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    Groundbreaking for Phase Two of Selby Gardens' Master Plan Kicks Off with 92 Percent of Funds Raised

    Arts & Culture

    SRQ DAILY THURSDAY FAMILY AND RECREATION EDITION

    THURSDAY DEC 4, 2025 |

    Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is pleased to announce that the official Groundbreaking Ceremony for Phase Two of its transformative three-phase Master Plan for the Downtown Sarasota campus took place on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. With hundreds of supporters in attendance, the ceremony welcomed the organization’s trustees, advisory committee members, donors, government officials, and members of the press and media. The program opened with a performance of “America the Beautiful” by Key Chorale, followed by remarks from Katherine Martucci (Chair, Board of Trustees); Jennifer O. Rominiecki (President & CEO of Selby Gardens); Commissioner Kyle Battie (Sarasota City Commission); Phase Two Campaign Chairs Dr. Gail Morrison Morganroth and Selby Gardens’ Trustee Audrey Robbins; Richard Roark (OLIN); Jerry Sparkman (Sweet Sparkman); and John LaCivita (Willis Smith Construction). To date, Phase Two has reached 92% of the necessary funding, with a grand total of over $121 million raised for the entire Project.

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    Bradenton Sailor Serves on the USS Bonhomme Richard

    Bradenton's Brianna Gonzalez, a Yeoman Seaman Recruit, is photographed by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist, 3rd Class, Zachary DiPadova, as she participates in the E-4 Navy-wide Advancement Exam. Here, she is seen on board the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6),&

    Sep 25, 2019

    Phoning Home

    Rev. Dr. Roger Kunkel began Dial Hope by waking everyday at 5am to record a 2-3 minute uplifting telephone message. People began to call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Dial Hope took off as a global telephone and Internet ministry providing daily faith-based, non-denominational dispatches. To

    Brittany Mattie | Feb 19, 2019

    Dispatches From RIAF 2014 Part 2: Alien Invasion

    It’s three minutes to showtime as I pull into a parking spot at the far end of the lot outside the Asolo Repertory Theatre. The lots nearly full as the Ringling International Arts Festival hits full stride on its second day, with a total of nine performances from the gathered artists. I jog

    Philip Lederer | Oct 17, 2014

    Dispatches from RIAF 2014 Part 1: Auspicious Beginning

    What looks like over a hundred people gather outside and around New College’s Mildred Sainer Pavilion to celebrate the kickoff of this year’s Ringling International Art Festival. It’s an idyllic setting: the grass is green, the sky is blue with just a smattering of puffy white c

    Philip Lederer | Oct 16, 2014