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Don't chicken out: Try the tastiest wings in Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch
Once upon a time I was a vegetarian. I opted out of meat-based meals when I was about 14. My reasoning — not that you asked — stemmed from my dream of being a veterinarian and the haunting stories my dad told about strange menu options he encountered during his travels to Asia.
7-foot alligator found relaxing in North Port garage
NORTH PORT, Fla. — A seven-foot gator was found in the garage of a Gran Paradiso neighborhood in Sarasota County. The North Port Police Department posted a picture on Facebook of the gator relaxing and seemingly smiling between a beach umbrella and some bicycles. The agency warns all residents...
The Original Wolfie's to open location in Lakewood Ranch
Growing up, Jason Starkman always spent his time in a restaurant. His father, Isaac Starkman, founded Jerry’s Famous Deli in California. By 10 years old, Jason Starkman was cleaning out deli cases and bussing tables. He spent every moment he could at the restaurant. By the time he was...
SMART offers riding and equine welfare lessons in its annual summer camp
Lauren Prescott, who is 12, shows love to Salsa Baby after a successful ride. Prescott says she loves working with Salsa Baby, who she described as bouncy and energetic. Skylar Tobiassen, who is 15, smiles while riding Whiskey as she receives praise from Sarasota Manatee Association Riding Therapy instructor Carolyn Kelsey.
Sarasota Art Museum exhibit rediscovers a masterpiece of architecture
Victor Lundy is a modern architectural master. In the mid-20th century, he was one of the leading lights of the so-called “Sarasota School of Architecture” – our region’s take on modernist design for living. Galloway’s Furniture Showroom (1959) was one of his many local masterpieces.
Farmer's Market Forecast Sunday
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Sunday Farmer’s Markets will be warm and humid for the morning. Afternoon thunderstorms could start up near the end of the Market today. Lakewood Ranch Farmer’s Market is located at Waterside Place, 1651 Lakefront Drive in Sarasota. This market runs from 10 AM to 2 PM. Music this week features Jesse Daniels.
Rainbow bridge for pets proposed in Greenbrook Adventure Park
In a poem called “Rainbow Bridge,” pets wait there for their owners after they die, and when the best friends meet again, the pair cross the bridge together. If Summerfield resident Cliff Kaplan’s proposal is approved by the Community Development District 4, Greenbrook Adventure Park will have its own rainbow bridge.
Selby Gardens' New Florida Highwaymen Exhibit Opens Tomorrow
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' new exhibit, The Florida Highwaymen: Interstate Connections, on view inside the Museum of Botany at the gardens' downtown Sarasota campus, opens this Saturday, July 20, 2024, and will be on view through Sept. 15, 2024. The legendary Black landscape artists known as the Florida Highwaymen emerged...
Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring updates
ANNA MARIA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring released an update to sea turtle and shorebird nesting and hatching. According to them, sea turtle nesting has been slowing down and hatches have been picking up. Sea Turtle weekly nest numbers from July 13-19: Nests...
Save Our Seabirds' education programs take flight
Save Our Seabirds wants to have a bigger footprint on environmental education, and Director of Outreach and Avian Care Sarah Rubin is looking to create those opportunities. Starting in August, new educational programs for all ages will begin popping up at Save Our Seabirds, and Rubin said she hopes these lead to more opportunities down the road.
Arts Editor: A new twist in the search for a new Sarasota Players home
The saga of finding a new home for the Sarasota Players continues. The area’s oldest performing arts organization, which will begin its 95th season this fall, was talking with the city of Sarasota about taking over the Payne Park Auditorium. Realizing the building can not structurally support a theater, it proposed building a new, 17,000 square foot, two-story venue adjacent to it. But neighborhood association leaders and nearby residents raised objections to taking up more green space in Payne Park for another building.
Threatened bird chicks fitted with tracking devices to study migration patterns and population
BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — Four least tern chicks were fitted with tracking bands for officials to keep track of their population and migration patterns. The birds ranged in age from three to four weeks old and have not begun to fly yet. During the banding process, each bird was weighed, the length of their bill and wing were measured and all data was recorded in state and federal databases, according to a news release from Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring.
Creative Liberties' Exhibit SMALL WORKS: BIG IMPACT to Be Held This Week
Creative Liberties will continue its all-packed July with an opening reception on Thursday, July 25, 5-7 p.m., for "Small Works: Big Impact" and works by featured studio artists at the 901B Apricot Avenue and 927 N. Lime Avenue locations. Meet the artists, view and purchase more than 225 works of art and enjoy lite bites and beverages.
Mean Deans Local Kitchen Announces Live Music Series
Mean Deans Local Kitchen is excited to announce the addition of live music to its vibrant atmosphere. Local musicians will be featured every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, starting July 25th, from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Guests can enjoy the talents of local musicians, singers and songwriters while savoring delicious food and drinks.
Sarasota County arts groups working to raise funds cut by county commission
Since 2007, Denise Kowal has invited chalk artists from around the world to Sarasota to create temporary images on downtown streets and at the Venice Airport for the annual Avenida de Colores Chalk Festival. Each year, thousands gather to watch the artists at work and to feel like they’re stepping into other worlds in some of the many finished 3-D images.
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