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Sarasota Gardening Guide

Posted on May 7, 2022 by Our Town Staff
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 […]

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Sarasota Celebrities

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Our Town Staff
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 […]

Posted in Local Culture & LifestyleTagged mick jagger

Our Town Sarasota Homeless

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Our Town Staff
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 […]

Posted in Local Culture & LifestyleTagged Sarasota homeless

Florida Manatees

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Our Town Staff
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 […]

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Winter the Dolphin

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Our Town Staff
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 […]

Posted in Local Culture & LifestyleTagged dolphin, Strzempka, Winter

Siesta Key Crystal Classic Sand Sculpting

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Our Town Staff
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 […]

Posted in Sarasota Events

Sarasota 3-D Interactive Illusion : Kowal

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Our Town Staff
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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11 Year Old Tries to Save Pups Dies

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Our Town Staff
11 Year Old Tries to Save Pups Dies

Humane Society of Sarasota County Creates Humane-i-tarian Award to Honor Rilee Beisler SARASOTA, Fla. –The Humane Society of Sarasota County (HSSC) announces the first-ever Rilee Beisler Humane-i-tarian Award, in honor of Rilee Beisler who tragically lost her life attempting to save two puppies, Luna and Dobby, from a house fire in May of 2021. HSSC’s […]

Posted in Local Culture & Lifestyle

Celebrities’ Abound in Our Town

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Our Town Staff
Celebrities’ Abound in Our Town

It wouldn’t be fair to ignore all of the celebrities” who have called our town, Sarasota, Venice or Bradenton their home or fourth home. One of the earlier celebrities going back over 40 years is John D. McDonald the author who made one of the more interesting commentaries on Sarasota. “I’ve never met so many […]

Posted in Local Culture & LifestyleTagged celebrities', Sarasota, Stepen King

See Who Got Sarasota PPP- Loans Helped Local Businesses-

Posted on April 26, 2021 by Our Town Staff
See Who Got Sarasota PPP- Loans Helped Local Businesses-

Sarasota’s latest unemployment figure was 4.4%. In our hey day it was around a percent lower. Then came Covid and businesses shuttering. Employers had to lay off thousands of workers until they received PPP loans from the Federal government. It probably helped save many businesses from going bankrupt. You can visit the site below to […]

Posted in Local Culture & LifestyleTagged ppp loans, Sarasota, siesta key
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