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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 – May 23, 2026 Proud of Our Students and Our Community • Measuring What Matters in Sarasota County • Keep it Local this Summer
	Friday Weekend Edition – May 22, 2026 FST Kicks Off Summer Mainstage with Honky Tonk Angels • Applications Now Open for Sarasota Orchestra's Harmony Gallery • Arts Advocates Awards $50,000 in Scholarships to 10 Local Students for the 2026-2027 School Year • Music for New Bodies - May 22 - An Opera for Our Times • The Players Studio Announces Exciting 2026-2027 Season • Performances at the Point with Danielle Mohr • The Pulse of the Piece: Mendelssohn's Octet • An Icon Uncovered at Urbanite Theatre
	Thursday Family and Recreation Edition – May 21, 2026 Childcare Expansion Delivers Results for Working Families • Sarasota County Schools Named Guy Harvey Conservation District • UF/ IFAS Extension Manatee County Clothing Swap • Two Students Receive People's Choice Awards at Embracing Our Differences 2026 Exhibitions • CPC Welcomes Attorney Ryan A. Featherstone to Board of Directors • District Announces New Principal of Booker High School • Sarasota County Offices Closed Monday, May 25 in Observance of Memorial Day • Senior Friendship Centers Launches New Joyful Journeys Writing Workshop Series • Selby Gardens Announces Summer Exhibition Shared Light: Lynn Goldsmith • Steel Across America visits Sarasota at Emma E. Booker Elementary in Honor of 25th Anniversary of September 11 • Lakewood Ranch Community Foundation Grant Supports Early Learning at The Florida Center • Three Graduating High School Students and Eight College Students Receive Scholarships from Embracing Our Differences • Boys and Girls Clubs Announces Support from The Henson Fund • Gladiators on Siesta Key • SCF Collegiate Schools Held Their Class of 2026 Senior Graduation • SCF's TRIO SSS Students Overcome Barriers and Achieve Graduation Milestones • SCF Awards More Than 1,000 Degrees and Certificates at Spring 2026 Graduation Ceremonies
	Wednesday Philanthropy Edition – May 20, 2026 • A Leading National Arts Incubator and Florida's Most Celebrated New Works Organization - Changing the Cultural Landscape • Join Us in Celebrating Our Legacy • The Patterson Foundation Boosts Nonprofit Innovation With More Than $177,000 Match • Visible Men Academy Raises Over $260,000 at the Shine On! Dream Big Gala • The Power of Music and Mental Health • Rebuilding Together Greater Florida Awarded $400,000 Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County • Plantation Community Foundation Awards $100,000 Impact Grant to Senior Friendship Centers Venice Campus • Foundations Double Down on Their Commitment to First-Generation Latino Students • Big Waters Land Trust Protects Land for Future Generations • Florida Center for Early Childhood Launches Four-Year Grant to Expand Mental Health Services in DeSoto County • Sarasota Orchestra Announces $11.7M Gift and Releases Renderings of New Music Center
	Tuesday Dining and Food Edition – May 19, 2026 The Green Orchid by Michael's On East Now Accepts Phone Reservations for Lunch • Lefty's Oyster and Seafood Bar Welcomes a New Executive Chef • Sarasota-Manatee Originals Launches the Newly Reimagined Originals Culinary Tour Series • The Savor Prix-Fixe Gets a Pour • Manatee Clerk of Court and Comptroller Office closed for Memorial Day • enSRQ Concludes 10th Anniversary Season with Music for New Bodies • Official America250 Artist Jing Herman Brings American Flag Series to Sarasota's Art Ovation Hotel • Wellen Park Marks 10 Years among America's Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities • Introducing The Zero-Proof Collection at Michael's On East
	Monday Business Edition – May 18, 2026 Babcock Ranch Reports Record Spring Sales, Strongest Start to Year Yet • Sheriff Hoffman Holds Corrections Academy Graduation • Branching Out at TreeUmph! Adventure Course • Sarasota Memorial Health Care System Achieves New Milestone with Two 5-Star Hospitals • BayCare Brings New HealthHub to Carrollwood • Bliss Dermatology Wellness Expands Provider Care • Sarasota Bradenton International Airport Renames Airport Circle in Honor of Long-Serving President and CEO Rick Piccolo • HCA Florida Healthcare hospitals in Southwest Florida Advance Community Health Through Volunteerism
	Saturday Perspectives Edition – May 16, 2026 Meeting the Moment, Together: Donor Partnerships in Action • Paying More to be Asked to Pay More