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10 Sarasota area restaurants open, 4 permanently close, 1 bar named among best in U.S.
August turned out to be one of the biggest months of the year for restaurant openings in Sarasota and Manatee counties, largely due to the luxurious, beachfront St. Regis Longboat Key Resort debuting multiple new dining and drinking venues. There were other exciting openings as well, including restaurants in downtown Sarasota and Lakewood...
Sarasota commissioners to vote on possible demolition of historic Colson Hotel
SARASOTA, Fla. - Sarasota City Commissioners will vote on an appeal to a denied permit request to demolish the historic African American Colson Hotel. The two-story hotel located on 8th Street in Sarasota's Rosemary District, formerly known as Overtown, was one of Southwest Florida's only places for African Americans to stay during the Jim Crow era.
Fate of Sarasota's historic Colson Hotel comes to a vote Tuesday
To save or destroy a piece of Black history in Sarasota? That's the question coming before the city commission on Tuesday. The Colson Hotel opened in 1926 as a safe haven for African Americans traveling through segregated Sarasota and Black temporary workers, but it has fallen into disrepair. Its owner,...
Hollywood comes to the Suncoast: A new western film highlights Florida's cinematic potential
MYAKKA CITY, Fla. — Known for its beautiful beaches, love for the arts, and cultural attractions, the Suncoast area of Florida, which includes St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, Dunedin, Tarpon Springs, Tampa, Brandon, Ruskin, Sarasota, and Bradenton, is increasingly gaining attention on the silver screen. However, filming in Florida comes...
Architects to reveal first look at Sarasota's new performing arts center Sept. 18
Architects from Renzo Piano Building Workshop will return to Sarasota from their home base in Genoa, Italy on Sept. 18 to share their preliminary vision for the Sarasota Performing Arts Center. Members of the RPBW team will pay their first visit here since holding two “Meet the Architects” sessions on...
Sarasota Sailing Squadron is hosting the 76th annual Labor Day Regatta
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Sarasota Sailing Squadron will host its 76th annual Labor Day Regatta this weekend, welcoming hundreds of competitive sailors nationwide. It’s a great event for participants and spectators at the Bayfront where you’ll be right by several of the region’s best waterfront restaurants and bars. The event runs from 9 a.m. Saturday to 4 p.m. Monday: Sarasota Sailing Squadron, 1717 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota.
Dylan McDermott inspires Sarasota students
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) -Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominated actor Dylan McDermott spoke to juniors and seniors from nine different high schools in Sarasota. McDermott is the first speaker for the Caring for Children Charities Speaker Series that looks to provide local talented students build their creative careers, in collaboration with SEMKHOR, which is bringing in the guests, educational component, and commercial projects as part of The Creative Empowerment Program. This is done by getting direct access to recognized filmmakers and artists.
Labor Day weekend packing up airports
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Transportation Security Administration is expecting to screen 17 million people starting Thursday through Wednesday. With nearly three million passengers flying just on Friday. Numbers are high at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport as well. SRQ CEO and President, Rick Piccolo, gave ABC7 the data for this Labor...
Shark tooth collecting finds its way to Sarasota
Despite living in landlocked Lakewood Ranch, it’s the rivers and beaches that it’s difficult to get 9-year-old Bayne Cannonito away from. Like his parents Joe and Sherri Cannonito, he loves spending the weekends in search of sharks' teeth. Joe says on each trip, Bayne will be uttering the...
Remembering a scientist who nurtured Sarasota's arts
If you've ever attended a performance of the orchestra, ballet, theater or a chamber music concert in Sarasota, no doubt you've heard the name Ernie Kretzmer. The longtime Sarasota resident, who died Aug. 24 at the age of 99, was a generous donor to Sarasota's arts organizations, both in his own name and in honor of his late second wife, Alisa Kretzmer.
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