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In today’s edition of the Sarasota Scoop:

• Local headline roundup

• Stop in at Capo Pizza

• Tons of local events!

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📰 Local Headline Roundup

Record-breaking Longboat Home Sale — All Cash

Serenissima, the Venetian-style mansion on Longboat Key, just sold for $30.3 million cash, making it the most expensive home sale ever in Sarasota and Manatee. It’s nearly 20,000 square feet, sits right on the Gulf, and has everything from hand-painted murals to a marble atrium and even its own ice cream parlor. The Indiana-based buyer saw it once and made the offer on the spot. Not bad for a place that last sold in 2020 for $16.5 million.

Waterkeeper Brings Weekly Water Tests to South County

Suncoast Waterkeeper just stretched its weekly bacteria testing southward, backed by the Barancik Foundation. Marine biologist Peyton Faulk, the group’s second full-time specialist, will sample waters in Venice, Osprey, Nokomis, Englewood and North Port, adding to the program that got its first hire and lab in 2023. Executive Director Abbey Tyrna says clear data keeps swimmers and paddlers safe and guides fixes. Fresh results post every week on the group’s site and socials, using the same three-tier scale the state health department relies on, and the numbers go straight to local and state officials.

Thursday

Mommy & Me: Core & Cradle Pilates

📍Sarasota Garden Club | 🕦 9am | 🔗 details 

Bingo Night

📍Peculiar Pub | 🕦 5pm | 🔗 details

Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight Committee

📍Twin Lakes Park | 🕦 5pm | 🔗 details

YPG After Hours

📍The Gator Club | 🕦 5:30pm | 🔗 details 

Moments of Truth: Community Conversation

📍Chao Lecture Hall | 🕦 6:30pm | 🔗 details  

Joseph’s Coat: Skyspace

📍Searing Galleries | 🕦 8pm | 🔗 details

Trivia Night

📍Ed's Tavern | 🕦 8pm | 🔗 details 

Friday

Coffee Hour

📍1561 Lakefront Drive, Sarasota | 🕦 9:30am | 🔗 details 

Ride and Paddle at The Bay (Guided Tour)

📍The Bay Park | 🕦 8:30am | 🔗 details 

Live Music: Terry Helm

📍Cortez Clam Factory | 🕦 5:30pm | 🔗 details

J.McLaughlin - Summer Soirée

📍515 Bay Isles Parkway Unit #6 | 🕦 See details | 🔗 details 

Movie in the Park

📍Waterside Park | 🕦 7pm | 🔗 details 

Nature at Night!

📍Pinecraft Park | 🕦 8pm | 🔗 details 

Comedy Show: Greg Warren

📍McCurdey's Comedy Theatre | 🕦 See details | 🔗 details 

Saturday

SCFD Fire Station 5 Open Houses

📍400 N. Beneva Road Sarasota | 🕦 9am | 🔗 details 

Back to School Workshop

📍8111 Lakewood Main Street | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details 

Bradentucky Bombers

📍Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex | 🕦 5pm | 🔗 details 

Theatre: Dorothy's Dictionary

📍Florida Studio Theatre | 🕦 Multiple times | 🔗 details

Summer Circus Spectacular

📍Asolo Theater | 🕦 Multiple shows | 🔗 details   

Taste of Main Street

📍8100 Lakewood Main St | 🕦 8pm | 🔗 details   

Sunday

Summer Art Mart

📍Art Ovation Hotel, Sarasota | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details 

Music Bingo

📍Peculiar Pub | 🕦 2pm | 🔗 details 

PLAN AHEAD

Beertopia

📍Manatee County Fair Grounds | 📆 August 23rd | 🔗 details

Labor Day 77th Annual Regatta

📍See details | 📆 August 30th | 🔗 details 

The Nutcracker in Venice

📍Venice Performing Arts Center | 📆 Dec 12th | 🔗 details

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