Sarasota News: Sarasota County WGCU | By Tom Bayles Midnight Pass, between Siesta and Casey keys in Sarasota County, was reopened by hurricanes Helene and Milton last summer after being closed for 40 years and is, for now, remaining a viable waterway Sarasota’s Midnight Pass was closed in 1983 by a pair of homeowners who were […]
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Florida Studio Theatre-Peter Pan
Sarasota News: Florida Studio Theatre (FST) is proud to open its 2025-26 Children’s Theatre Series with Peter Pan, a magical retelling of James Matthew Barrie’s cherished classic, adapted by Caroline Saldivar and Ben Liebert. This lively adventure begins Sept. 20 and runs through Oct. 25 in FST’s Keating Theatre. Audiences of all ages are invited […]
Sarasota County-audit finds millions available
Sarasota County seeks stormwater rate increase. But audit finds millions available Sarasota News: Flooding in Sarasota County during Tropical Storm Debby. | Photo courtesy of Pam Furner By Michael Barfield and Derek Gilliam | September 5 2025 Sarasota County administrators are stiff-arming recommendations from a stormwater consultant and plan to push another rate hike on residents […]
Mote Opens 3 More Seagrass Buildings
Mote Marine Laboratory Opens Three New Groundbreaking Seagrass Research Buildings 9/2025 Sarasota News; On Monday, August 25, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of three state-of-the-art research facilities designed to advance the restoration, resilience, and long-term sustainability of Florida’s critically important seagrass ecosystems: The Ron and Marla Wolf Seagrass […]
SMH New Ovarian Cancer Research
Sarasota News Events: Sarasota Memorial’s Kolschowsky Research and Education Institute Joins Clinical Trial for Patients with Hard-to-Treat Ovarian Cancer Sarasota, Fla. (Aug. 26, 2025) – Women with advanced or recurring ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer may be eligible to participate in a new clinical trial offered by Sarasota Memorial’s Kolschowsky Research and Education […]
Art Deco-Illustrations-Art Museum
Sarasota news events Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration August 31, 2025–March 29, 2026 Sarasota Art Museum shines a spotlight on Art Deco as the artform celebrates its centennial anniversary. Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration showcases 100 rare posters from the Crouse Collection created by some of the world’s earliest, master graphic designers during […]
Circus 2025- 2026
Sarasota News Events: October 4, 2025 Wonderball Ultimate Electronic Dance Fundraiser Tickets On Sale Now! Click For Show Information December 26-29, 2025 Sailor Circus Holiday Show America’s Longest-Running Youth Circus Tickets on Sale Sept. 2025 Click For Show Information Jan 11, 2026 Windjammers Unlimited Circus Band FREE Live Music & Circus Performance Open to the Public […]
Florida Studio Theatre 2025-2026
Sarasota News Events: Florida Studio Theatre (FST) is proud to announce the lineup for its 2025-26 Winter Season, featuring a four-show Mainstage Series and a three-show Cabaret Series! This year’s Mainstage Series features a madcap musical caper, a heartwarming play about tailor-made suits and fresh starts, an imaginative comedy about the men behind the moon […]
County’s Largest Budget Ever Yet Deficits Loom
Last month, Sarasota County commissioners directed Administrator Jonathan Lewis to work with constitutional officers to find the cuts needed to halt a looming shortfall projected to sink county finances into the red within three years. But since then, the Tax Collector’s budget instead went up, the Sarasota Sheriff has held firm on a $23 million increase, and […]
Sarasota County Liability for Flooding
Sarasota news events: Sarasota County Liability Laurel Meadows Multiple news outlets have reported on a legal claim made by residents of the Laurel Meadows neighborhood against Sarasota County for alleged negligence in the failure to maintain a berm near Palmer Boulevard and Lorraine Road. This follows severe flooding from Tropical Storm Debby in August 2024, […]
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