Limelight

Senior Friendship Center's Blooming Friendships

Selby Gardens was the fitting backdrop for Senior Friendship Center's Blooming Friendships dinner-dance.

01/31/2020 Photography by Lori Sax

Limelight

Halo Arts Project

Halo Arts Project held its first annual Angels for Artists event with a silent auction to help fund the work and advancement of local artists.

01/31/2020 Photography by Lori Sax

Philanthropy

Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation Board Approves $4.9 Million in Grant Funding

The funding focuses on mental health, education, and creating intergenerational cycles of opportunity for families.

01/31/2020 By Staff

Fast Track

Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance Promotes Dan Sidler to Vice President

Sidler was previously the alliance's director of marketing and communications.

01/31/2020 By Staff

Sponsored Content

ASALH Black Muse 2020 - 3 Artists To Know

Art Center Sarasota has partnered with ASALH for 11 years in the annual Black Muse Exhibition during Black History month.

01/31/2020

Sponsored Content

Romance Explored in Painting.

This artist proves there is a hopeless romantic in us all.

01/31/2020

Travelin' Man

Guidebook Author and TV Host Rick Steves on Why Traveling the World Is a 'Political Act'

"When you travel, the most valuable souvenir you bring home is a broader perspective."

01/31/2020 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Limelight

Generocity 2020

Sarasota Magazine's event at the Municipal Auditorium brought together more than 60 nonprofits and guests from Lakewood Ranch to Venice interested in learning about them.

01/30/2020 Photography by Lori Sax

Architecture Events

CFAS Trolley Tours Resume for Season

Tours of historic neighborhoods and architecturally significant buildings take place every Thursday through April.

01/30/2020 By Ilene Denton

Sneak Preview

Junior League of Sarasota Tour of Homes is Feb. 28-29.

The 43rd annual tour takes you inside five notable residences in Oyster Bay, Siesta Key and more.

01/30/2020 By Ilene Denton

To the Rescue

Jewels on the Bay Designer Showhouse Will Go On After All

A circa-1916 residence in Bungalow Hill is replacement after original home falls through.

01/30/2020 By Ilene Denton

Health News

Federal Government Releases Report Card for Nation's Hospitals

Here's how our area hospitals ranked.

01/30/2020 By Staff

From the Editor

From the Editor: Do You Believe in Magic?

Some love stories coming with a sprinkling of pixie dust.

01/30/2020 By Staff

Unity Awards

Our 2020 Unity Award Winners Inspire, Connect and Transform

These 10 people have found a path away from the us-and-them zeitgeist.

01/30/2020

Unity Awards

Robert Rogers Started the Conversation With LGBTQ Elders About Loss and Legacy

“I’m a better person because of the generosity of all these people who’ve chosen to talk to me.”

01/30/2020 By Ilene Denton

Unity Awards

Phil Mockler Aids 'The Brotherhood and Sisterhood of Those Who Put Their Life on the Line Every Day'

Everyday Heroes USA supports military and first responders.

01/30/2020 By Hannah Wallace

Unity Awards

Kevin Swan Raises Funds and Awareness to Benefit ALS Patients

Swan's A Life Story Foundation has raised $1.5 million for ALS research, awareness and education.

01/30/2020 By Sarafina Murphy-Gibson

Unity Awards

Gabriel Ortiz Changes Young Lives Through the Power of Theater

“My life is about stories, tracing one point to the next. That’s what I say to my kids: ‘How do we take over our narratives?’”

01/30/2020 By Hannah Wallace

Unity Awards

John Annis Is a Connector For Community Change

“There’s a bunch of people out there who want to do good things. All they need to do is be asked.”

01/30/2020 By Hannah Wallace

Unity Awards

Top CEO Turned Minister Brock Leach Uses Leadership to Help the Disadvantaged

“It was a revelation for me that I could make a difference for someone else."

01/30/2020 By Hannah Wallace