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  • By Josh Siegel |
  • January 8, 2014
Issues to Watch 2014: Sports Tourism

On its journey to become an international sports haven, the Sarasota-Bradenton area has completed the most difficult steps - the first two. Now, it's game time.

  • East County
  • News
Reni Papalexiou at Wild Yoga at Big Cat Habitat and Gulf Coast Sanctuary.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • November 2, 2023
The must-try yoga options in Sarasota

Sarasota offers many yoga opportunities, including ones involving goats, lemurs and floating in the air.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Acoustic guitarist and singer Ross David played some tunes on Aug. 17 at Lido Beach.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • August 27, 2025
Music performers keep Longboat Key, St. Armands entertained

Musicians Eddie Tobin, Steel Pan Dan and Chad Tallman share what they enjoy about playing at area venues.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • January 5, 2016
A+E: Looking ahead

Mark your calendars for our favorite upcoming events of the new year.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Keely Carney |
  • February 9, 2012
TWIS Interview: Elijah Wood

TWIS Interview: Elijah Wood

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • October 26, 2015
This Week in Sarasota: Monday, Oct. 26

A look at our favorite events this week

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Things To Do
Lido Beach welcomes plenty of visitors near the end of the busy season despite challenges posed by the hurricanes six months ago.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • April 9, 2025
Moving forward from hurricanes takes united community effort

Leaders in the tourism industry celebrate successes in recovery and encourage both visitors and residents to support local businesses along the road to full recovery.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Arts organizations strike up the band in 2026 for big birthdays
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • January 7, 2026
Arts organizations strike up the band in 2026 for big birthdays

Don't miss these arts events as three Sarasota cultural institutions celebrate their 100th anniversary and America blows out 250 candles.

  • Arts + Culture
Gary Blake is the owner of Adolfo's Italian Market and Pizzeria in the San Marco Plaza.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • June 12, 2023
Lakewood Ranch market pays homage to Italian roots

Adolfo's Italian Market and Pizzeria is making its mark at San Marco Plaza.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Eat + Drink
Sights + Sounds debuted in May 2022 with Broadway on the Lake.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • August 17, 2023
Waterside gets lively with a new performance series

Sights + Sounds at Waterside Place is a monthly series showcasing performances by area arts groups.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
City and downtown leaders hope to emulate the success of First Friday events in other locations such as Lakewood Ranch. File photo
  • By David Conway |
  • October 5, 2021
Downtown First Friday events planned for November start

City officials and property owners hope a monthly series of gatherings — branded as “Fresh Fridays” — will bring the community together and benefit local businesses.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Blues Pig at the Lawn Party in 2012. File photo.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • November 1, 2021
Blues Pig nears 25 years of performing around Longboat Key

Steve Mislyan, a former Longboat Key police captain, heads the blues band and has since 1997.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Imani Lee Williams and Jasmine Rush in Asolo Rep's production of "Chicken & Biscuits."
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • February 23, 2023
'Chicken & Biscuits' dives into comedy, complexities of Black culture

Asolo Rep's latest farce, "Chicken & Biscuits," takes a look on the bright side of life and death.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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  • By Eric Garwood |
  • March 23, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Predawn palm

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
Frangipani flowers are easy to spot in Joan Durante Park.
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • March 30, 2022
Spring has sprung on Longboat Key

Temperatures rise, flowers bloom and sunburned tourists appear.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Lisa Baskfield and Julia Yesler
  • By Nat Kaemmerer |
  • May 4, 2022
Longboat Key full-timers look forward to slower season

Although season gets longer every year, full-time residents look forward to less traffic and a lighter calendar.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
  • By Nicci Kobritz, R.N., Nurse Practitioner Founder, Youthful Aging Home Care |
  • May 20, 2022
Research Options Before a Crisis Forces Hasty Decision on In Home Health Care

Research Options Before a Crisis Forces Hasty Decision on In Home Health Care

  • Sarasota
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  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • January 27, 2010
New wave sculpture

Scottish sculptor Malcolm Robertson makes a splash at the Longboat Key Center for the Arts.

  • Arts + Culture
"I'm young for a literary manager," Amanda Cayo says. "I haven't read everything in the canon. I think that gives me an advantage, in a way. It puts me in the same position as most of the audience."
  • By Heidi Kurpiela |
  • May 2, 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS: Literary Device

And you thought you had a lot of paperwork to sort through. Try sitting at Amanda Cayo's desk. The Florida Studio Theatre literary manager reads hundreds of scripts a year.

  • Arts + Culture
  • By Dana Westmark and Donald Geikie |
  • April 25, 2012
He Says – She Says: A conversation with Donald Geikie and Dana Westmark, REALTORS® with the Main Street office of Michael Saunders & Company.

He Says – She Says: A conversation with Donald Geikie and Dana Westmark, REALTORS® with the Main Street office of Michael Saunders & Company.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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