Flashback

Photo: The Bradentown B’s Baseball Team, ca. 1900

The team, pictured here in front of Braden Castle, was likely one of several neighborhood groups made up of young people playing in sandlots.

02/05/2026 By Megan McDonald

Resilient, Unbreakable, Strong

Emily Meinke Stood Up to Dr. Larry Nassar’s Sexual Abuse

“A lot of people don’t disclose an assault because the legal system is so intimidating. Our goal is to make survivors feel safe so that more people are held accountable.”

07/02/2025 By Stephanie Churn Lubow

Editorial Assist

Sarasota Magazine to Front Jerseys for Sarasota Paradise’s 2025 Season

With a USL League One debut on the horizon, the rising star soccer club taps a longtime local publication for its most visible sponsorship to date.

05/22/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Paradise City

Sarasota’s Pro Soccer Team Is Leveling Up

“My dream,” says Sarasota Paradise founder Marcus Walfridson, “is that the community all hangs out at the games, throwing scarves up in the air and chanting, ‘We are Paradise!’”

05/05/2025 By Lauren Jackson

Gronk the Great

Rob Gronkowski Tackles His NFL Days, Competitive Upbringing and Post-Retirement Career in Wide-Ranging Sarasota Talk

The retired tight end was in town as part of the Ringling College Library Association's Town Hall lecture series.

02/04/2025 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Sick Ripper

Hotshot Teen Skater Shiloh Catori Credits Growing Up in Sarasota’s Skate Scene for Much of Her Success

Catori was inspired to pick up a board by watching her older brother, who liked to compete for fun around Sarasota.

12/01/2024 By Lauren Jackson

Swish!

The Cleveland Cavaliers Will Hold Their 2024 NBA Training Camp at IMG Academy

Training camp will take place Oct. 1-6 and mark the official start of the Cavs' prep for the 2024-2025 NBA regular season.

08/26/2024 By Megan McDonald

Play Ball!

Pirates, Orioles and Braves Announce 2025 Spring Training Schedules

Start planning your games now.

08/21/2024 By Megan McDonald

We'll Always Have Paris

Here's How Our Local Olympians Did at the Paris Games

Clark Dean and Emma Weyant won bronze medals in rowing and swimming, while Evo Gymnastics' Stephen Nedoroscik, aka 'Pommel Horse Guy,' took the internet by storm.

08/12/2024 By Megan McDonald

Seeing Stars

Visit Sarasota County Inks Name, Image and License Deal With 2024 Olympic Swimmer Emma Weyant

Weyant, who won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, will swim the 400-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics this month.

07/17/2024 By Megan McDonald

Future Stars

Spring Breakout in Bradenton Offers a Preview of What's to Come for the Game of Baseball

The new Major League Baseball initiative highlights rising stars and emerging technology.

03/27/2024 By Brad Edmondson

Who Knew?

There's a Baton Twirling World Championship, and an Athlete From Sarasota Just Competed in It

Sarasota's Samantha Merigliano and her team Forte represented the United States in the global competition held in Liverpool, England.

09/21/2023 By Emma Moneuse

The Inescapable Sport

Can a Millennial Love Pickleball?

Pickleball grew nearly 40 percent between 2019 and 2021, making it the fastest growing sport in America, and nearly 5 million people now play the game.

05/25/2023 By Isaac Eger