SRQ Scoop

Visit Sarasota County is delighted to welcome Pete Harvey to the team as Director of Sports, and congratulations to Nate Sweetman on his transition to the sports department under Pete, as the new Sports Marketing Coordinator. Pete originally hails from New York but spent almost 20 years in Flo…

Gulf Coast Community Foundation has awarded The Bay Park Conservancy an additional $150,000 grant to support the development of Phase 2 of the park on Sarasota Bay, bringing Gulf Coast’s cumulative contributions to more than $1 million in direct donations. The funding will help transform land tha…

It is that bittersweet time of year when we have to take stock of all that we did not do this summer and pack it in before the school bell rings.  Students are caught between sleeping in and enjoying their last bits of freedom and cracking that first summer book they should have read weeks a…

Very sad news from the staff at the Tampa Bay Zoo at Lowry Park.  This is the post from their Facebook page earlier today. It is with a saddened and heavy heart that we share the loss of our 4-year-old male orangutan, Malu. Malu’s health began to decline earlier this month, and he started…

Students in Sarasota return to school on August 10, 2022.  The Sarasota Police Department, in partnership with the community, wants to ‘Pack the Patrol Car’ with new school supplies for the upcoming school year for the fifth year in a row before students head back to class. The Sarasota P…

Travelers can get away and save money this summer on trips to Sarasota County by taking advantage of the destination’s Fun In The 941 special offers. The collection of deals, located at Fun In The 941, allows visitors to easily find savings to experience dining, entertainment, and attractions – j…

Officers with the Sarasota Police Department will be taking part in Operation Southern Slow Down (formerly known as Operation Southern Shield).  The Sarasota Police Department is partnering with law enforcement agencies from throughout Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee…

Bubbles, a special pigeon who will be getting a new home, greets student Hailie Palmer. Innovation is coming to Crowley Museum and Nature Center! Twenty high school students from the Suncoast Science Center/Faulhaber Fab Lab’s Student Community Innovation Program (SCIP) have partnered with the…

The Hermitage Artist Retreat is pleased to announce the launch of a new series of programs presented in partnership with Sarasota Art Museum. As part of their residency, nationally renowned artists are invited to the Hermitage’s historic beachfront campus and offer free community programs to enth…

The Perlman Music Program Suncoast (Perlman Suncoast) was awarded a grant in the amount of $10,000 by The Exchange at a ceremony held at its store on June, 9, 2022. These funds will help support outreach programs presented by Perlman Suncoast throughout the 2022-2023 Season: PMP Alumni: In School…