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Brooks DeLoach, 10, holds an albino Okeeteee corn snake.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • July 14, 2025
ReptiDay provides destination for reptile enthusiasts
Owner Andrea Meythaler and employee Kiki Von Blumen are all good vibes at the Bambooty Bodygear bus.
  • By Carlin Gillen
  • July 14, 2025
Rain or shine, count on the Downtown Sarasota Farmers Market to be there
Lakewood Ranch resident Stephanie Chen brought her daughters Aurora Chen, 3, and Stella Chen, 6 along with family friend Lola Nguyen, 7, to Waterside Park for a "girls night out."
  • By Madison Bierl
  • July 12, 2025
Waterside Place feels the energy during Movie in the Park
Lottie, the four-year-old miniature poodle, rides to victory in a toy car with Magnolia and Goldie Lowry in the "Most Creative" category of the virtual Hot Diggity Dog contest organized by the Rotary Club of Longboat Key.
  • By Dana Kampa
  • July 12, 2025
Rotarians award virtual winners of Longboat's Hot Diggity Dog contest
Meeks is 2 months old and up for adoption.
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • July 10, 2025
A merry Barks and Brews at University Town Center draws people and pups
Emma Bailey Gaddy and Vivienne Hansen carefully line up their potato race car at Bird Key Yacht Club's Fourth of July festivities.
  • By Dana Kampa
  • July 7, 2025
Bird Key Yacht Club holds annual potato car races
The Grady family, including Jackson, Drake, Freya and Tina, join the Longboat Key Garden Club's butterfly release for the Fourth of July weekend at Bicentennial Park.
  • By Dana Kampa
  • July 7, 2025
July Fourth Longboat Key butterfly release continues post-storm
Everyone is lined up for Hamlet's Eatery hot dogs, for their fifth annual Hot Dog Day.
  • By Carlin Gillen
  • July 6, 2025
Hamlet's Eatery celebrates Hot Dog Day with furry friends
Gabriella Brinceanu, 14, and her sister Alaina Brinceanu, 3, work together to pop the bubbles.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • July 5, 2025
Community enjoys barbecue, bubbles at Selby Gardens' Fourth of July
Stephen Schlabach and his wife Jennifer Schlabach watch the grand finale of the fireworks.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • July 5, 2025
Fourth of July fireworks light up the Sarasota skies
Members of Church of the Redeemer all stand together to sing American Classics led by Choralmaster, Sam Nelson.
  • By Carlin Gillen
  • July 5, 2025
Sarasota church celebrates Fourth of July with special gathering
Roller skating sensation Anita Zeman manages to keep smiling, even as her husband Karoly Zeman launches her into the air under the Waterside Place Pavilion July 4 during Star-Spangled Spectacular.
  • By Jay Heater
  • July 5, 2025
Star-Spangled Spectacular lights up Waterside Place in Lakewood Ranch
Best friends Olivia Geler and McKenna Bonura snap their photos from the finish tower July 3 at Nathan Benderson Park during Fireworks on the Lake.
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • July 4, 2025
Rain can't stop the pop at Nathan Benderson Park
Members of the Friends of Legacy Trail all prepare for the opening of the new trail bridge.
  • By Carlin Gillen
  • July 3, 2025
Sarasota cyclists are switching gears for the new Legacy Trail bridge
Outgoing Rotary Club of Longboat Key President Jan Wallace and incoming President Terri Driver crack a smile after Wallace officially passes the gavel on June 24 at Hugo's II.
  • By Dana Kampa
  • July 1, 2025
Jan Wallace passes gavel to new Rotary Club of Longboat Key head
Kristin Hokanson, the Fiorelli Winery owner, says the Red, White and Blueberry Celebration gets bigger and better each year.
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • June 30, 2025
Fiorelli Winery hosts Red, White and Blueberry Celebration
Manager Kate Ruh, Co-owner Michael Garey and Head Chef Sebastian Villaseca.
  • By Carlin Gillen
  • June 27, 2025
Lazy Lobster is giving thanks and giving back in more ways than one
Manatee Technical College graduates Carmen Lesser, Kelsey Seeley and Maria Galante complete the applied cybersecurity program which takes seven months.
  • By Madison Bierl
  • June 27, 2025
MTC graduates reflect on their lessons at graduation
Teacher Heather Gomez, River Marshall, 8, her sister Millie Krystyniak, 3, and student Bryan Marchan, 11, meet Scout the Eagle.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • June 27, 2025
Eagle Fest spreads wings across the community at Alta Vista Elementary
The run begins during the June 3 beach run.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • June 26, 2025
Kids Summer Beach Runs continue to draw crowds
Heather Kasten and Daniel DeLeo at Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick address attendees.
  • By Ian Swaby
  • June 25, 2025
Sarasota Chamber of Commerce honors local businesses with spectacle
Lakewood Ranch's Kevin Allen connects with the crowd during the Florida Studio Theatre's improv show at Waterside Place June 20.
  • By Jay Heater
  • June 23, 2025
Florida Studio Theatre entertainers provide the laughs at Waterside
"Shrek the Musical Jr." was put together from beginning to end in a span of two weeks at a summer camp led by Michelle McCord, the director and owner of Ovation School of Musical Theatre.
  • By Madison Bierl
  • June 23, 2025
Young performers tell the story of 'Shrek the Musical Jr.'
Heather Rippy, owner of Driftwood Beach Home and Garden poses after a successful first of the Season Summer Night Out.
  • By Carlin Gillen
  • June 21, 2025
Summer Night Out has the Whitney Plaza buzzing with laugher and chatter
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Latest News Photo Galleries

1
Brooks DeLoach, 10, holds an albino Okeeteee corn snake.
  • July 14, 2025
ReptiDay provides destination for reptile enthusiasts
2
Owner Andrea Meythaler and employee Kiki Von Blumen are all good vibes at the Bambooty Bodygear bus.
  • July 14, 2025
Rain or shine, count on the Downtown Sarasota Farmers Market to be there
3
Lakewood Ranch resident Stephanie Chen brought her daughters Aurora Chen, 3, and Stella Chen, 6 along with family friend Lola Nguyen, 7, to Waterside Park for a "girls night out."
  • July 12, 2025
Waterside Place feels the energy during Movie in the Park
4
Lottie, the four-year-old miniature poodle, rides to victory in a toy car with Magnolia and Goldie Lowry in the "Most Creative" category of the virtual Hot Diggity Dog contest organized by the Rotary Club of Longboat Key.
  • July 12, 2025
Rotarians award virtual winners of Longboat's Hot Diggity Dog contest
5
Meeks is 2 months old and up for adoption.
  • July 10, 2025
A merry Barks and Brews at University Town Center draws people and pups

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