Sarasota Lifestyle Pulse

• 600-student capacity: The $23M Dreamers Academy project adds 49,500 square feet to serve middle schoolers starting August 2027.
• Infrastructure...

The collapse of a proposed 324-unit apartment project on Fruitville Road has preserved the historic 1920s cottages and allowed local businesses like...

AI-powered Glacier robot at Circular Services in Sarasota sorts up to 60 items per minute from local waste streams, recovering over 35,000 plastics,...

For four decades, the Palmetto CRA has transformed contaminated, vacant, or underused properties into community assets, such as turning a former...

Sarasota County unanimously rejected D.R. Horton's settlement for a 126-home subdivision on the 51-acre Smith Farm property and will negotiate a...

Sarasota County's unanimous approval of a settlement lets the Yeshua’s/Curco Live Local Act development proceed under YIGBY provisions without further...

Mote's new Sarasota aquarium delivers education, research, and resilient design in one 12-acre campus.

• STEM labs serve 70,000+ K-12 students yearly...

Taste of The Bay invites locals to eat, drink, mix, and mingle with live music from favorite Kettle of Fish in a stunning waterfront setting at The Bay, presented by Sarasota-Manatee Originals.

A new 20-unit community in Sarasota gives young adults aging out of foster care a stable launchpad into independent living through five furnished...

Breeze Airways is launching new service to Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, expanding its network of over 200 nonstop routes across 30...

Manatee County is channeling federal disaster-recovery dollars into a broad stormwater and flood-mitigation push rather than quick fixes.

• Over $100...

A 4,999-square-foot waterfront restaurant at the 10th Street end of Sarasota’s Bay park moves forward, offering the first sit-down dining with Gulf...

Sarasota County Commission unanimously approved the master concept plan to transform Venice's Wellfield Park into a regional sports complex, advancing...

The Fruitville Library reopens Thursday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. after renovations that include new paint, furnishings and expanded areas for reading,...

Sarasota's visitor economy delivered a 6.4% spending increase to $102.61 million in August even as combined lodging occupancy fell to 46.1%. Shorter...

Smoke & Fire BBQ is shifting from its Clark Road spot to share space with Brew Life Brewing at 5767 Beneva Road, prompted by Gulf Coast Brewing's need...

Planning a Southwest Florida relocation without local work means prioritizing portable income and a savings buffer first.

• Income sequence: Lock...

The new Heritage Harbour Whole Foods opening Nov. 5 expands premium grocery access in Manatee County with a 42,000-square-foot store featuring over...

Red Chillez, a new Indian and fusion restaurant, is slated to open in about two months at 4413 S. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota after interior remodeling. Watch for this fresh dining option along the trail.

Sarasota’s Historic Downtown Village cottages dodged demolition when a 324-unit apartment deal collapsed, spotlighting the city’s core challenge:...