Sarasota news events: 28th Annual Thunder By The Bay Festival Announces Three Headline Acts – Special Guest – A New Name Don’t miss one of Florida’s most anticipated festivals — a weekend filled with music, motors, and making a difference! The 28th Annual Thunder By The Bay Music & Motors Festival returns to the Sarasota […]
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Holiday Events – December 12,13,14, 2025
This weekend, December 12th-14th, in Sarasota ,Venice, and Bradenton. areas are packed with a variety of festive holiday events and general fun activities, from dazzling light displays and boat parades to live performances and family breakfasts with Santa. Sarasota Area Events Lights in Bloom at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: Stroll through more than two million lights arranged […]
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Venue 2025-2026
Sarasota News Events https://www.westcoastblacktheatre.org/ Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity November 20 – December 21, 2025 We are delighted to once again present Langston Hughes’ Black Nativity. This year’s version features new faces and voices, including some Stage of Discovery youth performers. This show is a celebration of the nativity story, with gospel, blues, spiritual and Christmas music […]
WBTT Black Nativity 2025
Sarasota News Events Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe – once again – invites the community to celebrate the holiday season with “Black Nativity – Reimagined,” an inspirational gospel musical originally penned by poet/playwright Langston Hughes that retells the biblical Nativity story. The music is combined with dance, poetry and narrative to deliver a message of joy, […]
Tourism Down 7.5% – 2025
Sarasota News Events: Sarasota tourism in October 2025 continued a downward trend compared to the previous year, with a decline in visitor numbers and spending. While average hotel room rates increased, the number of room nights sold and overall direct visitor expenditures decreased, with the year-to-date visitor count down about 7.5% from 2024. Key performance indicators […]
51 Birds Rescued in Two Weeks, 12 Dead
Published by: https://www.facebook.com/friendsofthepelicans November 20, 2025 Friends of the Pelicans, Inc. Update: 51 Rescued, 12 Dead in two weeks Since our last update two weeks ago, we have rescued 51 birds (50 juvenile brown pelicans and one snowy egret) and have also come upon 12 dead pelicans for a total of 63 birds. That’s 63 […]
Lakewood Ranch Business Threatened By Tariffs
Op-Ed Letter from Lorraine Sayer, Lakewood Ranch business owner: By permission. The biggest shopping day of the year is just days away, but this year will be different for my business and thousands of other small businesses. For 23 years, I have run a small business built on transparency, craftsmanship, and trust. My company, The […]
Asolo: Far From Away, Asolo
Asolo Rep: Far From Away November 12 – December 28, 2025 The play is an emotional but hopeful show that effectively captures the community spirit and human connection demonstrated by the people of Gander, Newfoundland, after 9/11. Specific praise is given to the cast’s versatility in playing multiple roles, the seamless set design, and the […]
October Real Estate Report 2025: Up 29%
The REALTOR® Association of Sarasota and Manatee (RASM) has released its October 2025 real estate market report, offering a detailed look at post-hurricane recovery trends across the region. According to data from Florida REALTORS®, the housing market in Sarasota and Manatee counties posted a strong year-over-year rebound in October, one year after Hurricane Milton disrupted […]
Sarasota Ponzi Schemers Too Good to Be True
Sarasota has been the location of several significant Ponzi schemes. Notorious cases have involved operators who defrauded investors out of millions of dollars by promising high returns and using new investor funds to pay existing ones. Below is a list of some of the notable Ponzi schemes associated with the Sarasota area: Michael J. DaCorta […]
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