Raise a Glass

Tervis Names Roger Parsons Its New President, Chief Revenue Officer

Parsons will oversee all aspects of the company’s commercial consumer business strategy, including e-commerce and direct-to-consumer business.

08/22/2025 By Megan McDonald

Shop 'Til You Drop

The Hyatt Regency Sarasota Is Being Torn Down. You Can Own a Piece of It.

A major liquidation is underway at the 50-year old hotel, with everything from TVs to beds to soap dishes on offer (and many of them BOGO).

08/13/2025 By Megan McDonald

Gimme Shelter

A New Clinical Trial Aims to Help Anxious Dogs Cope With Thunderstorms

And Bradenton's Bayshore Veterinary Group is participating.

08/05/2025 By Megan McDonald

Flashback

In 1937, a Local Man Caught a 2,500-Lb. Shark Just Off Longboat Key

Edgar Green caught the massive animal while fishing alone in the Gulf.

07/21/2025 By Megan McDonald

Flew Season

Selby Gardens' New Exhibit Is for the Birds

Literally.

07/09/2025 By Megan McDonald

Tech Savvy Kitchen

Five Kitchen Gadgets That Are as Cool as They Are Useful

Everything you need for a tech-savvy kitchen.

07/07/2025 By Megan McDonald

Stats

How Much Does It Actually Cost to Live in Sarasota and Manatee Counties Right Now?

According to the United Way Suncoast's 2025 ALICE Report, the basic survival budget for a family of four is $104,425 in Sarasota County and $95,004 in Manatee County.

07/07/2025 By Megan McDonald

Blast Off

Is SpaceX Coming to Myakka City?

The aerospace company, which was founded by Elon Musk, has proposed a "fenced, gravel compound on a 0.73-acre area with 40 satellite antennas" at 3350 C.R. 675.

07/07/2025 By Megan McDonald

Flashback

Photo: Sarasota Sun-Debs, 1949

Photographer Joseph Janney Steinmetz captured this scene that year, which shows a ballet instructor giving the Sun-Debs a movement lesson on the sunny shores of Lido Beach.

07/03/2025 By Megan McDonald

Swim Meet

What It's Like to Swim With the Stingrays at the St. Regis Longboat Key

Get up close and personal with stingrays and marine animals at The St. Regis Longboat Key’s Under the Sea lagoon.

07/02/2025 By Megan McDonald

☠️☠️☠️

Is Sarasota Trying to Kill Us?

A new study finds that our city is the deadliest place in the U.S. to visit in the summer.

07/01/2025 By Megan McDonald

Birds of a Feather

How to Keep Our Nesting Shorebirds Safe During Fourth of July Celebrations

"It's important to share our shores," says Evan Powers, Audubon Florida's Sarasota stewardship coordinator.

06/26/2025 By Megan McDonald

Flying High

SRQ Airport Names New President and CEO

Paul Hoback Jr. is the executive vice president and chief development officer for Allegheny County Airport Authority, which oversees Pittsburgh International Airport. He replaces SRQ's retiring president and CEO Rick Piccolo.

06/24/2025 By Megan McDonald

In Their Own Words

Dr. Tanya Schreibman on the Current State of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

“Research keeps you on the forefront and provides opportunities for patients and staff. It’s the only way we’ll ever move forward with HIV.”

06/16/2025 By Megan McDonald

Collateral Damage

What Are Natural Disasters Doing to Our Mental Health?

Hurricanes wreak havoc on our houses and businesses, but just as serious is the harm to our mental health.

05/30/2025 By Megan McDonald

I Know You Are, But What am I?

A New Documentary Examines the Life of Paul Reubens, Creator of Pee-Wee Herman

"Pee-Wee as Himself" is now streaming on HBO Max.

05/27/2025 By Megan McDonald

Plant People

A Selby Gardens Botanist Just Helped Discover Four New Plant Species

And one of them is named after Jennifer Rominiecki, Selby Gardens' president and CEO.

05/15/2025 By Megan McDonald

Beachy Keen

Siesta Beach Named to 'World's 50 Best Beaches' List

After a catastrophic 2024 hurricane season, the beloved beach received international recognition for its white quartz sand, natural beauty, gentle slope, calm water and more.

05/12/2025 By Megan McDonald