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George Nickson and Samantha Bennett, co-founders and co-artistic directors of enSRQ, kick off their 10th season with "Tangled Whispers" on Oct. 27.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • October 20, 2025
A contemporary classical music troupe grows in Sarasota

Samantha Bennett and George Nickson are kicking off enSRQ's 10th season.

  • Arts + Culture
Gene Witt Elementary School pre-K student Daniel Gordon was joined by his mother Christina Gordon for the field trip to the Soar Lab on Oct. 21. The manatee sensory wall provides children an opportunity to feel different textures.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • October 25, 2025
Manatee County students can soar at new early-learning skills lab

The Soar Lab is geared for children in Pre-K to third grade and offers an abundance of learning activities.

  • East County
  • Schools
Bordering a sidewalk connecting a playground at Bayfront Park to Sarasota Bay is a narrow strip of landscaping that is incorporated into the town’s stormwater system called a bioswale.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • October 27, 2025
Bayfront Park naturally filters stormwater, prevents flooding

More effective than an average drainage ditch, Longboat Key's bioswales at Bayfront Park are an example of environmental stormwater management practices.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
A large crowd of Florida Studio Theatre supporters participated in the Oct. 29 ceremonial groundbreaking for the McGillicuddy Arts Plaza.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • November 1, 2025
Florida Studio Theatre starts Arts Plaza construction

Florida Studio Theatre's McGillicuddy Arts Plaza will include three new performance venues, structured parking and residential units.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Jacqueline Morales, Alan Kim and Corrie Owens star in Kate Hamill's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel, "Emma," which runs at FSU/Asolo Conservatory from Nov. 7-23.
  • By Marty Fugate |
  • November 3, 2025
FSU/Asolo Conservatory brings Jane Austen's 'Emma' to life

Kate Hamill's play features students in their second year of a three-year master's program.

  • Arts + Culture
A Goodwill bookstore and donation center will occupy the new outparcel building at 3160 Gulf of Mexico Drive by the end of the year.
  • By S.T. Cardinal |
  • October 13, 2025
Goodwill sets up first Longboat Key location

The bookstore and donation drop-off at the outparcel of the new Brista Commons commercial complex is expected to open by the end of the year.

  • Longboat Key
  • Business
The first property at 1714 Irving St. was built in 2012 and has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,718 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 2012 and has one bedroom, one bath and 797 square feet of living area.
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 23, 2025
Top residential real estate sales for Oct. 6-10 in Sarasota, Siesta Key, Palmer Ranch, Osprey, Nokomis

A two-property sale on Irving Street tops the week's sales at $3.8 million.

  • Sarasota
  • Real Estate
An Orlando developer plans to redevelop the vacant Sunshine Inn & Suites between 17th and 18th streets on North Tamiami Trail.
  • By Andrew Warfield |
  • October 19, 2025
Five Points mixed-use project in Sarasota nears staff approval

The Development Review Committee gives partial sign-off to Zenith redevelopment and North Tamiami Trail site rezoning, as Midtown Plaza faces more scrutiny.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Residences at The St. Regis Longboat Key is at 1591 Gulf of Mexico Drive.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • June 25, 2025
Unknowns cloud view of Longboat budget for 2026 and beyond

Tallahassee tax relief and tax appeals factor into the town's deliberations on a spending plan.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Noah Chieffo starred early and often for Riverview in its high-scoring affair with Palmetto on Sept. 5, 2025.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • September 10, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Noah Chieffo

The Rams senior wide receiver/tight end had a quarter for the ages in Week 3.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Bradenton's 7-year-old Ensley Rondenne learns archery at Rye Preserve May 3.
  • By Lesley Dwyer |
  • May 6, 2025
Youth archery program hits the mark at Rye Preserve

Spots are still available for summer camp. Monthly classes will resume in September.

  • East County
  • Neighbors
Darian Sanders uses his passion and experience of performing to inspire students at Lakewood Ranch High School.
  • By Madison Bierl |
  • October 22, 2025
'Lion King' star inspires Lakewood Ranch High students

Darian Sanders spent five years traveling on the Broadway tour of "The Lion King" and uses his experience to inspire students.

  • East County
  • Schools
Connail Jackson poses for a photo on Oct. 14 at Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School. The junior running back paced the Cardinal Mooney offense last Friday, accounting for four of the Cougars' five touchdowns.
  • By Jack Nelson |
  • October 15, 2025
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Connail Jackson

The junior running back had four touchdowns and over 200 rushing yards in Cardinal Mooney's Week 8 victory over Lakewood

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
A Sarasota County Sheriff's Office investigator leads Christopher A. Borchardtinto custody following his arrest July 25 on robbery charges.
  • By Eric Garwood |
  • July 25, 2025
Sarasota man charged in two robberies of the same branch

USF Credit Union was robbed in June and July. The suspect lived a block away.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Key Chorale will follow up last season's acclaimed concert of Verdi's Requiem at Church of the Palms with Mozart's Coronation Mass on Saturday, Sept. 27.
  • By Monica Roman Gagnier |
  • September 24, 2025
Key Chorale kicks off its 41st season with music fit for a king

The title of the symphonic chorus's Sept. 27 concert, "Coronation: Music Inspired by Royalty," comes from Mozart's Coronation Mass.

  • Arts + Culture
Patron Disha Webb tries on a ring crafted by artist Julia Bernadsky at last weekend's fine art festival on St. Armands Circle.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • October 20, 2025
Fine art festival showcases unique media

From resin-coated metalwork to wearable art clothing, the artists at this weekend's art festival on St. Armands Circle offered interesting finds for connoisseurs.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Volunteer Peter Bonk spools out line for the grid-based search for scallops in Sarasota Bay during the Great Scallop Search of 2025.
  • By Dana Kampa |
  • September 12, 2025
Great Scallop Search yields 20 sightings in Sarasota Bay

Despite spotting plenty of healthy seagrass habitat, volunteer snorkelers said scallops remain fairly scarce in Sarasota Bay.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Parents, teachers and community members gather in the cafeteria Sept. 18 to voice concerns in a school district-led meeting.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • September 23, 2025
Community suggests alternatives to Wilkinson Elementary closure

During a Sept. 18 meeting with parents, staff and community members, the Sarasota school district collected alternative ideas to the possible closure of the school.

  • Sarasota
  • Schools
Heather Hackett, the founder of Local Relief, Inc., points to the slat that bears her name as the 2024 C. John A. Clarke Humanitarian Award recipient.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • September 10, 2025
Local Relief seeks financial relief

Heather Hackett's disaster recovery nonprofit seeks backers.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Englewood firefighters Mason Adkins and James Farley prepare cups of chili in 2024.
  • By Ian Swaby |
  • October 17, 2025
Morton's Firehouse Chili Cook-Off still going strong in 25th year

The event features over a dozen fire stations from Sarasota and beyond, competing for the awards for best chili and best booth.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
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