Hurricanes

A New Tropical System Could Impact the Suncoast Next Week

Expect a tropical storm to form in the Caribbean late this weekend or early next week.

08/25/2023 By Bob Bunting

Choose Your Own Adventure

Which Wine Glass Is Best for You?

Things to consider include what type of wine you enjoy and how much you want to spend.

08/25/2023 By Bob McGinn

Three Cheers!

The Sarasota Opera Food & Wine Festival Returns Sept. 23

Benefitting the Sarasota Youth Opera, this year's event will include 20 participating restaurants and plenty of wine.

08/25/2023 By Lauren Jackson

Listening to Diverse Voices

City Commissioner and Lawyer Erik Arroyo on His Journey to Success

The first Hispanic, immigrant mayor of the City of Sarasota talks about fitting in, and fulfilling his ambition against all odds.

08/24/2023 By Kim Doleatto

Sinking Ships

Decaying Boats Are Often a Nuisance in Sarasota, Manatee Waters

But police have a year-old tool in which owners of vessels in peril can sign them over for rapid removal.

08/24/2023 By Catherine Hicks/Community News Collaborative

Sponsored Content

The Sarasota Ballet

2023 – 2024 Season Overview

08/24/2023

So Good

Kolucan Will Open in Gulf Gate on Aug. 31

Chefs Gino Calleja and Jose Rojas will prepare upscale Mexican cuisine at the new restaurant.

08/24/2023 By Lauren Jackson

The Itinerary

Travel Guide: Five Days in Midcoast Maine

Summer is the perfect time to escape the heat of Sarasota for Maine's crisp, cool nights.

08/23/2023 By Megan McDonald

Market Report

Home Sales Increase in Manatee County, Decrease in Sarasota County in July

July data shows that the median price for a home in Sarasota County is $535,000 and $515,000 in Manatee County.

08/23/2023 By Kim Doleatto

Siesta hotels

Judge Sides With Siesta Key Resident Suing Sarasota County Over Proposed High-Density Hotel

Lourdes Ramirez says she got a “grand prize” win in her battle against high-density hotels on Siesta Key.

08/22/2023 By Kim Doleatto

Grant Report

Bank of America Awards $300,000 to Mote SEA

Plus, Safe Children Coalition meets a major matching challenge, Gulf Coast Community Foundation funds two Project 180 programs and more.

08/21/2023 By Staff

Green Dreams

Carl Hiaasen Will Headline Sarasota's Green Living Expo and EcoSummit This December

The weekend also features a trade show, film screening, panel discussions, music and more.

08/21/2023 By Staff

Unity Awards

Nominations Are Open for the 2024 Unity Awards!

We want to honor members of our community who are bridging divides across racial, ethnic, religious, sexual orientation, socioeconomic, and physical and mental ability groups.

08/21/2023

Hurricane Season

Peak Hurricane Season Is About to Begin

Record sea surface temperatures and waning Saharan dust mean the tropics are waking up.

08/18/2023 By Bob Bunting

Preview

Here's What's Coming to ensembleNEWSRQ This Season

The season includes three world premieres and several collaborations.

08/18/2023 By Staff

Education

New College Students Find New Campuses, Tuition Deal in Massachusetts

A large number of New College's 697 students have applied to other schools, and 38 of about 90 full-time faculty members have resigned.

08/18/2023 By Jim DeLa/Community News Collaborative

That Bloody Mary Tho

Daiquiri Deck Will Offer a Seasonal Brunch Beginning Aug. 26

Fill up on brunch and booze at one of the Deck's five locations before hitting the beach.

08/18/2023 By Lauren Jackson

Mod x 10

This Year’s Sarasota MOD Weekend Celebrates the Genius of Victor Lundy

The annual three-day festival takes place Nov. 2-5 and will celebrate the centennial of Sarasota School architect Victor Lundy—and a decade of MOD Weekend.

08/18/2023 By Kim Doleatto

Preview

The Ringling's New Photography Exhibit Explores the Nature of Work

The exhibit represents a diversity of perspectives on labor, from the belief that it is a manifestation of industrial progress to the concern that it exploits society’s most vulnerable people.

08/17/2023 By Staff

Island Time

Longboat Key Projects Focus on Keeping Island Residents Closer to Home

In the works: a new library, a community art space and an amphitheater.

08/17/2023 By Eric Garwood/Community News Collaborative