🍦Quiet Storm Year but Busy Holiday Weekend

Happy Tuesday, Sarasota!

What’s your favorite type of activity during the Christmas season? Let me know in the poll below and I’ll make sure to look around town to include that in next week’s edition

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In today’s edition of the Sarasota Scoop:

• Local headline roundup

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• Tons of local events!

Thanks for reading,

Carson

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📰 Local Headline Roundup

Hurricane Season Closes with a Quiet Finish in Sarasota

Hurricane season wrapped up quietly for Sarasota this year. No storms made landfall in the county, and local officials say the community came through in good shape.

This year’s hurricane season felt almost calm compared to the usual stress. Sarasota County never saw a direct hit, and emergency management crews stayed focused on readiness rather than cleanup. One storm did prompt shelter openings and brief evacuations, but the county avoided major damage. Officials still reminded residents that planning ahead paid off and will continue to matter as storm patterns shift.

Big Top Brewing Cranks Up Production at Fruitville Commons

Big Top is finishing up a brand-new brew house at its Fruitville Commons location that will more than triple its beer production.

The upgrade means new shiny tanks, a four-vessel brewing system capable of filling up to about 3.5 million cans a year (if they canned all their beer). With the tanks installed and the brewing system about to go live, guests will be able to peek behind the curtain — soon a big glass window will reveal that wall of stainless steel — and even take tours while beer’s on the line.

Behind-the-scenes brewers like Damien Hickel and Sarah Johnson are ready to roll. There’s talk of weekly beer releases, and bartenders themselves might brew the beers they serve.

Thursday

Beginner Sewing Class

📍16410 Rangeland Pkwy, LWR | 🕦 5:30pm | 🔗 details

Festive Photos with Santa

📍Lakewood Ranch Main Street | 🕦 6:30pm | 🔗 details

Comedy Show: Craig Shoemaker

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

Friday 

Battle Between the Good and the Bad

📍Red Bug Slough Preserve | 🕦 9am | 🔗 details 

Jingle 5K

📍Main Street at LWR | 🕦 4:30pm | 🔗 details

Oh, What Fun!

📍Holley Hall | 🕦 5:30pm | 🔗 details

Lights in Bloom

📍Selby Gardens | 🕦 5:30pm | 🔗 details 

Magic of Motown Christmas

📍Sarasota Opera House | 🕦 6pm | 🔗 details

The Book of Mormon

📍Van Wezel | 🕦 7pm | 🔗 details

Saturday

Sandy Claws Beach Run

📍Siesta Beach | 🕦 7am | 🔗 details

Pilates in the Park

📍Waterside Park | 🕦 8:30am | 🔗 details   

Santa Firehouse Pancake Breakfast

📍Fire Station 51, Venice | 🕦 8am | 🔗 details     

Winter Arts and Crafts Show

📍Venice Community Center | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details 

Porsches in the Park

📍St. Armand's Circle | 🕦 9am | 🔗 details

Say Yes to Chess

📍16410 Rangeland Pkwy, LWR | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details

Plant Clinic

📍Shamrock Park and Nature Center | 🕦 10am | 🔗 details

PINCfest

📍Rosemary Art & Design District | 🕦 12pm | 🔗 details 

Sarasota Ugly Sweater Bar Crawl: 10th Annual

📍Raffurty's | 🕦 3pm | 🔗 details

39th Sarasota Christmas Boat Parade

📍See details | 🕦 6pm | 🔗 details

Bicycles International Glow Ride

📍Maxine Barritt Park | 🕦 5pm | 🔗 details

Manatee River Holiday Boat Parade

📍See details | 🕦 6pm | 🔗 details

Key Largo Boat Parade with Mote

📍103800 Overseas Highway, Key Largo | 🕦 6:30pm | 🔗 details

All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914

📍Asolo Rep | 🕦 See details | 🔗 details

Wreaths Across America

📍Sarasota National Cemetery | 🕦 See details | 🔗 details

An Old Florida Christmas

📍Manatee Village Historical Park | 🕦 See details | 🔗 details

Sunday

The Nutcracker

📍Sarasota Opera House | 🕦 See details | 🔗 details 

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