From the desk of Dr. Liwski @ Sarasota Foot Care Center….. WHAT TO LOOK FOR ~ AVOID & CARE FOR ~ IN YOUR LOWER EXTREMITIES WHEN YOU HAVE DIABETES (based on the American Diabetes Association recommendations)Diabetes can lead to nerve damage, reduced circulation, and even limb loss. Simply stated, you can lower your risk for […]
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Happening In Sarasota 4/10/12
The weekend of April 10–12, 2026, in the Sarasota-Bradenton area features major local festivals, theater premieres, and vibrant outdoor markets. Major Festivals & Special Events Venice Shark’s Tooth Festival: A cornerstone event featuring fossil vendors, live music, food trucks, and a kids’ corner. Date/Time: Sat, April 11 & Sun, April 12, 10:00 AM – 8:00 […]
Happening in our area this weekend.
The weekend of April 3–5, 2026, is packed with entertainment across Siesta Key, Bradenton, and Venice, ranging from live blues and rock to professional theater and family Easter events. Highlights include the Music in the Park series in Bradenton, the Venice Sharks Tooth Festival, and the final weekend of Annie at Venice Theatre. Live Music: Blues, Rock & Pop Music […]
Less sunshine, more secrecy as Florida limits public records access
Less sunshine, more secrecy as Florida limits public records access By Alice Herman and Derek Gilliam, Suncoast Searchlight After state lawmakers introduced dozens of measures this year restricting access to government records, only a few cleared the Florida Legislature. But open government advocates warn the ones that did pass could substantially limit transparency. Lawmakers proposed […]
Sarasota erased downtown art without public notice
Sarasota erased downtown art without public notice, artists now seek damages By Derek Gilliam, Suncoast Searchlight, and Carrie Seidman, ArtsBeat Photo: Sarasota Chalk Festival David Blanch labored for hours in the spring of 2024 painting a Sarasota sunset that transformed two sidewalk panels on Pineapple Avenue into a burst of pink, blue and yellow. It […]
Sarasota County Gives Away Beach lots for Peanuts
March 12, 2026 Special News Update March 24 Vote: Tell Commissioners to Protect our Parkland! Protect Siesta Key Needs Your Help Again! We have an important update — and a second chance to stop a bad deal for the public. On March 24, the Sarasota County Commission will hold a public hearing to approve the […]
Venice Theatre/Venice Performing Arts This Week
This week at VT In the Raymond, Pinkerton, and at Venice Performing Arts Center The Silver Foxes Together We Rise, A Retrospective Tuesday – Sunday in the Raymond Center The area’s premier senior theater troupe engages, enlightens, and entertains with robust humor, song and dance. Like a fine wine, they just get better with age! This year’s […]
Affordable Housing in Sarasota?
How Mark Vengroff became a major force in affordable housing on the Suncoast By Kelly Kirschner This story was produced by Suncoast Searchlight, a nonprofit newsroom of the Community News Collaborative serving Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties. Learn more at suncoastsearchlight.org. A few years ago, Sarasota affordable housing developer Mark Vengroff tried to buy […]
Multi-agency team advances scientific study of Midnight Pass
Multi-agency team advances scientific study of Midnight Pass On March 1-2, county staff assisted Dr. Nina Stark, director of the Center for Coastal Solutions at the University of Florida, with access to Palmer Point Park for data collection. Research vessels also launched from Blackburn Point Park. Researchers from several Florida universities worked alongside the U.S. […]
Citizens Role in Protecting Natural Sarasota
CONA Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations March 10 Meeting Citizen’s Role in Protecting Natural Sarasota As Sarasota faces growing concerns about overdevelopment, shrinking green space, and the paving of vital wetlands, the role of everyday citizens has never been more important. Protecting our natural environment is not just the responsibility of planners and officials—it […]
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