SRQ Daily | Get Connected

Get SRQ DAILY: Freshly Squeezed Content Every Morning, published Monday to Saturday throughout the year. With a genuine local angle, SRQ DAILY is a must-read for localvores who want to know their hometown. From new foodies hot spots to behind-the-scenes stories about upcoming arts and culture events, you will love starting off your day with us. Get signed up and you'll have an upbeat and thoughtful companion to your morning cuppa joe. 

Check out an article from today's SRQ DAILY below.

Get Our Newsletters


SRQ Daily Archives

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.

Thank you for being an SRQ DAILY reader. 



This Week's SRQ DAILY Editions



Saturday Perspectives Edition – Aug 29, 2026

The Bigger Picture for Sarasota County Business •  Thank You to the Helpers •  Knowledge: A Nonprofit's Most Valuable Asset

Friday Weekend Edition – Aug 28, 2026

Celebrate a Good Hero | Nominations Now Open •  Creative Liberties Brings Artists Together for a Fall of Exhibitions, Events and Opportunities •  Don't Miss Night of Wonder on Oct 16 •  The Wait is Officially Over •  Botanical Briefings: Exhibition Closing Keynote Lecture with Lynn Goldsmith •  Ringling College Alum Brings Debut Film Back to Sarasota, Screening Soon at LWR Cinema •  Dolly Day •  Selby Gardens Announces Winners of Virtual 46th Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition •  Art Center Sarasota Announces Expanded Programs and Exhibitions for 2026–2027 Season •  Composer Jaylin Vinson Wins 2026 Hermitage Prize in Composition at Aspen Music Festival and School, New Commission Announced •  Tales of Domestic Bliss at Art Center Sarasota

Thursday Family and Recreation Edition – Aug 27, 2026

ensembleNEWSRQ Announces Season 11 •  State College of Florida Students Study History Abroad in France and Switzerland •  Women Who Roar Leadership Awards •  The Sarasota Players Launches Payne Park Auditorium Renovation with Ceremonial Ghost Light Lighting  •  The Sarasota Opera House Presents Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory •  Lights at Spooky Point Returns October 1 through October 31 •  Ringling's Film Department is America's No. 1 BFA-Only Film Program •  2026 SCS College Night – September 17 •  Master Class This Friday with Guest Artist Madison Bender •  Easterseals Southwest Florida Welcomes Families to new School Year •  Suncoast Credit Union Foundation Supports Sarasota County Students and Teachers with $115,000 Grant •  Fall 2026 Registration Opens Soon for ACE Program at STC •  Sarasota Paradise Dedicated to Developing Youth Talent •  Manatee County Invests in Local Students, Advances Community Projects, Votes Against Flock Cameras

Wednesday Philanthropy Edition – Aug 26, 2026

Sing with Diversity: The Voices of Sarasota •  SPARCC Announces Upcoming Events and Sponsorship Opportunities for 2026–2027 •  Small and Mighty Nonprofits Receive Boost of Capital Funds •  Melissa Ehrhardt Joins Gulf Coast as Director, Capacity Building •  Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties 2026 Champions for Children Gala •  Her Next Chapter Begins with a Choice •  Celebrate a Good Hero | Nominations Now Open •  Senior Friendship Centers Equips Older Adults Before the Next Storm •  Manatee Community Foundation Grant Supports Food Recovery and Food Security Across Florida •  Culverhouse Launches $1 Million Challenge for UF Law

Tuesday Dining and Food Edition – Aug 25, 2026

Florida Studio Theatre Unveils its 2026-27 Winter Season •  A Right Proper Local on Main Street •  A Reimagined Cirque Dreams Holidaze Heads to Van Wezel •  Transportation •  Sarasota County Correctional Facility Earns National Accreditation for Mental Health Services •  Christopher Alan Homes Donates Backpacks, School Supplies  •  The Sarasota Players Bring Rarely Produced Cult Favorite Bat Boy the Musical.to the MainStage

Monday Business Edition – Aug 24, 2026

Almost a Century Ago, The Circus Came to Sarasota. •  Sarasota Memorial Named Best-in-State Employer by Forbes for 7th Consecutive Year •  Christopher Alan Homes Launches Home Sales in North Port •  Detwiler’s Farm Market Opening North Port Location in 2028 •  BayCare Names Lawrence Wren Roberts to New Vice President of Support Services Role •  Lee Wetherington Homes Breaks Ground on New Hemingway Model at Westlake in Wellen Park •  HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital adds Advanced Imaging Technology •  Bentley Goodrich Kison Attorneys Selected for the 2027 Editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America •  Women Who Roar Leadership Awards

Read More

The Work of Kindness

No One Heals Alone and Beth Bradburn is happy to support the efforts

Barbie Heit | Aug 28, 2026

Ingredients Come First

Inside Villani & Co., a seafood and steakhouse in Wellen Park, where Chef Mike Leopold designs composed plates for the curious and a steakhouse menu for everyone who’d rather choose.

Sarah Emily Miano | Aug 28, 2026

Familiar Treasures

Sarasota Art Museum’s Something Borrowed, Something New brings together contemporary art of local collectors.

Dylan Campbell | Aug 28, 2026

Where Stories Get Their Start

Urbanite Theatre’s Modern Works Festival has become a pipeline for new work from female playwrights

Dylan Campbell | Aug 28, 2026