater Award

An award-winning playwright based in California, Iizuka will receive a cash prize of $35,000, a residency at the Hermitage Artist Retreat and a developmental workshop in a major arts capital.

11/04/2024 By Staff

Key Chorale annual collaboration with The Sarasota Ballet Studio Company

Key Chorale and The Sarasota Ballet Studio Ballet Company will partner once again for Winter’s Glow on Sunday, December 1st at the Sarasota Opera House

11/01/2024

Branded Content

10 Years, 10 Speakers. PINC Experience Returns with Oscar-Inspiring Stories, Climate Experts, and Global Changemakers

Celebrating its 10th year, PINC is bringing together 10 global speakers, each poised to immerse attendees in innovation, creativity, and a renewed sense of community.

11/01/2024

Big Deal

Sarasota County's Purchase of Albritton Fruit Farms Is Final

The property will provide soil for covering waste at the county landfill located just south of the farm and "will not be used as a landfill," according to a county spokesperson.

10/29/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Fast Track

Asolo Rep Names Terrance Jackson Director of Education and Engagement

Plus, two Sarasota execs were recently named to Florida Trend's "Florida 500" list and more.

10/28/2024 By Staff

Essential Intelligence

Here Are the Authors Coming to Sarasota County's 2024 Off the Page Festival

Amor Towles, Chef Edward Lee, Curtis Sittenfeld and more.

10/21/2024 By Megan McDonald

Fast Track

City of Sarasota Commissioners Name Interim City Manager, New City Attorney

Plus, the Conservation Foundation reaches a land-protection milestone and Oyster River Ecology's Damon Moore receives a prestigious award from NOAA and the American Fisheries Society.

10/21/2024 By Staff

Sarasota Gets an Innovative Outdoor Kitchen Showroom: A New Era in Design Experience

Make every meal memorable. Synergy Florida’s new local design center is cooking up luxurious and functional spaces for outdoor entertaining and total relaxation.

10/16/2024

Flower Power

Selby Gardens' 2024 Orchid Show Reopens Oct. 17

The botanical gardens closed this year's orchid show ahead of Hurricane Milton, but it reopens Thursday.

10/15/2024 By Staff

Hurricane Milton

Mote, the Van Wezel and the Hermitage Artist Retreat Experienced Major Damage from Hurricane Milton

The Van Wezel has canceled shows through December. Mote and the Hermitage are closed due to the impacts of the storm.

10/14/2024 By Staff

Health Care

Seven Babies Were Born at Sarasota Memorial Hospital During the Hurricane

No, none of them were named Milton.

10/10/2024 By Staff

Hurricane Helene

In Worst-Case Scenario, Sarasota Is Ground-Zero for Hurricane Milton

Storm surge warnings, hurricane warnings, and flash flood and tornado risks are all happening ahead of Milton's landfall.

10/09/2024 By Bob Bunting

Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton Expected to Bring Catastrophic Impacts to the West Coast of Florida

The eye of Hurricane Milton will likely pass over, or close to, the Sarasota-Manatee area late Wednesday night and early Thursday early.

10/08/2024 By Bob Bunting

Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton Is Now a Category 5 Storm. Here's What You Need to Know.

Milton has undergone one of the three fastest intensifications on record—and it is still getting stronger.

10/07/2024 By Bob Bunting

Sarasota Magazine

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Almost 300 New Rental Units Are Headed to Venice

Who Designed Our Cute 'I Voted' Stickers?

Voting in Person Today? Take Note of These Polling Location Changes

USF Sarasota-Manatee Chancellor Karen Holbrook to Retire

Eliza and Hugh Culverhouse Jr. Contribute $500,000 to Season of Sharing Campaign

A Record-Crushing Condo Sale Bucks a Market Slump

Naomi Iizuka Named Fifth Recipient of Hermitage Major Theater Award

Key Chorale annual collaboration with The Sarasota Ballet Studio Company

10 Years, 10 Speakers. PINC Experience Returns with Oscar-Inspiring Stories, Climate Experts, and Global Changemakers

Sarasota County's Purchase of Albritton Fruit Farms Is Final

Asolo Rep Names Terrance Jackson Director of Education and Engagement

Here Are the Authors Coming to Sarasota County's 2024 Off the Page Festival

City of Sarasota Commissioners Name Interim City Manager, New City Attorney

Sarasota Gets an Innovative Outdoor Kitchen Showroom: A New Era in Design Experience

Selby Gardens' 2024 Orchid Show Reopens Oct. 17

Mote, the Van Wezel and the Hermitage Artist Retreat Experienced Major Damage from Hurricane Milton

Seven Babies Were Born at Sarasota Memorial Hospital During the Hurricane

In Worst-Case Scenario, Sarasota Is Ground-Zero for Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton Expected to Bring Catastrophic Impacts to the West Coast of Florida

Hurricane Milton Is Now a Category 5 Storm. Here's What You Need to Know.