The top10 Sarasota Blog

Sarasota, famous for its award-winning white sand beaches is located on the gulf coast of Florida. Sarasota not only offers visitors an extensive coastline to explore but also charming shopping districts, art galleries, museums, and attractions.Believe it or not that there is a myth that says the white quartz sand of Siesta Key holds magical healing powers and that Native Americans who settled ...

Believe it or not, Florida produces more than 70% of oranges in the United States.Famous for its stunning weather, white sand beaches, and beautiful clear springs, Florida is known as a sunny paradise. It is actually known as one of the most-visited destinations in the world, and we are here to help you plan the most perfect vacation.Also known as the Sunshine State, Florida beaches are home to ...

The short drive from Sarasota south to Venice is well worth it! Enjoy great seafood, a colorful sunset, and the sound of live music at this beachfront restaurant in Venice. Step off the dining deck and let your feet meet the sand. You can search for fossilized sharks' teeth or play volleyball on the sand courts right there on the beach.Sharky's & Fin1600 Harbor Drive S, Venice, FL 34285,(941) ...

Soar through the sky, the cool wind hitting your face, and all you hear is the humming of the Helicopter blades. The Sarasota skyline looks so close you feel like you could touch it.Open-door flights offer an indescribable experience. The experienced pilots are sure to make you comfortable throughout your whole trip. Let's face it, anyone with an adventurous side would jump at the opportunity to ...

Every Sunday at sunset drummers and dancers gather at Siesta Key Beach for an evening of music and dancing. Dozens of people form a circle on the warm sand to play their drums. Feel this amazing energy right when the last rays of sunshine hit the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This is an event you don't want to miss!948 Beach Rd, Siesta Key, FL 34242,(941) 861-5000

If you look for a drink with a wow factor, look no further than Georgie's Bar. Their shots are fire ... literally, they set their shots on fire. With unique cocktails and a live DJ that transforms the bar at night, this is the perfect spot to turn up your night.Georgie's229 N Cattlemen Rd, Sarasota, FL 34243,(941) 952-5001

Nestled away along the southern end of Longboat Key where the beach is not just our backyard, it's our way of life. Luxury accommodations coupled with personalized service and a full spectrum of world-class amenities make this Sarasota's most exclusive private club.Explore the coast on kayaks or relax on the pristine beach. Play 45 holes of championship golf or hit the courts at the award-winning ...

The Sarasota Film Festival starts with an exciting film program and events.Get your tickets & popcorn and enjoy the show!Download the SFF Digital Guide at WWW.QR.GUIDE/SFF or scan the QR code in the poster.

As a fishing guide in Sarasota Florida, one thing comes to mind when I think about the holiday; family fishing! Most of my fishing charters this time of year include children and novice anglers. The key to everyone having a great time is to focus more on action and variety as opposed to seeking trophy fish or one particular species.

Get ready for 2 weeks of culinary fireworks! #SavorSarasota is from June 1-14 - dozens of restaurants feature prix-fixe, multi-course lunch and dinner menus for just $16 and $32 per person!Home to award-winning and legendary restaurants, there's no better time to explore all the culinary experiences Sarasota County has to offer. From Peruvian palates and French cuisine to American classics and ...

If you like white sand beaches and gorgeous blue water, chances are your travels are eventually going to bring you to Siesta Key right here in Sarasota, Florida. If that's where you are heading right now then this little guide is for you.

Toes in the sand, sunset strolls, relaxing at the pool, dining with a view, ... You will just love the location of Zota Beach Resort on Longboat Key.Close enough to Downtown Sarasota and St. Armand's Circle and right around the corner of hidden secrets of Holmes Beach (do you know Beer Can Island? No? Visit it!)Zota Beach Resort has often specials going on, check them out and come on over.

ThinkGypsy decided to go on a little stay-cation here in Sarasota, Florida and they had a blast. Hope you enjoy their video!A special thank you to Art Ovation Hotel and all the amazing businesses that made this perfect:Boca SarasotaCalusa BrewingMattison's City GrilleMi Pueblo El Restaurante Mexicano & CantinaHeli AviationI Kayak SarasotaSarasota Jeep ClubFor more adventures follow Think Gypsy on ...

St. Armands Circle / Lido Key BeachThe 34th Sarasota Grand Prix Festival will once again welcome the SuperStock USA Championship on June 30 and July 1.The finale of the SuperStock Championship will take place ahead of the Fourth of July weekend as powerboat racing and jet ski racing team up for a weekend of speed and power in front of hundreds of thousands of fans gathered on Lido Beach.Located ...

The Annual Sarasota Film Festival emphasizes the best in cinema alongside exciting programs and events, with more than 200 films screened each year including features, documentaries, shorts, and kid-friendly picks. In our 20th year, we're proud to bring the best new independent filmmakers and visionaries to our festival with local and kid-friendly programs that showcase our idyllic Gulf Coast ...

Firestone Grand Prix of St. PetersburgThe Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, an annual spring break tradition in the Tampa Bay area, will again serve as the opening race for the Verizon IndyCar Series season for an eighth consecutive year. Both the drivers and fans will have an increased level of anticipation for the start of this season. The temporary St. Petersburg circuit will debut the ...

Annual Thunder By The Bay Motorcycle Festival will be held in February .The two day Festival portion of the weekend, being held at the Sarasota County Fairgrounds, will continue to offer free admission to the general public. Wide variety of live music for all ages touting the theme The Festival Where Rock Meets Country. Headliners this year include Vegas McGraw (Tim McGraw Tribute) performing on ...

Location: Van Wezel Performing Arts HallImre Kollár, conductor (Budapest), Monika Rebholz, soprano (Vienna), Franz Gürtelschmied, tenor (Vienna)Featuring Strauss Symphony of America with dancers from Kiev-Aniko Ballet of Ukraine & International Champion Ballroom DancersThis holiday season, the spirited romance of operetta, the glamour of ballroom dance, and the delicate beauty of ballet will ...

New Year's Eve at Selby GardensLocation: Selby Gardens - Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 900 S Palm Ave, Sarasota(941) 366-5731 Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is proud to present Sarasota's most sophisticated and diversely entertaining New Year's Eve experience; a black-tie event featuring a private journey through tropical holiday light displays, passed hors d'oeuvres, a seated four course dinner, ...

December 08, 2018 beginning at 6:00 p.m.Suncoast Charities for Children will be holding the 32nd Annual Sarasota Holiday Boat Parade of Lights on December 9 and area boaters are invited to enter free of charge. The event begins at 6:00 p.m. with vessels making a short transit across Sarasota Bay and entering the Bayfront Park area at approx. 7:00 p.m. Best areas for viewing are Marina Jack, ...

Join thousands of spectators along Main Street in downtown Sarasota. The parade route is from 301/Washington Blvd to Gulfstream Ave.Come early and bring the whole family to this treasured community tradition!High school marching bands, area churches and nonprofits, local businesses...and of course the big finale - the arrival of Santa Claus - make this a beloved kick-off of the holiday season.We ...

Annual Fall PRCA Rodeo, (863) 494-2014Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo, 124 Heard St, Arcadia, FL 34266Come one, come all to the Annual Fall PRCA Rodeo in October. Tickets are $15 general admission. Kids 10 and under are $10. ON SALE NOW! Gates open at 11:00 p.m. Shootout Gang performs at 1:00 p.m. Kid's Mutton Bustin at 1:45 p.m. Rodeo action starts at 2:00 p.m. Wear your pink and help us ...

From September 23 - October 1, 2017, the World Rowing Championships, an international rowing regatta organized by FISA (the International Rowing Federation), will be held at Nathan Benderson Park, a Grade A course in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, "Where world class athletes come to compete." In the 48 years of the event's existence, the United States has hosted only one other World Championships, ...

Sunday Aug 6 2017, 5:30 pm thru 9:30 pm Louies Modern, 1289 N Palm Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236Join Edible Sarasota Magazine and 11 of Sarasota's nationally-renowned chefs at Louies Modern on August 6th , 2017. The 4th Annual Sustainable Seafood Dinner (Formally known as Trash Fish) is a delicious opportunity to taste invasive and underutilized seafood species, learn about the future of sustainable ...

Join Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast for a culinary extravaganza with leading local chefs and restaurants. Enjoy delicious culinary samplings created by our guest Chefs de Cuisine, music and auction.Thursday, June 1 at 6 PM - 9 PMIMG Academy Golf Club, 4350 El Conquistador Pkwy, Bradenton, Florida 34210Participating Restaurantes:Chef Craig ChatskyClasicoCulver's EnRich BistroFratello's ...

First impressions: With lots of specialty items you don't get anywhere else, it's between Whole Foods and Trader Joe'sSprouts definitely adds new items to the kitchen, like edible flowers. It has a really large selection of rice, sugar, seeds, ... we had no idea some of them even existed and will let the Top10 crew test some exotic dinners. Sprouts will not replace any of our favorite stores, but ...

Did you know that there is Birthday Club in Sarasota?And that it's free to join?Right after joining, some Businesses will even send you a Welcome Gift just for signing up!You will receive your Birthday Gifts per email just before your Birthday Month.Print them or show them on your phone together with your ID to redeem them.Most of our Birthday Clubs give you the whole Birthday Month to redeem ...

Sunday Jan 29th 2019 9:30 am thru 3:00 pmTemple Sinai, Sarasota, FL, 4631 S Lockwood Ridge Rd, Sarasota, FL 34231, (941) 924-1802What do bagels, chopped liver, chicken soup, blintzes, corned beef and pastrami sandwiches (FF9 's fabulous Corned Beef and Pastrami are being provided by Sarasota's own former New York deli-man Sol Shenker of Sol's New York City's Deli. ), kosher hot dogs, kugel and ...

Nov 29th, 6:00 pm thru 8:00 pmSouth Manatee Library6081 26th St W Bradenton, FlCreative in the kitchen? Show off your skills in this Iron Chef themed competition! Create a whole new dish using ingredients found on your Thanksgiving Day table... plus a secret ingredient... Come get inspired and compete for the title of best dish! Join us Nov 29th @ 6pm at South Manatee Library. Bring 3 friends to ...

Largest gathering of the world's most famous pavement artists and 3D illusion pavement paintings celebrating the 2016 theme LOVE & PEACE - so get groovy and join us as we turn the road into a museum in motion! Also featuring Pavement Music Festival, Performance Stages, Food Vendors/Beer Gardens, Young & Young at Heart Chalk Area for all, Art/Craft Vendors, and featured ticketed Cirque Ma'Ceo ...

Osprey Avenue between Hyde park street and Hillview Avenue.Fifteen of Sarasota Fire Houses including firehouses from Englewood, North Port and Boca Grande will compete against each other for the title of the Best Fire House Chili in Sarasota and for the Best Booth.Every year all monies raised are donated to the Sarasota Firemans benevolent fund, which is a 501-3c non-profit organization. A panel ...

JDub's Brewing is hosting an array of local food trucks on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Come out and enjoy local beer & food from people striving to add to Sarasota's culture and community awareness. Join us at the brewery 1215 Mango Ave, for our second Food Truck Rally on Saturday, August 20th from 5-10pm including:Baltimore Snowball FactoryBig John's Texas BBQBulGoGi SarasotaCreate bakery & ...

Support local business and join us the "First Friday" of every month in Gulf Gate! Shop small + discover new spots in one of Sarasota's most eclectic shopping villages.Save the date! The next First Friday Gulf Gate event is on August 5th. Celebrate the start of the holiday weekend with us!August participants:Gulf Gate Drive- Boho Cottage Market- Evolution420Gateway Drive- Open Mic night at The ...

Held annually in Sarasota, FL., The Sarasota Film Festival emphasizes the best in cinema alongside exciting programs and events, with more than 180 films screened each year including features, documentaries, shorts, and kid-friendly picks. Entering our 18th year, we're proud to bring the best new and veteran independent filmmakers to our Festival with local and kid-friendly programs that showcase ...

The return to S. Palm Avenue provides the perfect ambiance for a night to remember. It provides a charming and enchanting backdrop for our event and the outpouring of support from our fan base to return to the S. Palm Avenue venue has been overwhelming.Hundreds of chic daybeds and outdoor furnishings will once again transform S. Palm Avenue into an intimate and majestic setting for thousands to ...

Payne Park Sarasota, February 5th, 6th and 7th. This three day event will feature DJs, musicians, and bands some all the way from New Orleans. Hosted by Sarasota's own, Phil Phunn. Join us under the huge Big Top where you will find many of your favorite beers, hurricanes, and frozen cocktails. Enjoy a real crawfish boil, as if you were at a giant party on the bayou. Plus some of your favorite New ...

Bungalow Beach Resort on Anna Maria Island and its sister property, Siesta Key Bungalows, have recently each been awarded two prestigious national awards placing them in the top 10% of properties globally!Both resorts have been recognized for their ongoing hospitality leadership with the 2015 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence as well as the 2015 White Glove Award from the Superior Small ...

If you are in Sarasota and want the perfect margarita paired with an outstanding Mexican especial (yes, with these margaritas you pair drinks with food, not vise versa:) then there is no way around one of the three mi Pueblo Mexican Restaurants! My favorite location is on University and Tuttle: With all the original Mexican decor it looks like a Hazienda and you feel part Mexican even before you ...

Wild Ginger Apothecary is now open at 6557 Superior Avenue in the lively and up-and-coming Gulf Gate neighborhood of Sarasota, Florida. This natural health boutique is poised to bring a new dimension to the popular and growing eco-friendly health and wellness retail marketplace.Wild Ginger Apothecary's goal is to offer the industry's most relevant and in- demand products, free of all chemicals ...

Sarasota Sunsets just never get old, right? Even if most of our tourists don't feel it, we do have seasons here in Sarasota, and our sunsets reflect the time of the year.They come in many different colors, and the most beautiful ones are surrounded by endless towers of clouds.No matter if you are on the bay, or on any of our keys, like Siesta Key; sunsets are one of our greatest attractions, and ...

There are tons of great activities in Florida, and most of them can be done during a day-trip. No matter if you are in for outdoors, goofing around with a mouse or brooming it through Hogwarts Castle - there is something for everybody. Now we want to find these top10 for everybody and we will go on day-trips all summer long! Of course we are open to suggestions, so if you have a great tip for us ...

It was a beautiful Miami evening when US Austrians met in Miami for the Grand Opening VOKA. Frank Stronach invited to this special evening at his Gulfstream Park and personally introduced the Austrian artist, who is at least as colorful as his huge acrylic creations! Meeting with fellow Austrians in the USA is always a great deal, but this time it was very special for us, since the VIP list had a ...

Siesta Key Beach (top10 Sarasota) -It's not really a secret that the beautiful Siesta Key Beach is one of the best beaches in the world!Yahoo Travel has published "10 beaches that should be on your bucket list." They say that the sand is what makes Siesta Key so special and if you have ever been there you know that it is like walking on powdered sugar!They also say the clean wide-stretched beach ...

The steps in the production of Tequila Herradura were no different from the way it is made today but the machinery and methods are from another century. In 1870, Félix López officially registered San José del Refugio as a tequila-producing hacienda, and we have been crafting it here ever since. The only 100% hacienda-made tequila in the world, Herradura combines over 135 years of experience ...

Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. It is particularly celebrated in Mexico, where it is a national holiday, and all banks are closed. The celebration takes place on November 1 ...

Don't you just want to go to a salon and be completely satisfied? Deciding where to get your hair done is one of the most difficult decisions. I have tried different salons but I have to tell you, Blue Door Spa and Salon in Bradenton is the answer to your prayers! The interesting name comes from a school project created by the owner Nicky Lake and it just stuck. Nicky was trained at a private ...

For my last mini vacation, I decided to check out Bentley's Boutique Hotel in Osprey, Florida. From the second I entered the lobby I was amazed. At the front desk, I was greeted by a smile and given my room. I had the choice of a Deluxe Room and a Suite. Since I wanted my mini vacation to be as comfortable as possible I decided to go for the suite. The suite is spacious featuring flat screen TV ...

On September 16th, the people of Mexico celebrate the anniversary of the day that they gained independence as a country. The Mexican Independence Day is one of the biggest holidays in Mexico; people celebrate with food, songs, fireworks, and - of course - a day off school! People in Mexico decorate their homes and cars with Mexican flags, and Mexicans all over the world celebrate Mexican ...

Making Tequila is based on century old techniques that reflect the Hispanic culture. If you think that Tequila is just another cheap spirit to get drunk, you are wrong. As aperitif it opens your appetite, but it also finishes a typical Mexican dinner, helping you to digest. Of course you find it in bars all over our country, bottled in many places of the world, but the real Tequila can only come ...

Freedom is what everybody dreams of. I have it. Montessori gives it. I love Montessori because I can do anything, I have the freedom to follow my dreams. And that's all I need to be happy. We all have different goals, different views about education and school. Learning in an environment that allows you to have fun makes a big difference. Montessori gives you a chance to speak up and to express ...

The opening movie for the film festival, "Blackfish," was a documentary on killer whales in captivity. Not only was it filled with moving personal stories from ex-trainers themselves, but it also followed the life of killer whale, Tillikum. This film showed the hard truth behind the lives of these whales and the mental and physical pain they go through. It also portrays how oblivious most humans ...

Saturday is one of my favorite days. Every Saturday morning there is Farmers Market Downtown, Sarasota, from 7 am till 1 pm with over 70 vendors! They have such cool things there. So many plants, fruits, organic veggies, flowers, music, crafts, and animals? Yes, animals! I was walking along in the Farmers Market when I saw a truck from Humane Societies. I walked into the truck and saw the cutest ...

On Saturday the 13th of January, 2013, Maverick, this time without Lulu :) from the radio station 106.5 CTQ was hosting a small event at the National Cemetery. The National Cemetery on Clark Road in Sarasota is the sixth National Cemetery in Florida. There will be at least 18,000 veterans rested there.Each grave was decorated with a wreath for Christmas, and now it was time to get friends over to ...

On Saturday, November 24, 2012 the awesome Desoto Music Fest had been held at the Manatee County Fairgrounds. I got invited by Sharon McGlynn, director of the Hernando De Soto Historical Society (Oh boy, I hope I spelled that right).Live singers like, Craig Campbell, Easton Corbin, Gretchen Wilson, and Love and Theft (look at the great picture I got with them:). It was incredible! I dressed up ...