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Sarasota's Fruitville Library reopens Oct. 15 after $28M renovation
Sarasota County's Fruitville Library reopens Thursday, Oct. 15, after a nearly $28 million renovation, with full services available but several new spaces and a 30,000-square-foot History Center still under construction.
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Diverse Fest expands across Harvest campus for fourth year
Sarasota's fourth annual Diverse Fest expands to both buildings at the Harvest campus on Saturday, Oct. 10, with more than 50 vendors, food trucks, live music, new workshops and free family activities after drawing about 1,500 attendees last year.
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Sarasota's Fruitville Library reopens Oct. 15 after $28M renovation
Sarasota County's Fruitville Library reopens Thursday, Oct. 15, after a nearly $28 million renovation, with full services available but several new spaces and a 30,000-square-foot History Center still under construction.
Sarasota, FL
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Feels like 87° · 0% rain
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Sarasota's Fruitville Library reopens Oct. 15 after $28M renovation
Sarasota County's Fruitville Library reopens Thursday, Oct. 15, after a nearly $28 million renovation, with full services available but several new spaces and a 30,000-square-foot History Center still under construction.
Sarasota, FL
83°F
Sunny
Feels like 87° · 0% rain
TueSunny88°F0%
WedSunny89°F0%
ThuSunny90°F22%
FriSunny88°F41%
SatIsolated Showers And Thunderstorms85°F45%
SunIsolated Showers And Thunderstorms83°F42%
MonIsolated Showers And Thunderstorms84°F32%
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Junior League grant brings free snacks, water to Big Waters nature programs
Big Waters Land Trust received a $2,500 Junior League of Sarasota grant to provide healthy snacks and water at its free nature education programs across the region for the rest of 2026.
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Selby Gardens adds $5,000 orchid photography prize to 46th annual juried exhibition
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is accepting submissions Aug. 3–10 for its 46th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition, which introduces a new $5,000 Richard and Ellen Sandor Photography Prize for the best orchid image — the first dedicated cash award in the exhibition's 46-year history.
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Goosebumps cover artist Karen Chandler brings summer work to Apricot Avenue boutique
Sarasota artist Karen Chandler, whose credits include Goosebumps book covers, NASA commissions and a 20-by-24-foot COVID tribute mural downtown, is showcasing summer artwork, tote bags and T-shirts at The Bazaar On Apricot & Lime on Apricot Avenue.
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Lynn Goldsmith's Selby Gardens show traces 50 years of friendship with Patti Smith
Legendary rock photographer Lynn Goldsmith's exhibition "Shared Light" at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens' Downtown Sarasota campus celebrates her 50-year friendship with Patti Smith through oversized floral images and intimate portraits, on view through Sunday, September 13.
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Village on the Isle plans 180-unit satellite campus on East Venice Avenue
Village on the Isle, a Venice nonprofit senior living community, plans a 180-unit independent living campus called Arbor Vita on 50 acres at 2705 E. Venice Ave., with a sales office opening in August 2026 and groundbreaking set for 2028.
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New $30,000 sculpture headed to Payne Park Tennis Center courtyard
Brooklyn artist Michael DiCarlo's 8-foot stainless steel sculpture "SWING" will be unveiled at Payne Park Tennis Center on Thursday, July 30, at 11 a.m., funded by a $30,000 city public art budget approved unanimously by the Public Art Committee.
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Former Sarasota Opera leader Victor DeRenzi joins Selby Gardens as honorary curator
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens named Maestro Victor DeRenzi, who led Sarasota Opera for 44 years, as Honorary Curator for its Spring 2027 season at the Downtown Sarasota campus.
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Sarasota installs first of five bike-and-scooter hubs downtown, with four more on the way
The City of Sarasota installed its first micromobility hub at Ringling Boulevard and South School Avenue, with four more solar-powered bike-and-scooter stations coming to downtown and US-41 intersections using a $125,110 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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North Port adult basketball league expands to 14 teams, registration open
North Port Parks & Recreation opened registration Wednesday, July 15, for its 2026 Adult Basketball League, expanding to 14 teams with 16+ and 40+ divisions, running Aug. 18 through Oct. 21 at the Morgan Family Community Center.
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Founding board member recalls Education Foundation's start on a high school lawn
Beverly Koski, a founding board member of the Education Foundation of Sarasota County, helped establish the teacher grants program that now funds classrooms across 53 public schools; the Foundation is in a growth period with a new office, a new scholarship program, and a $100,000 annual corporate pledge.
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Imagine School's $50 million North Port campus ready for August 2026 opening
Imagine School at North Port's new $50 million, 139,500-square-foot K-12 campus on East Price Boulevard is set to open for the 2026-27 school year, consolidating the charter school's separate upper and lower campuses and expanding capacity to 1,500 students.
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Sarasota Concert Association opens 'Choose Three' subscriptions for 82nd season
The Sarasota Concert Association began selling its flexible Choose Three mini-subscriptions on Monday, July 13, 2026, offering residents a 10% discount to mix and match from seven classical concerts — including Daniil Trifonov's Sarasota debut and The Cleveland Orchestra — running December 2026 through March 2027.
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