Willie Nelson, George Benson, Audra McDonald and Diana Krall are among the stars headed our way.

 The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall has just announced its 2017-18 season, and it’s one of which executive director Mary Bensel says, “The diversity flows throughout the season in so many art forms …

International Sand Collectors Society members collect sand from all over the world.

STEPHEN LEATHERMAN, aka Dr. Beach, named Siesta the best beach in America. Most people know Leatherman from his yearly rankings and media appearances, including on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

But few know that Leatherman is a card-carrying …

We are just one month away from welcoming the world to Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida for the 2017 World Rowing Championships at Nathan Benderson Park, September 23^rd-October 1st.  Here are the headlines about the event courtesy of Max Winitz, Media and Public Relations Director for the event:

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The Sarasota Orchestra is hoping to make it easier and more comfortable for newcomers to attend symphony concerts by launching a new Discoveries series of shorter and more conversational programs with lower ticket prices.

“A shorter program without intermission is attractive to people with a busy lifestyle,” said …

Sarasota, FL – Saturday, September 9, 2017, Sarasota Opera will open its doors for the 4th annual Taste of Downtown Food & Wine Festival at the Sarasota Opera House. Consistently a sell-out event, the Taste of Downtown Festival is a fundraiser for the Sarasota Youth Opera. In its three-year …

School starts Monday for Ringling College of Art & Design and University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, with New College of Florida beginning a week later. And students living in Sarasota for the first time may be wondering what is there to do in their newfound home.

It’s true that …

Districts are worried students will damage their eyes looking directly at the sun.

Sarasota County and Manatee County school districts have modified regular outdoor activities during next Monday’s partial solar eclipse.

Manatee County has elected to move all outdoor activities indoors for the duration of the event.  Sarasota …

Editor’s Note: The Sarasota Opera launches a special series screening film classics at 7;30 p.m. Friday with the 1952 Academy Award-winning Cecil B. DeMille film “The Greatest Show on Earth.” Performers from the Circus Arts Conservatory will be on hand before the film to entertain audiences and …

Parents can keep up with their children’s schools in a new, more convenient way this school year, thanks to a new mobile app launched by Sarasota County Schools. Using the app, parents can see their student’s grades, attendance and more!

The app is targeted toward parents and allows them to …

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA — Sarasota, no stranger to those ubiquitous “best of” lists, just topped another one.

The city of Sarasota was named No. 1 on the new “best places to retire in Florida” report by personal finance web site WalletHub.

Sarasota ranked first for quality of life and for health …