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Sarasota's LGBTQ+ community brought their cats and dogs to Bayfront Park for a joyful pet parade on June 13. Pet owners dressed up their dogs and cats in vibrant rainbow colors for the Project Pride SRQ event, where staff handled out flags and accessories for the assembling crowd. The group eventually headed through Bayfront Park and looped back around for a best-dressed contest that awarded the most stylish pets some fun prizes.  Harry Sayer is the Black Tie Reporter for the Observer. He is a graduate of the University of Central Florida and previously worked the Black Tie beat for the Obs...

The Florida Department of Transportation initially opposed rainbow bridge lighting displays in Sarasota and Jacksonville.

FDOT also told the Jacksonville Transportation Authority to stop lighting that city’s Acosta Bridge in rainbow colors for Pride Month. The outcry in Jacksonville prompted FDOT to backpedal and allow the rainbow lighting. Now Sarasota leaders want the state agency to reevaluate the Ringling Bridge lighting request as well. Asked Friday during an event in Sarasota whether the decision to deny Sarasota's bridge lighting request is being reconsidered, DeSantis said "you'll have to talk to FDOT, I'm not involved in bridge lighting." As of Friday afternoon Brody said he hadn't heard back from...

1. Pride events in Sarasota and Bradenton There are a bunch of great Pride events this weekend beginning Friday with Pride Night for the Bradenton Marauders' 5 p.m. baseball game at LECOM Park, featuring the national anthem performed by Diversity: The Voices of Sarasota (milb.com/bradenton). Then starting at 7 a.m. Saturday, it's a special edition of the Sarasota Famers' Market with Pride-themed products from market vendors and special performances curated by Harvey Milk Festival, including music by LGBTQ+ artists, a dance performance piece by Jess Pope, and spoken word artists (saraso...

White Buffalo Saloon set to close A Sarasota country music nightclub, restaurant/bar and venue that hosted concerts by national names in the genre has announced that it will soon shut its doors. White Buffalo Saloon's last day of business at its 5377 McIntosh Road location will be June 19, the establishment announced on social media. Co-owner Michael Evanoff confirmed the closure, and said they are looking at other locations to reopen White Buffalo Saloon. “We just want to say thank you to all our customers and all of our staff through the years," Evanoff said. "It’s been great.” T...