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One Park for All. A Third Place for Everyone.

As the month-long celebration of the Third Anniversary of The Bay park gets underway, this milestone provides an opportunity to reflect upon the impact of this beloved gathering place for everyone in the community.

10/02/2025

High Design

Two Sarasota Firms Included on Forbes' List of 'Best Residential Architects in America'

Seibert Architects and Halflants + Pichette Studio land on "Forbes"’ Best-in-State list, reflecting both the city’s midcentury legacy and forward thinking design edge.

10/01/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Hot, Hot, Hot

Updated: Sarasota's Best New Restaurants

An update of the new restaurants that stand out from the crowd.

10/01/2025 By Lauren Jackson

The Rich Keep Coming

How Wealthy Do You Have to Be to Live in Sarasota?

The flow of money and prosperity has accelerated in the last decade, bringing to town more millionaires, multimillionaires and even billionaires. The paradox, of course, is that many households and systems are under strain.

09/01/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Coastal Craftsmanship

Local Builders Sweep the 2025 Aurora Awards

From show-stopping kitchens to meticulously detailed custom homes, local builders prove the Suncoast’s style is award-winning.

08/11/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Local Legacy

Local Firms Win Big at the 2025 AIA Florida Awards

From a Venice pavilion to a Longboat Gulf-front estate, Sarasota-area architects return with award-winning work across the map.

06/19/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Artful Refuge

Inside the Gallery House, an Art-Filled Lido Shores Home

With architect Guy Peterson, a local couple reimagined a midcentury home. It's now for sale for $4,185,000.

05/23/2025 By Kim Doleatto

History's Here

Check Out the Winners of This Year’s Sarasota County Heritage Awards

The winners are champions of local historic preservation and adaptive reuse, historical research, archaeological conservancy and more.

05/13/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Best of Sarasota

The Best of Sarasota 2025

A record number of you cast a ballot this year. The result? A comprehensive review of everything you love about living in Sarasota.

05/01/2025

Conservation

Big Waters Land Trust, Sarasota County, Elling Eide Center Partner to Protect Land on Little Sarasota Bay

Sarasota County’s Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program purchased land on Feb. 4, which remains privately owned and managed by The Elling Eide Center.

03/31/2025 By Staff

Fast Track

Selby Gardens Receives Travel + Leisure Global Vision Award

Plus, SMH wins Gallup's Exceptional Workplace Award and the Laurel Civic Association hires a new chief development officer.

03/24/2025 By Staff

Moderns That Matter

11 Sarasota Landmarks We Love

Highlights from Architecture Sarasota’s Moderns That Matter program.

03/19/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Woot Woot

Sarasota Builders Won Big at This Year’s National Association of Home Builders Awards

Nautilus Custom Homes, Perrone Construction and Trinity Custom Homes stood out from the competition, taking home a total of ten awards.

03/04/2025 By Kim Doleatto

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Top Five Reasons You Can’t Miss Future Now at Sarasota Art Museum

Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks celebrates 200 years of innovative shoe design now through May 4, 2025

02/28/2025

Year in Review

The Most Expensive Residential Sales of 2024

Despite back-to-back hurricanes and an overall cooldown, people’s pads actually got pricier in 2024.

12/30/2024 By Kim Doleatto

New Year New Look

These Are the Home Design Trends You Need to Know About in 2025

From curvy furniture to earthy tones and lots of texture, 2025 is all about warm comfort.

12/24/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Sarasota Slays

Sarasota Architects Sweep the 2024 Florida AIA Awards

Sure, palm trees and beaches are beautiful, but Sarasota's design minds create a stunning built environment to match.

07/01/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Aloha

Ohana, on Longboat Key, Has Sold for $19.75 Million Cash

The sprawling property, which has made waves for its sea wall, shattered Longboat Key sale records when it sold in an off-market deal.

06/05/2024 Photography by Kim Doleatto

Top Sale

Behold the Most Expensive Residential Sale in Sarasota County

Listed for just under $34 million last year, this Harbor Acres waterfront home sold for $20 million—cash.

05/14/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Best of Sarasota

The Best of Sarasota 2024: Editors' Picks

Here are our favorite new finds from a year full of them. 

05/01/2024 By The Editors