Rainbow Connection

Project Pride SRQ, Community Activists Hold Grand Pride Flag March at Ringling Bridge

The event came in response to the news that Florida would not light its bridges for Pride Month this year.

06/29/2024 By Megan McDonald Photography by Hannah Phillips

Nailing It

Camille Heltman Is Living Her Lifelong Dream as a Handywoman

"I can do everything a handyman would do. There’s just not a word for a handywoman in the dictionary.”

06/25/2024 By Megan McDonald

Drinking It In

Clara Robbins Is Florida's First Female Master Distiller

“I never felt like my voice mattered much until I made it matter. I know my value now.”

06/25/2024 By Megan McDonald

Weather Woes

City of Sarasota Declares State of Emergency After Rain and Flooding

Gov. Ron DeSantis also declared a state of emergency for Sarasota, Broward, Collier, Lee and Miami-Dade counties. Here's what that means.

06/13/2024 By Megan McDonald

Essential Intelligence

What Exactly Is a Flash Flood?

It's a term that gets used a lot around these parts.

06/12/2024 By Megan McDonald

Open the Floodgates

Sarasota Broke Rainfall Records in June

After almost a year of drought conditions, a historic amount of water fell from the sky yesterday.

06/12/2024 By Megan McDonald

Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

After Weeks of Record Heat and Near-Drought Conditions, Up to 10 Inches of Rain Is Expected This Week

Forecasters are calling it a "wall of rain."

06/10/2024 By Megan McDonald

Spin Cycle

NOAA Released Its 2024 Hurricane Forecast, and It's Not Great

Plus, here are the names for this year's storms.

05/28/2024 By Megan McDonald

Sky's Out, Thighs Out

Who Wears Short Shorts? Men Wear Short Shorts!

In the words of Sarasota Magazine editor Cooper Levey-Baker, "If the inseam is longer than 5.5 inches, GTFO." Here are five pairs we like.

05/28/2024 By Megan McDonald

Honors

Sarasota Magazine Wins National City and Regional Magazine Award for Best Feature Story

The magazine earned the honor for a 2023 story about the use of ketamine to treat long-term depression. The publication was also named a General Excellence finalist for its overall quality.

05/21/2024 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Say 'Ahhhh'

The Ritz-Carlton's Spa Gets a Long-Planned Update

The 20,000-square-foot spa was renovated for the first time since the hotel opened in 2001.

05/01/2024 By Megan McDonald

Lifeline

Florida Studio Theatre and the Terrence McNally Foundation Have Created a New Commission for Artists in Recovery

The Terrence McNally Recovery Commission fellow will receive a $10,000 prize to be used to create a new work over the course of a year.

04/30/2024 By Megan McDonald

You Steal My Sunshine

How to Watch the Solar Eclipse in Sarasota

Will the weather cooperate? What percentage of totality—if any—will we get in Sarasota? What time does it all begin? We've got answers.

04/07/2024 By Megan McDonald

Hurricanes

Climate Adaptation Center Predicts 24 Named Storms, 12 Hurricanes and Six Major Hurricanes for 2024

Hurricanes have been increasing in strength and number for the last decade.

04/04/2024 By Megan McDonald

Spin Cycle

What Can We Expect From This Year's Hurricane Season?

Ahead of official predictions coming next month, here are three things to keep an eye on.

03/25/2024 By Megan McDonald

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