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Best of 2025

Our Best of 2025 Sarasota Magazine Readers Poll Results Are Being Calculated!

Tune in to our May 2025 issues for final results.

02/06/2025

Best of Sarasota

The Best of Sarasota 2024

Sarasota is booming, and we're flush with exciting new restaurants, shops, services, attractions and more, in addition to our longtime favorites.

05/01/2024

Best of 2023

Vote Now for Your Favorite Sarasota Restaurants, Shops, Experiences and More!

Our Best of 2023 readers' poll is live!

01/12/2023 By Staff

Best of Sarasota

The Best of Sarasota 2022

Celebrating the region’s best arts, dining, shopping and more.

05/13/2022

Article

The Best of Sarasota 2022: Readers' Choice

Each year, we give our readers the chance to tell us about their favorite restaurants, shops and services around Sarasota-Manatee. Here’s what you selected.

05/13/2022

Best of Sarasota

The Best of Sarasota 2022: Editors' Picks

Celebrating the region’s best arts, dining, shopping and more.

05/13/2022 By The Editors

Come Together

Our 2022 Unity Award Winners Understand the Power of Belonging

We are a better place because of their passion and commitment.

01/04/2022

Free & Freeish

Great Things to Do in Sarasota for Under $10

Sometimes the best things in life are free (or freeish).

12/21/2021

Neighborhood Guide

Neighborhood Guide: Anna Maria Island

Where to live, eat and play.

09/01/2021

Best of Sarasota

The Best of Sarasota 2021

Despite the pandemic, our editors found brave new businesses and innovative experiences that showed us how resilient our region is—and why we love living here.

05/03/2021

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The Life Aquatic

Everything You Need to Know About Boating in Sarasota

From water adventures to dockside dining, here’s your guide to boating in Sarasota.

03/05/2021

Unity Awards

Our 2021 Unity Award Winners Are the Ultimate Connectors

This year more than ever, we need the hope and hard work of these women and men.

01/13/2021

Neighborhood Guide

Neighborhood Guide: Downtown Sarasota

Your guide to living the good life downtown.

12/07/2020

Creative Spirits

Meet Eight Local Artists Who Find Inspiration Everywhere

Even a pandemic can't stop these creatives from practicing their crafts.

11/07/2020

Parks to Play In

Five Wonderful Preserves to Explore

It’s great to live in a community with places like this to still the mind and stir the soul.

11/01/2020

Happy Halloween!

Everything You Need to Celebrate Halloween in Sarasota

From quarantine costumes to trick-or-treat alternatives, we've got everything you need for a great—and safe—Halloween.

10/21/2020

Neighborhood Guide

Neighborhood Guide: Wellen Park

Wellen Park is the new name for the fast-growing master-planned community in south Sarasota County previously known as West Villages.

10/02/2020

They Inspire Us

Meet Seven Bold Women With Fresh Ideas and Big Dreams

Whether they’re running a billion-dollar business or starting a nonprofit on a shoestring budget, these women are challenging and shaping what we’ve always accepted in business, health care, philanthropy and social justice.

09/17/2020

Rise and Dine

Your Guide to Sarasota's Best Breakfasts

Pour yourself another cup of coffee and read on.

09/09/2020

Neighborhood Guide

Your Guide to Lakewood Ranch

There are many reasons to love Lakewood Ranch—even if you don’t live there.

08/24/2020

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