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How to Sound Like a Local: A Sarasota Pronunciation Guide

Don't you dare say "Van Weasel."

11/29/2021 By Susan Burns

Come Together

The Merger of Historic Spanish Point With Selby Gardens May Foretell a Trend

We may be seeing more such mergers, given the dire financial situation many nonprofits are finding themselves in.

09/14/2020 By Ilene Denton

The Future Was Female

We're telling the stories of influential local women.

08/17/2020 By Kay Kipling

The Future Was Female

Bertha Honore Palmer was a famed Chicago socialite—and so much more.

A Home with History

Along with a brand-new main residence and outdoor living area, it forms a charming Point of Rocks estate.

06/15/2020 By Ilene Denton

Row Your Boat

After a summer of scheduled maintenance, Historic Spanish Point has relaunched the Magic for tours along Little Sarasota Bay.

Into the Wild

Generosity, vision and the Great Depression all played a role.

11/29/2017 By Kay Kipling

Sunshine Memories

But tourists came here from almost the very beginning.

12/28/2016 Edited by Kay Kipling and Bob Plunket

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Construction of the Bee Ridge Hotel (pictured) in 1914 symbolized the growth of the Bee Ridge Community in the second decade of the 20th century.