Experience Sarasota County

January 2021
You missed the British Open, Wimbledon, and the Tour de France by just a hair ... or maybe...

December 2020
For over 100 years, Black residents played a major role in the development of SarasotaClick Here to learn...

December 2020
Learn how the Greatest Show on Earth helped shape a sleepy fishing village into a cultural destination on...

December 2020
Learn about Palmer's extraordinary agricultural innovations, her commitment to horticultural science and livestock-raising methods, and her savvy business...

December 2020
Sarasota County is home to many sites with serious archeological significance People have been coming to Florida for...

December 2020
Here are seven reasons throughout its 100-year history Sarasota County has been a desirable place for visitors to...

December 2020

December 2020
A long history of visual, performing, literary and, of course, circus arts has shaped a tiny fishing village...

December 2020
By Compass Rose History ExperiencesIn 1899, Cornelius Van Santvoord (C.V.S.) Wilson, the owner of the Manatee County Advocate...

December 2020
By Compass Rose History ExperiencesNearly four decades before Sarasota became a county, a group of Scottish immigrants landed...

December 2020
Be the guest at your own Sarasota County New Year’s celebration by letting one of these local venues...

December 2020
Be the guest at your own Sarasota County New Year’s celebration by letting one of these local venues...