Page Turner

Sarasota's 2020 One Book Selection Covers a Dark Chapter of American History

Kate Moore, the author of The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women, will speak in North Port and in Sarasota next month.

12/04/2019 By Shelby Schwartz

Marine corps

Mote Summit Aims to Encourage (and Fund) Innovative Youth Conservation Projects

Over the last nine years, the Youth Ocean Conservation Summit has awarded 140 mini-grants to help young people start environmental initiatives.

12/04/2019 By Shelby Schwartz

Weekly Planner

A Seafood Festival, a Food Truck Rally and More of This Week's Best Food and Drink Events

Also on the menu: a walking food and history tour and a mermaid festival.

12/04/2019 By Sarafina Murphy-Gibson

Film

New College to Host 'Visions of the Black Experience' Film Series

The series will celebrate, study and explore various aspects of black life.

12/03/2019 By Staff

Art

The Ringling Receives Significant Gift From Stanton and Nancy Kaplan

The Kaplans' gift includes a major photography collection, a scholars' rock collection, and funds to endow a curatorial position and programming.

12/03/2019 By Staff

Grants

Literacy Program Receives $100,000 Grant From Manatee Community Foundation

The grant will support the school district in providing opportunities such as free family nights and summer programs for pre-K students.

12/03/2019

Preview

The Suffragist Project Marches On

Florida Studio Theatre has announced the full event calendar for a year celebrating women's right to vote.

12/03/2019 By Kay Kipling

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Something Fresh (and French!) Has Come to St. Armands Circle

Karma Luna Salon, Boutique & Spa celebrates its grand opening this week after its business in St. Martin was destroyed by Hurricane Irma in 2017.

12/03/2019

Top Sale

A Casey Key Estate Sells for $8.75 Million

It’s the highest-priced sale on Casey Key in 10 years.

12/03/2019 By Ilene Denton

Shade-y Spot

Only in Sarasota: The Shrine to Lost Sunglasses

A rusty chain-link barrier held a row of sunglasses—perhaps washed ashore by the waves and assembled by an artistic beachgoer

12/03/2019 Illustrations by John Pirman

Horse Power

Sarasota-Manatee Is Becoming a Destination for the Equestrian Set

Florida is big horse country.

12/02/2019

How High Can You Jump?

Debbie Stephens Can Jump Higher Than Any Other Female Horse Rider

For the last 37 years, Stephens, now 69, has held onto the outdoor Ladies’ High Jump record.

12/02/2019 By Hanna Powers

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Sarasota’s Most Iconic Holiday Happenings

Your ultimate guide to can’t-miss events.

12/02/2019

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Celebrate the Holiday Season at Selby Gardens

Enjoy a wonderland of over 2 million lights at Lights in Bloom!

12/02/2019

Gettin' Hygge With It

Five Finds to Up Your Cozy Quotient

We need hygge now more than ever.

12/02/2019 By Heather Dunhill

Sky's the limit

New Oak & Stone Restaurant Opens

When completed, the new downtown Bradenton location will offer nice views of the Manatee River.

12/02/2019 By Cooper Levey-Baker

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Become the Hero Of Holiday Hosting

With off-site catering services in Bradenton, Sarasota, and the Tampa Bay Area, PIER 22 can meet you where you are—in your living room or the corporate boardroom!

12/02/2019

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Run Away With Clara to the Circus this Holiday Season

Sarasota Ballet presents “The Circus Nutcracker.”

12/02/2019

Awards

Community Day School Selects Sue Rosin for Goldie Feldman Award

Rosin will be recognized for her years of volunteering with the school's literacy program.

12/02/2019 By Staff