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Fun Things This Weekend

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Our Town Staff

🌴 SARASOTA–VENICE–BRADENTON WEEKEND EVENT GUIDE Friday, September 4 – Sunday, September 6, 2026 ⭐ WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS The biggest events this weekend include: 🎆 No Filter Concert & Fireworks — Wellen Park 🎸 Music on Main — Lakewood Ranch 🎬 The Princess Bride at Sarasota Opera House 🎭 Songbirds of the Seventies — Florida Studio Theatre […]

Concerts 2026-2027 Venice Performing Arts Center

Posted on September 4, 2026 by Our Town Staff

October 2026 Fri9 The Venice Symphony – A Ghoulish Gathering October 9 @ 7:30 pm A Ghoulish Gathering Venice Performing Arts Center 1 Indian Avenue, Venice, FL, United States Date: Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 7:00 pm Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 3:30 pm Tickets: $44 – $84 Enter a world of witches, phantoms, and spine-tingling thrills […]

Court Reverses Keeping Ziegler Sex Case Private

Posted on September 2, 2026 by Our Town Staff

Appeals Court Reverses Order Sealing and Destroying Records in Ziegler Investigation, Affirming Florida’s Public Records Law: By Michael Barfield The Florida Center for Government Accountability SARASOTA, Fla. — Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal today reversed a Sarasota circuit court ruling that had barred the public from seeing records gathered by the Sarasota Police Department during its […]

Van Wezel 2026-2027 Season

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Our Town Staff

VAN WEZEL ANNOUNCES SPECTACULAR 2026–2027 SEASON FEATURING LEGENDARY MUSIC ICONS, COMEDY FAVORITES AND UNFORGETTABLE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Sarasota, FL (August 31, 2026) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is raising the curtain on an unforgettable 2026–2027 season, bringing an extraordinary lineup of Broadway’s biggest national tours, legendary musicians, acclaimed comedians, dazzling theatrical productions and holiday favorites to Sarasota. “There’s never been a more exciting time to be in Sarasota!” […]

Crime, Sarasota, Bradenton, Venice

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Our Town Staff

Crime in Sarasota, Bradenton and Venice: What Five Years of Data Really Shows By OurTownSarasota Crime is one of those subjects where perception and statistics can tell very different stories. A serious crime can dominate local news and social media for days, while hundreds of other crimes may never receive public attention. Conversely, a decline […]

$10 million “misappropriated” to Hope Florida: DeSantis

Posted on August 29, 2026 by Our Town Staff

Grand jury finds DeSantis administration “misappropriated” $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida By Jim DeFede, CBS News, via Florida Trident Updated on: August 26, 2026 / 6:39 PM EDT / CBS Miami Add CBS News on Google A state grand jury found the DeSantis administration “misappropriated” taxpayer money when it diverted $10 million […]

Florida Studio Theatre 2026-2027

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Our Town Staff

https://www.floridastudiotheatre.org/ The Last Romance (July 22 – Aug. 16, 2026) The Last Romance Press Releases Songbirds of the Seventies (July 7 – Sept. 20, 2026) Motown & More! (Aug. 4 – Oct. 11, 2026) Pinocchio (Sep. 19 – Oct. 18, 2026) Deck the Halls (Nov. 28 – Dec. 24, 2026) Imagination Rocks! (Jan. 9 […]

Asolo Rep – 2026-2027 Season

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Our Town Staff

Asolo Repertory Theatre, Florida’s premier professional theatre, announces its 2026/2027 Season — a celebration of 1927, the year John Ringling moved the “Greatest Show on Earth” to Sarasota and, as it happens, a remarkable year in American history. On the Main Stage will be five productions that capture the electricity of that cultural revolution: musicals, […]

Speeders Targeted on I-75

Posted on August 8, 2026 by Our Town Staff

More than 180 enforcement actions were taken during a joint traffic enforcement operation conducted by the Florida Highway Patrol and Manatee County Sheriff’s Office on August 6 along the Interstate 75 corridor in Manatee County. During the four-hour initiative, Manatee County Sheriff’s Office traffic deputies issued 81 traffic citations and 22 warnings, with nearly 80 […]

New College Foundation seeks to dissolve the school’s alumni association

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Our Town Staff

New College Foundation seeks to dissolve the school’s alumni association Published On: July 24, 2026 2:01 pmLast Updated: July 24, 2026 2:17 pm By: Gabriela Szymanowska | Suncoast Searchlight New College of Florida officials are seeking to dissolve the college’s nearly 50-year-old alumni association, a group that has criticized the school’s conservative overhaul, and replace it […]