Hello, Spring

Grillsmith Restaurant Offers Up Comfort Food and International Dishes with a Twist

Check out the colorful spring-inspired seasonal cocktails and a special week-long Mother's Day menu the whole family will love.

04/29/2022 By Kim Doleatto

Gotta Blame It on My Juice

Where to Find Great Juice in Sarasota

Juicing is all the rage. Here's where to find a fresh bottle.

04/29/2022 By Allison Forsyth

Flowers, Poetry and Light

Patti Smith Named Selby Gardens’ First 'Artist in Residence'

Smith’s artistic residency will include two return visits to Selby Gardens—one in 2023 and one in 2024.

04/29/2022 By Staff

Commercial Real Estate

Sunz Insurance President Purchases Two Acres in Downtown Bradenton for $2.35 Million

The purchase is an assemblage comprised of three smaller parcels.

04/28/2022 By Staff

Fishing

Accessible Lake Osprey Fishing Pier Opens at Oscar Scherer State Park

The project has been in the works for almost 15 years.

04/28/2022 By Staff

Expansions

Fawley Bryant Architecture Launches New Sports Division

The firm has appointed Kirk Bauer as director of sports and hired Shane Johnson as senior project manager.

04/28/2022 By Staff

Lickety Split sale

Inside a Casey Key Compound That Just Sold for $10.5 Million—Cash

The main and guest homes sit on just over an acre and went under contract in just four days.

04/28/2022 By Kim Doleatto

Fast Track

Rex Troche Appointed as Sarasota Chief of Police

Troche will serve as Sarasota’s 13th police chief and its first Hispanic chief.

04/28/2022 By Staff

Home bound

A Recent Report Names Sarasota as the Country’s Top Relocation Destination

PODS, the portable storage and moving company, shares its top 20 lists of cities people are leaving—and where they're headed.

04/28/2022 By Kim Doleatto

Preview

The Sarasota Ballet Announces Coming Season, New Dancers

Six world premiere pieces are included in the 2022-23 season.

04/28/2022 By Kay Kipling

I Dream of Smoothies

Dream Earth Bowls Opening First Storefront in Broadway Promenade

The smoothie bowl shop will be celebrating its grand opening tomorrow, April 29.

04/28/2022 By Chloé Cuyler

Shipping

SeaPort Manatee, Logistec USA Add Two New Mobile Harbor Cranes

The pair of eco-efficient cranes arrived at SeaPort Manatee on April 22 via trans-Atlantic vessel voyage from Germany.

04/27/2022 By Staff

Fellowships

Barancik Foundation Announces Inaugural TIME Fellowship Recipients

The program has announced 25 inaugural fellows, each receiving up to $12,000 for experiences that are intellectually revitalizing, personally renewing, and restore a passion for teaching.

04/27/2022 By Staff

You Are Not Alone

NAMI Sarasota Opens Two New Drop-In Locations For Free Mental Health Support

Both locations offer wellness classes, support groups and connections to higher care through the "You Are Not Alone," or YANA, program.

04/27/2022 By Staff

Real Estate

Sarasota Housing Market Ranked No. 3 in U.S. in New Wall Street Journal Report

Outdoor lifestyle and a healthy job market are some factors that placed the Sarasota metro area among the top three on the list of the emerging housing markets index.

04/27/2022 By Kim Doleatto

Bee Smart

'Discover the Wonder of Bees' at a Free, Family-Friendly Event

This Saturday, April 30, beekeepers will lead activity stations with interactive demonstration hives, honey tastings, games, crafts and story time.

04/27/2022 By Samantha Lane

The future of recycling

Bradenton Is Ending Its Curbside Recycling Pickup Service

Will other local governments follow suit?

04/27/2022 By Chloé Cuyler

Your Health Questions Answered

It's National Minority Health Month. How Can We Support Communities of Color?

Sarasota's Multicultural Health Institute offers several ways to get involved.

04/27/2022 By Allison Forsyth

Sponsored Content

What It’s Like When a Designer + Builder Renovate Their Own Home

Trade Mark Interiors is excited to announce the launch of our YouTube channel!

04/26/2022

Philanthropy

There's Still Time to Donate to Community Foundation's 24-Hour Giving Challenge

The challenge, which ends at noon on Wednesday, April 27, has more than 700 nonprofit participants. The event has raised more than $59 million since 2012.

04/26/2022 By Staff