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Best of Sarasota

Meet the Winners of the Best of Sarasota 2026

11/01/2026

A Mod, Mod World

MOD Weekend Celebrates 100 Years of Sarasota Architecture

11:58am By Kim Doleatto

Narrative History

MacKinlay Kantor May Be the Most Famous Writer You’ve Never Heard Of

11/01/2026 By Robert Plunket

Bravo!

Every Single Performance Worth Seeing This Arts Season

11/08/2026 By Kay Kipling

Huzzah!

The Sarasota Medieval Fair Celebrates 50 Years

11/01/2026 By Kendall Southworth

Flashback

Photo: Bird Key Yacht Club, 1960

11/01/2026 By Megan McDonald

Just Published

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Shell & Tell — The Party!

Join us for an insider's taste of Florida's waters & educational fun along the way!

4:29pm

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A Symphony of Voices and Movement: Nowell, Nowell Celebrates the Magic of the Season

Annual holiday collaboration returns November 29 at Sarasota Opera House, featuring 100 voices, orchestra, acclaimed soloists, and 31 dancers

3:21pm

A Mod, Mod World

MOD Weekend Celebrates 100 Years of Sarasota Architecture

Architecture Sarasota's annual event returns Nov. 13–15 with its own "Eras Tour," including waterfront excursions, exhibitions, a design conference and more.

11:58am By Kim Doleatto

Fast Track

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Names CareerEdge Best Education and Workforce Program

Plus, Rep. Vern Buchanan honors golf champion Nelly Korda in Bradenton, and more.

11/09/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

The Venice Symphony Receives $3 Million Legacy Gift

Plus, the Hermitage Artist Retreat's annual Artful Lobster event raised more than $500,000, and more.

11/09/2026 By Staff

Turtle Power

Mote Counted 4,928 Sea Turtle Nests on Local Beaches This Year

Its Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program is celebrating its 45th anniversary.

11/09/2026 By Megan McDonald

Popular Content

    IKEA Sarasota Announces Opening Date at UTC

    At Don Luigi, an Intimate Italian Restaurant, There’s No Menu

    These Restaurants Are Taking Reservations for Thanksgiving

    Sarasota Rejects Obsidian Tower for Third Time, Despite Warning of Legal Battle

    A Sarasota Couple Built a Modern Home Around Art, Memory and a Curious Neighborhood Landmark

    Sarasota Unveils Plans to Rebuild Hart's Landing After Hurricane Destruction

Eat & Drink

Mangia!

At Don Luigi, an Intimate Italian Restaurant, There’s No Menu

11/01/2026 By Matthew Gutierrez

Turkey Trot

These Restaurants Are Taking Reservations for Thanksgiving

11/03/2026 By Lauren Jackson

Things to Do

What to Do in Sarasota and Manatee Counties This Week

11/05/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Bun Appétit

FushiPoké & Ramen's Steamed Buns Are a Bargain

11/01/2026 By Jules Telfort

Gobble, Quack, Cluck

How the Turducken Made Its Way From New Orleans to Sarasota

11/01/2026 By Jules Telfort

A Sweet Tradition

Bissinger’s Brings Its Centuries-Old Chocolate Techniques to Sarasota

11/01/2026 By Jules Telfort

Arts & Entertainment

Bravo!

Every Single Performance Worth Seeing This Arts Season

11/08/2026 By Kay Kipling

Narrative History

MacKinlay Kantor May Be the Most Famous Writer You’ve Never Heard Of

11/01/2026 By Robert Plunket

A Mod, Mod World

MOD Weekend Celebrates 100 Years of Sarasota Architecture

11:58am By Kim Doleatto

That's RADD

RADD Sundays Return This Weekend

11/05/2026 By Kendall Southworth

Things to Do

What to Do in Sarasota and Manatee Counties This Week

11/05/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Review

Urbanite Theatre's 'Ahoy-Hoy' Dials Up Fun

11/02/2026 By Kay Kipling

Fashion & Shopping

Swede Dreams

IKEA Sarasota Announces Opening Date at UTC

11/09/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Personal Playbook

Sarasota Art Museum’s Virginia Shearer Shares Some of the Items She Can’t Live Without

11/01/2026 By Megan McDonald

That's RADD

RADD Sundays Return This Weekend

11/05/2026 By Kendall Southworth

Best of Sarasota

Best of Sarasota 2026 Top Vote-Getter: Kelly from Hair Art Salon

11/01/2026 By Staff

Best of Sarasota

Best of Sarasota 2026 Top Vote-Getter: Lakewood Ranch Med Spa

11/01/2026 By Staff

Best of Sarasota

Announcing the Best of Sarasota 2026!

10/15/2026

Home & Real Estate

The Horse House

A Sarasota Couple Built a Modern Home Around Art, Memory and a Curious Neighborhood Landmark

11/04/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Suncoast Searchlight

Judge Deals Death Blow to Sarasota County’s Fight Against Live Local Act

11/06/2026 By Derek Gilliam/Suncoast Searchlight

A Mod, Mod World

MOD Weekend Celebrates 100 Years of Sarasota Architecture

11:58am By Kim Doleatto

Two of Harts

Sarasota Unveils Plans to Rebuild Hart's Landing After Hurricane Destruction

11/05/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Palm Reading

Sarasota Rejects Obsidian Tower for Third Time, Despite Warning of Legal Battle

11/03/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Main Street

Update: Pie on Main Closes; Owners Add 8 Ball Lounge to Portfolio

11/03/2026 By Kim Doleatto

News & City Life

Palm Reading

Sarasota Rejects Obsidian Tower for Third Time, Despite Warning of Legal Battle

11/03/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Best of Sarasota

Announcing the Best of Sarasota 2026!

10/15/2026

Fast Track

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Names CareerEdge Best Education and Workforce Program

11/09/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

The Venice Symphony Receives $3 Million Legacy Gift

11/09/2026 By Staff

Swede Dreams

IKEA Sarasota Announces Opening Date at UTC

11/09/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Suncoast Searchlight

Judge Deals Death Blow to Sarasota County’s Fight Against Live Local Act

11/06/2026 By Derek Gilliam/Suncoast Searchlight

Travel & Outdoors

A Coastal Perspective

Photo of the Week: Sarasota Bay and Golden Gate Point

11/06/2026 Photography by Damon Powers

Best of Sarasota

Announcing the Best of Sarasota 2026!

10/15/2026

Turtle Power

Mote Counted 4,928 Sea Turtle Nests on Local Beaches This Year

11/09/2026 By Megan McDonald

Best of Sarasota

Best of Sarasota 2026 Top Vote-Getter: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

11/01/2026 By Staff

Winging It

The American Kestrel Is the Smallest, Most Common Raptor in America

11/01/2026 By Megan McDonald

Best of Sarasota

Best of Sarasota 2026 Top Vote-Getter: Siesta Beach

11/01/2026 By Staff

Health & Fitness

Garden Tender

While Caring for Her Father, Writer Bryn Durgin Watches Over the Things That Grow

11/01/2026 By Bryn Durgin

Buzz Off

Mosquito-Borne Illnesses Are On the Rise

10/29/2026 By Hannah Wallace

Health Care

Sarasota Memorial Has Big Expansion Plans

09/28/2026 By Staff

Buzzer Beater

Sarasota Rec League Brings National Talent and Local Hoopers Together

09/14/2026 By Kendall Southworth

Health Report

What to Know About the Current Cyclosporiasis Outbreak

07/20/2026 By Jules Telfort

Warming Trend

North Port Approves $4.1 Million More for Warm Mineral Springs Restoration

07/08/2026 By Kim Doleatto

In Their Own Words

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In Their Own Words

Project 180’s Antonia “Toni” Rolle Provides Hope and Help for People During and After Incarceration

11/01/2026 By Kendall Southworth

In Their Own Words

Bhante San on Mindfulness, Self-Acceptance and His Long Journey From a Sri Lankan Monastery

09/01/2026 By Kendall Southworth

In Their Own Words

CreArte Latino Managing Director Cinthia Peña on Building Pride, Acceptance and Community

07/06/2026 By Kendall Southworth

In Their Own Words

Manasota ASALH Executive Director Jada Wright-Greene on the Vitality of the Past and How We Can Preserve It

06/01/2026 By Kendall Southworth

In Their Own Words

Dancer Siara Delmar Hernández on Performing at the Super Bowl with Bad Bunny

05/05/2026 By Megan McDonald

In Their Own Words

Harvest Church Pastor and Harvest House CEO Dan Minor on Building Community

04/01/2026 By Kim Doleatto

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