![Boat parking at The Crow’s Nest in Venice [Photo: Lauren Jackson]](/sites/default/files/styles/popular_stories_teaser/public/2023-import/The-Crow%2527s-Nest-cropped__OPT.jpg.webp?itok=ycs37M-O)
Search
Editorial
Looking for more than beach lounging? Here are the top things every nature-loving visitor must try during a trip to Sarasota County!
Editorial
Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America, so it’s no wonder Sarasota has become a great go-to place to play! Parks, community centers, and private recreation facilities around Sarasota County host drop-in play, allowing visitors to enjoy a good game along with the locals while on vacation year-round.“Pickleball is a...
Editorial
Switch gears and roll into your niche - whether you’re a novice or expert, cruiser or trickster, Sarasota has parks and trails for any biker, skateboarder, skater, or scooter Pajamas and roller blades. Almost every morning, this is how my daughter comes into the kitchen. If it was up to...
Editorial
Get out on the water or stay on dry land and learn about the animals, plant life and ecology. Many of us have fond memories of school field trips when we got to leave the stuffy classroom and learn hands-on, often outdoors. You can re-create those days during your next...
Editorial
After 15 months of collective hibernation, it feels like the school bell has rung for the summer break and the entire student body is bursting through the doors, and the feeling of jubilation that we are FREE! For nearly a year and change we have had to alter our dining...
Editorial
SARASOTA, Fla. (June 21, 2021) – “If you built it, they will come”, and come they did for this year’s 16th annual Savor Sarasota. Chefs across the community developed special multi-course menus that their guests devoured quickly over a two-week period. Epicurean seekers filled participating restaurants to capacity many nights...
Editorial
National Daiquiri Day falls on July 19 every year, and in a sunny beach town like Sarasota: there's no cooler way to celebrate than by sipping on some variation of this versatile, rum-based tropical cocktail with your toes in the sand, or tapping along to live music on the deck...
Editorial
Outdoor seating at restaurants is easy in paradise along Florida’s Gulf Coast, but this list of local eateries features places that put their own special twist on the concept. Sitting outside for a meal in Florida is canon—especially when you’re taking a break from a long, arduous winter elsewhere and...
Editorial
If you’ve got a mini–Jacques Cousteau at home, Sarasota County is an ideal place for a family vacation with kiddos who are fascinated by sharks. Whether you think sharks are misunderstood predators or total undersea villains thanks to movies like Jaws, there’s no denying that they’re fascinating aquatic creatures. In...
Editorial
Hunting for shells at Sarasota County beaches is among the unique pleasures visitors and locals alike enjoy year-round Hunting for shells at Sarasota County beaches is among the unique pleasures visitors and locals alike enjoy year-round. Sarasota County is known for its beautiful beaches filled with a variety of nature’s...