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The Arcadia Rodeo Returns Next Month

Arcadia’s been hosting rodeo competitions for 96 years. The All-Florida Championship in March is fixin’ to be its best.

02/23/2024 By Linda Murray

Q & A

Hosana Fieber Takes the Reins at Tervis

We talked to the popular drinkware company's new CEO about her history with Tervis, being a first-generation American and how she likes to spend her free time.

02/23/2024 By Elizabeth Djinis

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A Compass for our Region’s Future

Learn how the three priorities of the 2023 Regional Scan guide Gulf Coast Community Foundations’ investments in our community.

02/22/2024

Hello, History

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.

02/22/2024 By Kim Doleatto

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First-ever Birch Lane Store Now Open In Sarasota

Major online furniture retailer Wayfair’s specialty brand, Birch Lane, opens one of its first brick-and-mortar stores at Sarasota’s University Town Center.

02/22/2024

Good News

Conservation Foundation Permanently Conserves 64 Acres Along the Manatee River

Crooked River Ranch provides opportunities for coastal resiliency, water quality protection and native habitat restoration.

02/20/2024 By Staff

Crib Check

Get Ready to Gawk at the Amazing Spaces on the Annual Junior League of Sarasota Tour of Homes

The 47th annual tour invites home lovers to check out decor trends and more in some of Sarasota’s sweetest neighborhoods.

02/20/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Clang Clang Clang

The 76 Flyer Trolley Offers Easy Transportation From the Airport to Downtown Sarasota

Part of Sarasota County Transit's new Breeze rebrand, the trolley is quick, affordable and dare we say enjoyable?

02/20/2024 By Lauren Jackson

Grant Report

Barancik Foundation Awards $11.8 Million in Grants

Plus, Selby Gardens is the recipient of the inaugural Virginia B. Toulmin Leadership Scholarship, and more.

02/19/2024 By Staff

Listening to Black Voices

Dale Booker on the Experiences That Shaped Her and the Realities of Living in Florida as a Black Woman

"It’s disconcerting that many of Florida's transplants seem to have never been exposed to Blacks before."

02/19/2024 By Heather Dunhill

Preview

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Announces 25th Anniversary Season

The season will feature Soul Crooners Solid Gold Edition, Fences, Five Guys Named Moe and Syncopated Avenue, plus the holiday show A Motown Christmas.

02/19/2024 By Staff

Ride Along

The Life of a Sarasota County Animal Services Officer Is Way More Complex Than You Might Think

We recently spent a day with animal services officer Jeffrey Henry to find out what it's like to corral critters for a living.

02/19/2024 By Sylvia Whitman

Rebrand

Bordeaux Wines Are Getting Stronger and Maturing More Quickly. Here's Why.

According to a recent panel featuring top French winemakers, answers range from climate change to competition from other styles.

02/16/2024 By Bob McGinn

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Unraveling the Geometry of Ya La’Ford - Contemporary Innovations & Ancient Fusions

Exclusive series only available through Drew Marc Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL at 2606 Fairfield Ave S Bldg 8 Unit 4, St. Petersburg, FL 33712.

02/16/2024

New Kid on the Point

A Swanky New American Bistro With a Major Whiskey Collection Is Headed to Five Points

Warren will open its third location in the 11,500-square-foot space that used to be Fit2Run in the heart of downtown Sarasota.

02/16/2024 By Kim Doleatto

In Conversation

With Parade, Shinique Smith Turns Her Gaze on the Ringling's Old Masters

A conversation with the L.A. artist about her exhibit at The Ringling.

02/16/2024 By Megan McDonald

Flashback

Did You Know That in the 1940s, Sarasota Had an Indoor Croquet Court?

This old-school Sarasota image by Joseph Janney Steinmetz set off a hunt to identify where it was taken.

02/15/2024 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Affordable Housing

A New Affordable Housing Project Is Headed to North Tamiami Trail

New Trail Plaza in Sarasota will bring almost 100 units entirely dedicated to workforce and affordable housing tenants.

02/15/2024 By Kim Doleatto

What's Old Is New Again

With Vintage Key, Ellen Wuagneux Gives Old Furniture New Life

In her Siesta Key garage studio, Wuagneux examines each vintage or antique piece of furniture with TLC before coming up with a plan to bring it back to life.

02/15/2024 By Tisha Leung

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Celebrating Freedom: Patriot Plaza’s 10th Anniversary

Recognizing ten years of honoring veterans, inspiring patriotism, and embracing freedom.

02/15/2024