Go South

Detwiler’s Farm Market Is Heading South

Detwiler’s Farm Market plans its first ground-up store in North Port, as the family-owned grocer pushes farther south into one of Sarasota County’s fastest-growing cities.

07/06/2026 By Kim Doleatto

ArtsBeat

Arts Groups to Share $20 Million as DeSantis Vetoes More Funding

Questions remain about what organizations will receive state support.

07/02/2026 By Jay Handelman/ArtsBeat.org

Oh, the Places You'll Go

Here's Every Single Nonstop Flight From SRQ

Bookmark this list for your next trip.

07/02/2026 By Staff

Concrete Dream

Behold: The Priciest Home on the Market in Sarasota-Manatee

Listed for $38.45 million, the under-construction Longboat Key estate began as a family dream house. If it sells anywhere close to ask, it could reset the region’s residential sales record.

07/01/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Flight Bites

New Concessions Take Flight at SRQ Airport

Whether you're taking off or returning home, the airport now boasts a whole lotta Sarasota-specific flavor.

07/01/2026 By Jules Telfort

The Women Behind the Art

The Untold Stories of Sarasota's Women Artists

From the earliest days of Sarasota’s vaunted arts history, women were painting, drawing, sculpting and otherwise creating.

07/01/2026 By Kay Kipling

Treat Yourself

The Ultimate Sarasota Summer Splurge Guide

How to indulge during the long, hot season.

07/01/2026 By The Editors

Two Decades. One Institute. Stronger Leaders.

Two decades, 20 cohorts, 425+ leaders: how a program that began in North Port grew into a region-wide network shaping communities across the Gulf Coast.

07/01/2026

Grant Report

Gettel Foundation Invests $1 Million in The Haven's Community Center Project

Plus, Oyster River Ecology receives more than $750,000 in grants, FEMA approves $90 million in funding for state and local hurricane relief, and more.

06/29/2026 By Staff

Fast Track

Sarasota Chamber Announces 2026 Small Business Award Winners

Plus, new hires at the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort, HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital and more.

06/29/2026 By Staff

Hats Off

Sarasota-Manatee Builders Rack Up National Housing Awards

From Anna Maria Island to Sarasota and Palmetto, local homes and communities stood out in the latest Best in American Living Awards.

06/29/2026 By Kim Doleatto

ArtsBeat

Venice Symphony Grows Into New Season

Audiences are responding to the symphony's orchestral concerts mixing classics and pop music.

06/23/2026 By Jay Handelman/ArtsBeat.org

Match Point

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

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