Family Activities Stories
A Trip Down Dearborn Street
By Elana Galerman
What Main Street is to both Sarasota and Venice, Dearborn Street is to Englewood. As you roam down the road, you'll discover all sorts of places you might like to make your new haunts. Great food, shopping and fun hangouts await you down on Dearborn.Englewoods on Dearborn serves up an innovative...
Environmental Action: How to Go Green and Get Involved in Sarasota
By Elana Galerman
With the increasingly popular trend of "going green" and the recent environmental scares across the world, more and more people are asking, "How can I help?" Spend less time searching for ways to lend a hand on Google and get out there
Discovering Casey Key
By Elana Galerman
While internationally known for its lavish, multimillion-dollar homes, secluded private beach and its most famous resident, writer Stephen King, Casey Key is still a well-kept secret.
Sarasota Summer Festivals
By Elana Galerman
Summer is a time for celebration. Schools let out, beautiful, sunny weather arrives (though it's the norm here) and art, music and food fests abound. Sarasota's summer festivals are free or cheap and sure to remind you why it's everyone's favorite season.
Over the (Big) Top
By Lisa Codianne Fowler
Founder of the Venice Circus Arts Foundation, The Flying Trapeze Academy and Circus Adventure Park, the legendary Tito Gaona is making giant strides in not only preserving circus history, but creating it.
A Horse of a Different Color
By Lisa Codianne Fowler
Sea horse conservation at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium
Fall in Love with Sarasota
By Elana Galerman
When fall arrives in Sarasota, temperatures may cool slightly, but autumn activities are sure to heat up. Beaching and boating are still in order, but our events calendar provides season-specific ways for you to fall in love with Sarasota. Fall Festivals and Fairs The Ringling International Arts...
Sarasota Welcomes the Baltimore O's ... and You!
By Mary Ellen Mancini
Take Me Out to the Ball Game !What better way to enjoy the sun-sational spring weather here in Sarasota than being outdoors and enjoying one of the nation's favorite pastimes? 2012 marked the third consecutive spring training season for the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota, and the second in the newly...
Free & Cheap: 20 Things to Do in Sarasota For $5 Or Less
By Elana Galerman
Less money may mean less spending, but it doesn’t have to equal less fun. Sarasota has many ways for visitors to explore and make long-lasting memories, even without a lot of padding in their pockets. Let’s count the ways to have fun for free or nearly free. Here are 20 things you can do...
