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🍦 Euphemia Haye Update & Music Festival
Best Things To Do in SRQ: 6/12 - 6/15
Carson B
June 10, 2025
Happy Tuesday, Sarasota!
Any fun Father’s Day plans? If you’re looking for some last minute activities we have some included below.
But personally, I think Father’s Day is best spent on the couch watching golf!
In today’s edition of the Sarasota Scoop:
Thanks for reading,
Carson
🧠 Think You Know Sarasota? Trivia!
Last week was a tricky one! Most people didn’t get the right answer so I thought I could do a little history corner with an explanation.
The correct answer was the Cape Haze Marine Laboratory, which was established in 1955 in Placida, Florida, focused on shark research and marine biology.
In 1967, the lab was renamed to honor William R. Mote, a key benefactor who played a crucial role in its financial stability.
Mote's leadership and support helped expand the lab's research into estuarine ecology and biomedical studies. In 1978, the laboratory moved to its current location on City Island in Sarasota, Florida.
Let’s see if you all can get this week’s:
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📰 Local News
Euphemia Haye’s New Owners Open Up
Rachel and Jason Ghormley have purchased the 50-year-old Euphemia Haye on Longboat Key and plan to preserve its legacy. Rachel has a deep personal connection to the restaurant, where her parents held their 1982 wedding reception and where her father spent his final Thanksgiving.
The couple intends to keep popular menu items like the peppercorn steak and dessert room, while updating the wine list and introducing special events such as live music and a food and wine festival for the 50th anniversary.
Former staff members have returned, and the Ghormleys are committed to honoring the restaurant's heritage with renewed energy and community involvement.
New Condo Proposed near Selby
A Miami-area developer, Unilog Group, has proposed constructing a seven-story, 66-unit condominium building named 777 South Palm Avenue Condos across from Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
The development will utilize the city’s attainable housing density bonus to include five affordable units and the newly established transfer-of-development-rights program to exceed zoning height limits. The mixed-use project will offer 17,946 square feet of retail space, a five-story parking podium, and amenities such as a gym, clubhouse, and fourth-floor swimming pool.
The site spans three parcels (about 1.09 acres) and was previously occupied by the Kodra Professional Center, purchased in July 2024 for $5.5 million. It is designed to complement nearby mid- and high-rise buildings and fits the area’s growth pattern.
🔦 Spotlight: Sarasota Orchestra Music Festival
The Sarasota Orchestra present the Sound of Summer.
For three weeks each June, internationally recognized guest artists and musicians come together in Florida to study and perform chamber music.
The Sarasota Orchestra Music Festival is a combination of youthful promise and acclaimed talent that carries a reputation as one of the finest classical-music events in the nation.
Be sure to click the link to learn more about how you can catch a show.
Thursday
‘The Otters Tour’ Watershed Day
📍 Mote Aquarium | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details
Jazz Thursdays
📍Sarasota Art Musuem | 🕦 5:30pm | 🔗 details
US Rowing Youth National Championships
📍Nathan Benderson Park | 🕦 See details | 🔗 details
Friday
Ride and Paddle at The Bay
📍The Bay Park | 🕦 8:30am | 🔗 details
Tennis for Adults
📍Summerfield Park, LWR | 🕦 9am | 🔗 details
ROAR! Story time
📍Ringling Museum | 🕦 9:45am | 🔗 details
Country Critters at Turners Produce
📍Turner's Produce, Palmetto | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details
Movie Night at Waterside Park
📍Waterside Park | 🕦 7pm | 🔗 details
Comedy Show: Flip Schultz
📍McCurdy's Comedy Theatre | 🕦 Multiple shows | 🔗 details
Saturday
Daddy and Daughter Pottery Paint
📍Distractions on the Island, Holmes Beach | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details
Plant Clinic
📍Shamrock Park | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details
Florida Maritime Museum Summer Social
📍Florida Maritime Museum, Cortez | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details
RealRail Father's Day Open House
📍RealRail, Bradenton | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details
Planting Pumpkin Seeds
📍Manatee Village Park, Bradenton | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details
Downtown Venice Craft Festival
📍200 Miami Ave W, Venice | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details
Cortez Summer Social
📍Florida Maritime Museum | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details
Electric Blues Extravaganza
📍Fishermen’s Village, Punta Gorda | 🕦 12pm - 9pm | 🔗 details
Summer Circus Spectacular
📍Asolo Theater | 🕦 Multiple shows | 🔗 details
Sunday
Father's Day at GROVE
📍The Grove, LWR | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details
Music In the Gardens
📍Sarasota Garden Club | 🕦 See details | 🔗 details
Summer Movie Nights
📍CoolToday Park | 🕦 5pm | 🔗 details
Dames at Sea
📍Florida Studio Theatre | 🕦 See details | 🔗 details
PLAN AHEAD
Solstice Soirée
📍Mattison's Forty-One | 📆 June 20th | 🔗 details
Books and Bottles: Quiet Reading Club
📍Block 15 Cork & Craft | 📆 June 26th | 🔗 details
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