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Bath + Racquet Nears the Finish Line in Sarasota

The long-awaited reinvention of Sarasota’s former Bath + Racquet Club is moving into its final stretch.

06/22/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Fast Track

Gulf Coast Community Foundation Announces 2026-2027 Board of Directors

The foundation's president and CEO, Phillip Lanham, also renewed his contract through 2031.

06/18/2026 By Staff

Welcome to Savortown

These 55 Restaurants Are Extending Their Savor Sarasota Menus

The prix fixe menu deals will continue until at least June 30.

06/16/2026 By Staff

Peek Inside

Here's What’s Coming to the Former Hyatt Regency Site

It's another Hyatt, actually. The new Hyatt Centric Harborside will bring 174 hotel rooms, event space, dining and 117 condominium residences to Kolter Urban’s new 20-story waterfront tower.

06/16/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Drum Roll

Sarasota-Manatee Projects Win Big at the 2026 AIA Florida Awards

From a Bradenton S.T.E.A.M. center to Sarasota’s historic Chidsey Library, the region had a strong showing in this year’s AIA Florida awards—and added a national sustainability win for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

06/15/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Pizza Pizza

Miami's Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza Is Coming to Sarasota

The restaurant—whose Miami Beach location is Michelin recommended—will open Tuesday, June 23.

06/11/2026 By Megan McDonald

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

Sponsored Content

What does it take to preserve a slice of "Old Florida"? We asked the women who are doing it

Discover How Florida’s Historic Cortez Fishing Village Balances Maritime Tradition, Environmental Stewardship, and Community Preservation

06/08/2026

Sponsored Content

From Every Angle: Decades of Change in the Sarasota–Manatee Estuary Through the Eyes of Its Fishermen

How Fishermen, Scientists, and Decades of Observation Reveal the Changing Health of Sarasota Bay’s Ecosystem

06/08/2026

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

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

Eat This Now

Nine Sarasota Doughnuts to Eat Before You Die

From peanut butter cake to red velvet to pork-stuffed, these local doughnuts are guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth.

06/05/2026 By Megan McDonald and Lauren Jackson

Sponsored Content

Inside SRQ Smiles: Advanced Dentistry With A Personal Sarasota Touch

06/04/2026

Cheers!

We Tried Michael's on East's New Zero-Proof Cocktails

With adults ages 18-34 drinking less than ever before, bars and restaurants are pivoting to attract a sober—or sober-curious—crowd.

06/04/2026 By Jules Telfort

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

Branded Content

Top Doctors 2026: Sumeet Bhanot, MD, FACS

Natural facial rejuvenation through advanced surgical artistry.

06/02/2026

'Tis The Season

Selby Gardens' 'Queen of the Night' Cactus Will Bloom Soon

The gardens will host a one-night-only viewing party so they public can watch the cactus' flowers open, which only happens one night every year.

06/01/2026 By Staff

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