Sarasota Magazine

06/05/2026

This Guy Peterson Home May Be Sarasota’s Ultimate Modern Escape

An Iconic Guy Peterson Residence Blending Sarasota Modernism, Resort-Style Privacy, and Contemporary Coastal Luxury in the Prestigious Lido Shores Community

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06/05/2026

New series! 🌼

Every Friday, we'll be sharing a new Photo of the Week—a beautiful image captured by photographer Damon Powers that reminds us why we all love living here.

This week: a blanket of coreopsis in bloom at Myakka River State Park. Its sunshine-yellow flowers are a favorite of pollinators.

06/05/2026

It's National Doughnut Day! Indulge accordingly. 🍩

These eight Sarasota doughnuts will satisfy your sweet tooth.

06/05/2026

A new all-in-one gathering place is launching to shake up the city’s beach-and-bar monotony, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.

🔗 Read more about at the link in our bio

06/04/2026

Sold for $1 and spared demolition, the Laurel Park house still honors its original character.

Sold for $1 and spared demolition, the house still honors its original character.

06/04/2026

When local interior designer Anne Folsom Smith started showing signs of neurological illness, doctors told her it was Alzheimer's. But friends and colleagues who'd worked with her for years weren't so sure—so they launched a rescue mission.

“We said, ‘We will know when she is done, and she is not done. We will continue until we can find the doctor that can help us.’”

06/04/2026

Through the Eyes of: CareerEdge

CareerEdge is a workforce initiative designed to help people build skills and move into new or advancing roles, while supporting employers across industries like healthcare, manufacturing, skilled trades, and transportation.

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CareerEdge is a workforce initiative designed to help people build skills and move into new or advancing roles, while supporting employers across industries like healthcare, manufacturing, skilled trades, and transportation.

06/03/2026

Urbanite Theatre’s season-closing production, “Who Is Eartha Mae?,” brings the iconic Eartha Kitt to life.

The theatre's season-closing production, "Who Is Eartha Mae?," brings the performer to life.

06/03/2026

Endangered shore birds are nesting along the beach, and this year the FWC, Sarasota County and the Florida Shorebird Alliance protectors are using a novel deterrent—crow effigies (AKA dead—but real—embalmed fish crows).

Endangered shore birds are nesting along the beach, and this year bird protectors are using a novel deterrent—crow effigies.

06/03/2026

Update! Selby Gardens - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens says its Queen of the Night cactus will bloom tonight—and you can watch the other-worldly flowers open in person in the gardens' Hobart K. Swan and Janis F. Swan Live Oak Arrival Court.

The gardens will host a one-night-only viewing party so they public can watch the cactus' flowers open, which only happens one night every year.