A Message from our CEO Pictured (from left to right): Freedom songs leader Brenda Watty, Sarasota School Superintendent Terry Conner, SAACC CEO Vickie Oldham and community scholar Walter Gilbert. Our work at SAACC is about more than preserving history—it’s about uplifting legacy. History calls us to act that the future is brighter for generations unborn. We’re […]
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The Ringling costs millions. Can New College handle it?
Sarasota news events: Preserving centuries-old artifacts. Managing acres of manicured grounds and rose gardens. Shielding valuable art from the ravages of powerful storms. For a quarter century, Florida State University has staffed, operated and managed the finances of the arts complex known as The Ringling – including the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the […]
April Fools 2025
Sarsota News Events: April 1st, 2025 * Sarasota County will cancel real estate taxes for the next two years given their pockets have been inflated by humongous increases in property values over the past five years. * Downtown condo owners will stop griping about all of the nightlife downtown. * Mother Nature promised to spare […]
The Eagles & Eric Clapton VPA’s
Sarasota News Events: Venice Theatre is bringing classic rock to Florida’s Cultural Coast® with the Alter Eagles at the Venice Community Center on April 14 and Simply Clapton at the Venice Performing Arts Center on April 21. Both concerts are at 7:30 p.m. with ticket prices ranging from $50 to $55. A $6 restoration fee […]
Quality of Sarasota Bay Water
Sarasota News Events: (OurTownSarasota has supported the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program with PSA’s for the past seven years.) Report by the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program Sarasota Bay Waters Improve We, SBEP, went out to the bay to do a final verification of the 2024 seagrass maps, produced by our friends and colleagues with SWFWMD. In […]
Teens Rescued in Gulf of Mexico
through the waters and chilly temperatures off Florida’s Gulf Coast just after sunrise early Tuesday, a trio of fishermen aboard a small boat experienced the catch of a lifetime: Two 16-year-old friends who had spent the night adrift on a paddleboard waving down their rescuers from atop an oyster bar miles from shore. The teens, […]
Florida Studio Theatre
Sarasota news events After more than 150 electrifying performances, Florida Studio Theatre’s (FST) Winter Cabaret Series hit Off the Charts is back for a limited engagement. Called “off the wall with great music” and a “timeless tribute” by the Venice Gondolier Sun, this high-energy musical revue takes audiences on a journey through the biggest pop […]
A history of Phillippi Creek flooding casts shadow over Sarasota’s current stormwater woes
A history of Phillippi Creek flooding casts shadow over Sarasota’s current stormwater woes Last Updated: March 7, 2025 By: Josh Salman | Suncoast Searchlight More than three decades ago, residents who lived along Phillippi Creek donned matching T-shirts that read “I survived the Sarasota flood of ‘92” as they packed themselves into the Sarasota County […]
Sarasota Opera 2025-2026
Sarasota Opera announces 2025-2026 season in celebration of 100th anniversary of historic opera house There’s much to celebrate next season at Sarasota Opera. After a two-year hiatus, the company is bringing back its Fall opera in October 2025, which will be Così fan tutte, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, followed by Sarasota Youth Opera’s production of […]
Asolo 2025-2026 Performances
Sarasota News Events Announcing Asolo Rep’s 2025-2026 season! Get ready for a thrilling lineup packed with Hope, Heart & Rock ‘N’ Roll. From the electrifying dance of Movin’ Out to the timeless tradition of Fiddler on the Roof, to gripping dramas and laugh-out-loud comedies, these stories will move, inspire, and entertain like never before. With […]
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