Category: Local Culture & Lifestyle

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Suncoast Searchlight, the nonprofit newsroom launched earlier this year to produce in-depth journalism for and about Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties, has taken a major step forward with the hiring of its first development director. Samantha Ramlall joined the organization on Monday, bringing experience in fundraising, community engagement and nonprofit advancement to a newsroom now […]

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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 to take […]

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Sarasota County invites the community to celebrate National Public Lands Day and Take a Child Outside Week from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 27 at Phillippi Estate Park, 5500 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. For more than 30 years, National Public Lands Day has inspired communities to give back to the nation’s public lands […]

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We just visited the Lido Beach Resort for a few-day staycation. It was wonderful! The facility and staff are amazing! The sky is full of fire at sunset, and the Gulf is pure teal. You need a getaway, and this is our recommendation! Watch this page, we’ll have it finished in about four weeks.   […]

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Sarasota County seeks stormwater rate increase. But audit finds millions available 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 despite a […]

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Mote Marine Laboratory Opens Three New Groundbreaking Seagrass Research Buildings 9/2025 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 Restoration Center […]

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Venice Theatre’s popular concert series is getting an early start this season on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, with a live show starring Resident Music Director Michelle Kasanofsky and Executive Director Kristofer Geddie. Part of Wellen Park’s Solis Hall Summer Series, “Songs of the Season” will feature fresh takes on songs from VT’s upcoming musicals “Nunsense,” […]

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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 […]