Coming This Week with Sandy Shores
Everything worth leaving the house for, Monday through Sunday, with parking notes.
The weekly lineup
Same Time Next Week
Some things in Sarasota run like clockwork: the Saturday market, the sunset crowd on Siesta, the guy who parks diagonally at Publix. Our columns try to be on that list. Here's what runs when, so you know which day to come back for which craving.
Every day (or close to it)
- While You Were Sleeping Every morning, earlyThe overnight news, read so you can keep your eyes closed a little longer.Latest: While You Were Sleeping: Sunday, Nov. 1
- Good News on X Every morningThe nicest things people posted overnight. Proof the internet still has a good side.Latest: Good News on X: A Cat Made of Space Dust, a Year on 'Mars' Ends Today and the Bolts Ranked the Costumes
- Nightwatch Blotter Twice a week, before sunriseWhat happened after dark, 6 p.m. to 3 a.m., minus the part where we stayed up for it.Latest: Nightwatch Blotter: Halloween Night, 6 PM to 3 AM, Sarasota, Venice and Longboat Key
Monday
Wednesday
Wino Wednesday with Marina Vega
One glass, one story, zero swirling lectures.
Review Roast with Marina Vega
Real one- and two-star reviews of places we love, roasted gently. Counter-complaints filed.
Made Here with Sandy Shores
Local makers, how they make it and where to buy it.
Thursday
Meetup Picks with Sandy Shores
Groups that welcome people who show up alone. Name tags optional.
Friday
Out There with Brooke Trailwood
Your weekend outside: tides, trails and which animals have the right of way.
Weekend Bets with Marina Vega
The college football lines, the queso plan and a very short memory.
Saturday
The Sweet Spot with Marina Vega
One new local sweet stop every week. Never the same place twice.
- The Sweet Spot: The Ice Cream Menu That Keeps Telling You to Sit Down Oct. 31
- The Sweet Spot: The Swedish Candy That Was Supposed to Get Him Through Chicago Marathon Training Oct. 22
Everything else (the food finds, the moon, the occasional rocket) shows up whenever it happens. For those, the homepage and the archive have you covered.