Cooper Levey-Baker

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Editor-in-Chief at Sarasota Magazine

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Meet Three Local Doctors With Unusual Hobbies

3 weeks ago | sarasotamagazine.com | Cooper Levey-Baker |Kim Doleatto

Dr. Charles Stewart Flies High on His Wing Foil If you’ve heard of an activity that takes place in the ocean, chances are Dr. Charles Stewart, an orthopedic surgeon with Sarasota’s Sforzo Dillingham Stewart Orthopedics + Sports Medicine, has given it a shot.
How a Bizarre Promotional Gimmick Changed Local Radio

3 weeks ago | sarasotamagazine.com | Cooper Levey-Baker
Proposed Aquaculture Facility in the Gulf of Mexico Draws Opposition from Sarasota Environmentalists

1 month ago | sarasotamagazine.com | Cooper Levey-Baker

Editor's note: On May 1, 2025, a federal judge blocked the nationwide permit that would have allowed for the addition of industrial fish farms off the coast of Sarasota, forcing Ocean Era, the company spearheading the project, to apply for individual permits issued by the Army Corps of Engineers after inspection of each area.
The 25 Most Powerful People in Sarasota

2 months ago | sarasotamagazine.com | Kim Doleatto |Lauren Jackson |Cooper Levey-Baker |Megan McDonald |Megan Mcdonald

That’s a question those of us at Sarasota Magazine found ourselves asking again and again as we set out to compile a list of the region’s most influential individuals. Does power mean the ability to sway local government? Or does it come from having a huge national following? Does being wealthy make one powerful? Or does real power come from donating to causes important to you? These are all questions we debated, and they each helped shape our thinking in putting together this list.
Flashback: 'Honky Tonk Freeway' Set, 1980

Mar 6, 2025 | sarasotamagazine.com | Cooper Levey-Baker

A critical and box office failure at the time of its 1981 release, the comedy Honky Tonk Freeway, which was partly filmed in Sarasota, is due for reappraisal. With a stacked cast that includes Beau Bridges, William Devane, Jessica Tandy and Peter Billingsley (aka the kid from A Christmas Story), and direction by John Schlessinger (best known for Midnight Cowboy and Marathon Man), it’s a silly, ensemble-driven hoot.
2025 Unity Awards

Mar 3, 2025 | sarasotamagazine.com | Cooper Levey-Baker |Kim Doleatto |Lauren Jackson |Megan McDonald |Megan Mcdonald

Meet eight people who are making our region a better place. Plus: Eat like a local, meet Pittsburgh Pirates phenom Paul Skenes and tour 10 buildings that have shaped Sarasota's history. Lee DeLieto Sr. Helps Young People Thrive“We’re teaching woodworking, plumbing, electrical. That’s crucial, because many of those families need as much income as they can bring home.”David Shuel Helps People Find Work and Support After Being Incarcerated“These guys come here and they’re wounded. They’re hurt.
Lee DeLieto Sr. Helps Young People Thrive

Mar 3, 2025 | sarasotamagazine.com | Cooper Levey-Baker

Thirty years ago, a friend of Lee DeLieto Sr. invited him to a Christmas party thrown by the local Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County. DeLieto, a commercial realtor with Michael Saunders & Company, had always believed in giving back and had even once considered entering a seminary to become a priest. Meeting Boys & Girls Club kids at that party made him realize that this was where he could make his biggest mark.
David Shuel Helps People Find Work and Support After Being Incarcerated

Mar 3, 2025 | sarasotamagazine.com | Cooper Levey-Baker

Several years ago, David Shuel hired a man named Lonnie Martin to work at Beneva, the flower shop and events business he’s owned since 2015. (The company was called Beneva Flowers for many years.) Unbeknownst to Shuel, Martin at the time was living in a home run by Project 180, a Sarasota nonprofit that helps people who are leaving incarceration rebuild their lives.
Meet the Winners of Our 2025 Unity Awards

Feb 27, 2025 | sarasotamagazine.com | Kim Doleatto |Lauren Jackson |Cooper Levey-Baker |Megan McDonald |Megan Mcdonald

Fostering unity isn’t about pie-in-the-sky dreams of getting along with everyone all the time—it’s about doing the hard work of overcoming assumptions you might have about people who are different from you, and reaching out a hand to lift up those who are less fortunate. That’s the guiding spirit of the eight winners of our 2025 Unity Awards—a group of people whose commitment to bringing us together will leave you hopeful and inspired.
Rob Gronkowski Tackles His NFL Career, Competitive Upbringing and Post-Retirement Career in Wide-Ranging Sarasota Talk

Feb 4, 2025 | sarasotamagazine.com | Cooper Levey-Baker

Four-time Super Bowl-winning tight end Rob Gronkowski delighted audiences at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Monday when he spoke as part of Ringling College Library Association's Town Hall lecture series.