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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…

Sarasota History: Bee Ridge – Turp Camp

  Sponsored by Judi Taulbee, Realtor, Fine Properties 20 years. Experience, recognized by Forbes and Fortune Magazine. https://taulbeerealestate.com/) 941-544-6227 Before becoming a sample of Sarasota's commercial growth, congested highways and abandoned railways, the intersection of…

Ringling: Lifelong Learning Courses

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College Announces its Spring Semester: March 11-May 3, 2024 Registration Now Open SARASOTA, Fla. (March 7, 2024) — Registration is open for the 2024 spring semester at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute…

Urbanite Theatre

Urbanite Theatre Presents WESTMINSTER By Brenda Withers Directed by Summer Wallace March 22 - April 28, 2024 A WORLD PREMIERE (SARASOTA, FL) - Urbanite's milestone 10th season continues with the World Premiere of Westminster, directed…

Bradenton Ferry Update

The Gulf Islands Ferry will enhance its weekly service to offer Thursday departures beginning February 29. The updated schedule now runs four days per week, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Thursday to Sunday, barring…

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…

Bishop Planetarium Spring Camp

Explore, craft, play, and more! The Bishop’s Best of Bishop Spring Break Science Camp offers daily adventures for Grades 2-5 (Mar 25-29). Whether you're a returning explorer or a curious newcomer, dive into: Monday – Get to Know the…

Astronomy at Bishop Planetarium

SIDEWALK ASTRONOMY at Bishop Planetarium on Friday, March 15 The Local Group of Deep Sky Observers, a Bradenton/Sarasota group of astronomy enthusiasts, is pleased to announce our next public Sidewalk Astronomy event. Held in partnership…

Siesta Beach University Starts

Beach University returns to Siesta Beach every Thursday in March SARASOTA COUNTY - Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Beach University series returns for the 17th year to Siesta Beach. Beach University is held at the…

Ruby WCBTT World Premiere

The show, which runs from February 28-April 7, is a musical retelling of the true story of the shocking killing of a White doctor in Live Oak, Fla. in the early 1950s, and the Black…