Sarasota Chalk Festival UPCOMING EVENT: October 28 – 31, 2022 International Chalk Festival, ‘A SPIRITED Museum in Motion’ at the Venice Airport, Venice, FL USA. Once a year, you the spectator are afforded the opportunity to become an integral part of the fine art creative process. From start to finish, you can witness the largest gathering of renowned […]
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Tulips Gallery
OurTownSarasota has traveled over 100,000 miles to bring you adventures from around the world from the Amazon to New Zealand. These photos are from our trip to the Portland, Oregon Tulip Festival usually held in April each year. Copies available. Copyright: OurtownSarasota, Michael Penn. No reproduction is permitted. These photos are available for sale on […]
Law Enforcement Sarasota and Manatee Counties
Sarasota Crime Map by area: https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/fl/sarasota/crime Sarasota County 911 Dispatch Records: https://dispatchreporting.scgov.net/Events?strAgencyID=All Sarasota County Sheriff, Kurt A. Hoffman https://www.sarasotasheriff.org/ Headquarters 941.861.5800 Emergency 911 Lobby hours: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 6010 Cattleridge Blvd. Sarasota, FL 34232 Sheriff Kurt A. Hoffman is the 11th Sheriff of Sarasota County, serving […]
Sarasota Gardening Guide
– Sarasota Gardening – Scroll Down to read each month We live in an area that has a virtually 12-month growing season. During the summer, though, many vegetables will be hard-pressed to make it through the heat. This guide starts with February and goes through December. You will find advice on what to grow […]
Sarasota Celebrities
Sarasota Notable Personalities-Celebrities Dickey Betts Nick Bollettieri Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Dick Hyman Mick Jagger and Melanie Hamrick John Jakes Brian Johnson Stephen King Audrey, Judy and Ruth Landers Bello and Annaliese Nock Joe Perry Dick Smothers Jerry Springer Bobby Vinton Dick Vitale Nik Wallenda The Glittering Coast: Sarasota and Bradenton’s Famous Faces Sarasota and […]
Our Town Sarasota Homeless
Sarasota is an idyllic town where the theatre and the arts have a major presence and support. That doesn’t mean we have no homeless people. Sometimes the weather attracts them or fate or? Over the years we have documented homeless people in our town to remind us that many others are less fortunate. The gamut […]
Florida Manatees
Florida Manatee Facts and Information Two manatees Manatee swimming at the bottom of a freshwater body Florida Manatee Program Manatee Education What to Do if You See a Sick, Injured, Dead, or Tagged Manatee How to help manatees Appearance: Florida manatees are large, aquatic mammals that are native to Florida. Adult manatees are typically 9-10 […]
Winter the Dolphin
Winter the Dolphin has a special place in Sarasota. Local resident Dan Strzempka created the first full prosthetic tail in the world for a dolphin when Winter lost her tail in a crab trap. Dan made monthly visits to Clearwater to fit a new tail for Winter until she was full grown. Winter died this […]
Siesta Key Crystal Classic Sand Sculpting
24 artists converge on Siesta Key to compete in an amazing Master Sand Sculpting competition. The sculptors create a large community carve, 8 solo sculptures and 8 team sculptures. On Saturday evening, enjoy the sculptures under colored lights after sunset. The timed competition is judged and the winners are revealed on Sunday afternoon. Come and […]
Sarasota 3-D Interactive Illusion : Kowal
This post is from our archive when we visited the amazing 3-D exhibit hosted by Denise Kowal who also founded the local Chalk Festival. This years 2021 Chalk Festival is being postponed due to Covid and CDC guidelines. “Experience over 45 interactive illusions created in collaboration with world-renowned Chalk Festival artists. Each illusion is a […]
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