A Do-Over for the Sarasota Performing Arts Center

ARTSBEAT

A Do-Over for the Sarasota Performing Arts Center

An updated plan features a different location, reduced cost, revised design and alternate parking—but will the city and community buy in? Read More »

Things To Do

What to Do in Sarasota and Manatee Counties This Week

A cenetennial celebration for the Leonard Reid House, Italian and Greek fests and feasts, art shows, a celebration of Old Florida, live poetry and more. Read More »

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Presents World Premiere of Composition by Roger Zare in April

Zare will premiere his latest piece, Gamma for string quartet, right here in Sarasota — performed by DragonBoot Quartet. Read More »

COOKIE MONSTERS

Insomnia Cookies is Coming to Gulf Gate

The Philadelphia-based company, known for its late-night delivery options, will host its grand opening this Saturday, Feb. 21 Read More »

FLASHBACK

Did You Know That in the 1940s, Sarasota Had an Indoor Croquet Court?

This old-school Sarasota image by Joseph Janney Steinmetz set off a hunt to identify where it was taken. Read More »

Where Art, Elegance, and Legacy Meet: The Beaux Arts Ball Returns

On March 21, 2026, Sarasota’s most artful evening returns in spectacular fashion. Read More »

BEST RESTAURANTS 2026

Rich Knowles’ Years of Working in Restaurants Around the World Come Full Circle at enRich Bistro

“I’m the oldest of six kids. I was making fajitas for my siblings around age 10.” Read More »

CITY MANAGER

Five Finalists Advance in Sarasota’s City Manager Search

Meet the candidates at an open house from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, at the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex ahead of formal commission interviews on Feb. 24. Read More »