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Welcome to the archives of SRQ DAILY: Freshly Squeezed Content Every Morning, produced by the team at SRQ Magazine. From this page, you will be able to view the most recent SRQ DAILY editions as well as search for a specific edition and keyword. The SRQ DAILY Business Edition runs on Mondays; the SRQ DAILY Philanthropy Edition publishes on Wednedsays; the SRQ DAILY Weekend Edition featuring arts and culture publishes on Fridays; and, the SRQ DAILY Perspectives Edition featuring op-eds, columns and letters publishes on Saturdays.

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This Week's SRQ DAILY Editions



Saturday Perspectives Edition – Nov 14, 2026

Giving Thanks and Giving Back •  New College of Florida Named #1 Liberal Arts College in Florida

Friday Weekend Edition – Nov 13, 2026

DANCE: Don’t Miss a Very Special Nutcracker by The Sarasota Cuban Ballet •  Giving Coast | Celebrate the Power of Giving Back •  There's Something Special About Fall in Lakewood Ranch •  Santa Heads to the North Port Aquatic Center  •  New Hermitage Program Featuring National Book Award Finalist Kaveh Akbar •  Sarasota Orchestra Names Evan Roider Creative Advisor for Pops and Great Escapes •  Works by Artist Robert Chase Publicly Displayed and Auctioned for the First Time in Over 15 Years at Sarasota Art and Dance Night •  John Crist Brings His Comedy Tour to Van Wezel This April •  You're invited to the New College of Florida Chamber Orchestra's Holiday Spectacular! •  The Builders of Sarasota

Thursday Family and Recreation Edition – Nov 12, 2026

The 2027 Sarasota Shell and Marine Life Festival is Expanding •  Local Musicians Invited to Join Sunday Open Jazz Jam at Anna Maria Oyster Bar Landside  •  Pain Care That Starts With Listening •  Important Events for Incoming Kindergarten Families: Kindergarten Round-Up and Kickoff to K •  More Than 2,500 Manatee County Students Reached Through Sarasota Orchestra Young Person's Concerts With Help From Bishop-Parker Foundation •  Sheriff's Office Announces 10th Annual Holiday Toy Drive •  West-MUTT-ster Dog Show Comes to The Bazaar November 14 •  Cooking for the Arts Brings European Flair to Sarasota with The Art of the Table •  25 Sarasota County Teachers Earn Learning Experience of a Lifetime •  Help Bring the Mgic to Downtown Bradenton •  Home of the Year 2027 | Nomination Deadline Extended! •  STC's ACE Winter Artisan Sale – December 3 •  The Markovitz Socratic Stage Presents: AI and Society: Law, Health and Consequences •  SCS Hiring: Bus Drivers, Bus Attendants, and Custodians •  Sarasota BMX Hosts Rounds 9 and 10 of UCI BMX World Cup

Wednesday Philanthropy Edition – Nov 11, 2026

Trust in the Outcome •  All Faiths Food Bank Poised to Distribute Thousands of Thanksgiving Dinners Across Sarasota County •  Program Two | November 20-21, 2026 | Sarasota Opera House •  $25,000 Match Announced for 10th Annual Sangarita Showdown •  The Venice Symphony Receives Transformational $3 Million Legacy Gift from Ed Campbell •  Manatee Clerk's Staff Fill a Van with Donations for Domestic Violence Survivors •  2026 Hermitage Artful Lobster Breaks Record with Over $500,000 Raised •  The Suncoast Foundation for Handicapped Children Raises More than $85,000 During Annual Clay Shoot •  Diversity: The Voices of Sarasota Celebrates two 2026 OUT Awards •  Season of Sharing Returns With Continued Support From The Patterson Foundation •  Arts Advocates Announces December 2026 Events •  Gulf Coast Community Foundation Announces Fall 2026 Board Institute Graduates •  Best of SRQ Local 2027 | One Week Left to Nominate!

Tuesday Dining and Food Edition – Nov 10, 2026

Watershed Hospitality Concepts Acquires 8 Ball Lounge Independent Local Restaurant Company Adds Two Siblings, Closes One •  Cafe on St. Armands Serves Thanksgiving on the Circle with Holiday Classics and Mediterranean Flair •  Anna Maria Oyster Bar Honors Veterans with Fifty Percent Off Meals This Veterans Day  •  Sarasota Gets a Cool World Premiere: AIR & ICE •  A Symphony of Voices and Movement: Nowell, Nowell Celebrates the Magic of the Season •  Two Weeks Left | Best of SRQ Local 2027 Nominations Open! •  Lefty's Presents Shell and Tell, The Party •  Taste of Spain Thanksgiving •  A General Store at the Beach •  Glenridge Performing Arts Center Spotlights Black Vaudeville History and More in Upcoming Performances •  Yellow Bird Cleaning Launches Client Reporting Portal for Commercial Cleaning Accounts in Sarasota and Manatee Counties •  The Pops Orchestra of Bradenton and Sarasota and the International Women's Brass Conference Launch Holiday Brass Sarasota

Monday Business Edition – Nov 9, 2026

Waldorf Astoria Residences Sarasota Wins Two International Property Awards at the Florida Level •  The Ronto Group Sets New Condo Sales Record in Sarasota With Rosewood Residences Lido Key $14.5 Million Penthouse Sale •  Nopetro Energy Brings First RNG Facility to Florida's West Coast •  Manatee Clerk of Court and Comptroller Office closed for Veterans Day •  Tiona Settles Joins Barancik Foundation as Community Impact Officer •  Lee Wetherington Homes and Homes by Towne Set to Unveil The Summit at Shellstone at Waterside  •  John Cannon Homes Opens the Wellington Model in Everly at Wellen Park •  PulteGroup Offers Pool iIcluded and Up to $100,000 in Black Friday Savings on Select new Homes Throughout Southwest Florida •  Best of SRQ Local 2027 Nominations Now Open •  Three Legs. One Incredible Second Chance. •  SRQ Magazine Celebrates Women Who Roar •  Manatee Chamber Makes History with Sixth FACP Chamber of the Year Award; President and CEO Jacki Dezelski Named Chamber Executive of the Year •  Benge Redding Teams with $700M Career Sales Switches to Coldwell Banker Realty

Saturday Perspectives Edition – Nov 7, 2026

The Service We Honor and the Support We Owe •  Community-Powered Innovation •  Where the Arts Went to School

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Dances with Canvas

David Steiner’s Surf Siren gave way to a new series—and new chapter—in the longtime Sarasota artist’s career.

Dylan Campbell | Oct 28, 2026

Getting Involved

Mike Martella believes in making a difference everywhere he goes.

Barbie Heit | Oct 28, 2026

Salt of the Sea

At Acqua Pazza,the menu follows Italy’s fishing villages, with room for a Jersey meatball.

Sarah Emily Miano | Oct 28, 2026

Performance in Focus

A behind the scenes look at The Ringling’s Art of Performance 2026-27 season

Dylan Campbell | Oct 28, 2026