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On a High Note

La Musica Marks Its 40th Anniversary With Bigger Audiences, More Concerts and a Timely World Premiere

The venerable festival has succeeded in attracting new and wider audiences, thanks in large part to the extension of its season, presenting more frequent concerts for patrons.

12/01/2025 By Kay Kipling

Inspired by History

Sarasotans Have Been Publishing Their Recipes Since the Early 1900s. We Tried Two.

One of them, “Orange Short Cake," is as much a showstopper today as it was 111 years ago.

12/01/2025 By Lauren Jackson

Privacy, Please

Exclusive Private Clubs Are on the Rise, Including These Five Posh Sarasota Spots

The country club isn’t dead, but it’s got competition.

12/01/2025 By Lauren Jackson

Haye, Baby!

Longboat Key's Euphemia Haye Is Celebrating its 50th Anniversary This Year

The legacy restaurant is hosting a celebratory prix fixe dinner—prepared by longtime former chef and owner Ray Arpke—on Dec. 9.

12/01/2025 By Lauren Jackson

Preview

Jennifer Jones, the First Black Rockette, on Her Path to Radio City Music Hall

It's not easy for any dancer. For Jennifer Jones, the first African American Rockette, it was harder. She tells her story in a talk at the Sarasota Art Museum.

12/01/2025 By Kay Kipling

Dive Into Resort Life

Downtown, Beach or Golf Course, The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota Pampers Guests in Signature Ritz Style

Twenty-four years after it opened, the Ritz remains a place to see and be seen—and to escape.

12/01/2025 By Megan McDonald

Sponsored Content

 In the Spirit of Giving: Generosity Across Generations 

For one Gulf Coast Community Foundation donor family, the true meaning of philanthropy came to life through the imagination and compassion of its youngest members. 

12/01/2025

Affordable Living

On Fruitville Road, a Long-Delayed Affordable Housing Plan Moves Forward

Fueled by the Live Local Act and a $15 million county grant, the 202-unit affordable complex marks a public-private effort and the fulfillment of a legacy project begun by the late Harvey Vengroff.

11/25/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Just Keep Swimming

The 'Shark Lady Musical,' About Sarasota's Legendary Eugenie Clark, Debuts at Fogartyville Next Weekend

The show's writer Christina Meiping Chen shares the inspiration behind the show and what the audience can expect.

11/25/2025 By Lauren Jackson

Sponsored Content

EXPECT THE EXTRAORDINARY IN THE SARASOTA CONCERT ASSOCIATION’S 2026 SEASON

FEATURING THREE INTERNATIONALLY-RENOWNED ORCHESTRAS AND MORE!

11/25/2025

Grant Report

Barancik Foundation Approves More Than $4 Million in Grants

Plus, Bank of America awards $30,000 to All Faiths Food Bank and more.

11/24/2025 By Staff

Fast Track

Sarasota Paradise Sign First Professional Player

Plus, Visit Sarasota County honors seven hospitality professionals, and more.

11/24/2025 By Staff

Preservation Nation

The 2025 'Six to Save' List Sounds the Alarm for Sarasota's Vulnerable Historic Buildings

The list reveals how quickly Sarasota’s historic fabric is thinning under the pace of today's redevelopment.

11/20/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Five Points Reset

Downtown Sarasota's Zenith Building to Be Replaced by Waldorf Astoria Residences

The project marks Waldorf Astoria’s first entry on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

11/19/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Grant Report

Pines of Sarasota Foundation Receives Property Donation Appraised at More Than $1 Million

Plus, Hugh Culverhouse Jr. donates $100,000 to All Faiths Food Bank, and more.

11/17/2025 By Staff

Review

'Come From Away' Opens the Asolo Rep Season with a Bang

Everyone's on their game with this musical about plane passengers and townsfolk on Sept. 11, 2001.

11/17/2025 By Kay Kipling

Sneak Peek

Selby Gardens Will Break Ground on Phase Two of Its Master Plan on Dec. 2

Phase Two includes a new conservatory complex, a learning pavilion and new landscaping features.

11/17/2025 By Staff

Tamiami Turn

A Stretch of South Tamiami Trail Draws a Major New Housing Investment

Arlington Properties and Battery Global Advisors paid $18.42 million for 18 acres west of Palmer Ranch, where a 325-unit apartment project and a 57-unit waterfront townhome community are taking shape.

11/17/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Q & A

Jessica Muroff Will Steward Sarasota’s Next Era of Giving

Muroff, the incoming president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, talks building trust, through listening blending data with empathy, and why leadership sometimes starts with a long hike uphill.

11/12/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Fast Track

Community Foundation of Sarasota County Names Jessica Muroff New President, CEO

Muroff was previously CEO of United Way Suncoast. She begins her tenure at the foundation on Jan. 20, 2026.

11/10/2025 By Staff

At Sarasota Magazine, we celebrate Sarasota’s vibrant culture, rich history, and bright future with award-winning, high-quality content that captures the spirit of our community.

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