Rising Stars A thousand of the world’s best young tennis players, representing more than 50 countries, descend on IMG Academy’s Bradenton campus each November to compete in the Eddie Herr International Championship. On its ever-growing campus, IMG trains young athletes, pros and amateur adults in myriad programs, from soccer and baseball to golf, performance enhancement [...]

Here to Stay A roundup of the region’s best resorts. Sarasota is no stranger to great hotels—and why should it be? We’ve got great local amenities—from our beaches to our arts scene—and our lodging aims to be equally as great, whether you’re in town for business or pleasure, whether you want your hotel room to [...]

Castles in the Sand There’s an excellent reason Dr. Beach (aka world-renowned beach expert Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman) named Siesta Beach America’s No. 1 beach in 2011: the sugar-white, silky smooth sand, of course, made of 99 percent quartz crystals. (Once a beach attains that No. 1 distinction, it is “retired” from further competition, joining [...]

All-American Arts From the Asolo Rep’s rousing production of 1776 to the Sarasota Opera’s powerful Of Mice and Men and a Sarasota Orchestra pops series that highlights Broadway, Dixieland jazz and the Great American Songbook, this is a red, white and blue cultural season that celebrates all things American. Among the highlights: Gloria Musicae presents [...]

Seaworthy Meet three playful sea lions at Mote Aquarium this winter. A trip to Mote Aquarium is always an adventure, but even more so this winter, when Patagonian sea lions Stella, Rose and Kitty star in a special exhibit, “Sea Lions: On the Water’s Edge.” The sea lions came to Sarasota from a Myakka City-based [...]

MODERN AT THE MUSEUM If it’s been a while since you visited the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, you’re in for a surprise. Yes, you’ll still see a world-class collection of works by the Old Masters, including the magnificent tapestries by Peter Paul Rubens that fill two galleries. But alongside works by El [...]