Sarasota News Events: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Book by Douglas McGrath Words and Music by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil Music by Arrangement with Sony Music Publishing Directed by Shelley Butler Music Direction by Angela Steiner Choreography by Banji Aborisade November 16, 2024 – January 5, 2025 Previews November 13 […]
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Sarasota Co has to pay up….
Sarasota County has to pay up for overstepping its authority. By Lourdes Ramirez Lourdes Ramirez, after winning a lawsuit against Sarasota County for approving a 170-room hotel in Siesta Key Village in 2021, has reached a settlement with the county. The settlement is for reimbursement of $170,000 in attorney fees and expenses involved in […]
SMH Ranked in Top Hospitals in The World
Sarasota Memorial was recognized among the world’s best hospitals today in Newsweek’s sixth annual global ranking of hospitals. It is the only hospital in southwest Florida ever to make the list. To determine the rankings, Newsweek and global data firm Statista ranked more than 2,400 hospitals across 30 countries in 2024. SMH-Sarasota was one of 412 hospitals […]
Our Town Sarasota World Travels
We have traveled over 150,000 miles to bring our readers interesting, adventurous, and relaxing places to visit. Here is a sampling of some of our travel destinations. Lido Beach Resort, Sarasota Florida Quito, Ecuador The Fijords of Milton, New Zealand Biltmore Estate, North Carolina Houston, Texas Marco Island, Florida […]
Clark Rd. Diamond Exchange Delayed Six Months
Sarasota News Events: The Clark Road I-75 diamond exchange was supposed to be finished this month. We just saw that it won’t be completed until mid-2024. If we are lucky. It started in October of 2021 at a projected cost of 62.4 million dollars. The delay is a major concern to readers as evidenced by […]
Sarasota County Public Officials: Contacts
Sarasota news, events: OurTownSarasota Save Our Seabirds 941-388-3010 www.saveourseabirds.org 1708 Ken Thompson Pkwy, Sarasota Mote Marine Stranding 888-345-2335 https://mote.org Outside Sarasota and Manatee counties, NOAA Fisheries website Wildlife Center of Venice 941-416-4967 https://wildlifeswfl.org 925 N Jackson Rd, Venice Blue Pearl 24-hr Emergency Vet Clinic 7414 Tamiami Tr., Sarasota 941-923-7260 SHERIFF / FIRE DEPARTMENT Emergencies: Call 9 […]
History: Sarasota High School
Sarasota news events: Sponsored by: Judi Taulbee, Realtor. Judi is a top producer and has over 20 years of experience in our local market. (941) 544-6227 taulbeerealestate.com/ Old Sarasota High School Architecture Wikipedia: Old Sarasota High School was designed by architect M. Leo Elliott in 1926. The school was completed in 1927 and the first senior […]
The Fight to Save Siesta Key
Sarasota News Events: The Fight to Save Siesta Key: Three new hotels are proposed. By: Lourdes Ramirez:: President of Siesta Key Community. Robert Sax is president of the Marina Del Sol Condominium Association. Ramirez and Sax were successful litigants in separate Siesta Key hotel disputes. “Development on Siesta Key has strained or exceeded the ability […]
PGA Players Coming To Concession Golf Club
Sarasoota news events: PGA Tour Champions Comes to Bradenton’s Concession Golf Course There are just over three weeks to go before the first tee shot is struck in the inaugural World Champions Cup, the rosters for all three teams are now complete, and fans are guaranteed to see some of the game’s greatest players renew […]
Selby Lights In Bloom 2023
Sarasota News Events: Tickets are now on sale for Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ annual Lights in Bloom® holiday light show. Ranked among the 10 best botanical garden holiday light displays in the country by USA TODAY, the walk-through show will run select nights from December 8 through January 3 at Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus. […]
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