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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Eargo Revolutionary Hearing Aid
Eargo Neo HiFi Hearing Aid Review: Overview: As hearing aids get smaller and smaller we were curious how they performed and what the intricacies may be. When Eargo went public in October it caught our eye. Their hearing aid is small, and lower priced than many small hearing aids. And you can do a free […]
Sarasota Statistics
Sarasota County by-the-numbers Seven things to know about Sarasota county; vital statistics; growth rate estimates; top 10 employers Lynn Waddell | Florida Trend Seven Things to Know About Sarasota Sarasota has been a circus town since John and Charles Ringling made it the winter home of their circus in 1927. Though Ringling Brothers has dissolved, […]
New Sarasota African American Art Center
Sarasota’s new African American Art Center and History Museum has a home. Can you imagine documenting 100 years of African American community history? Sometimes the thought of finishing Phase 1 of the Newtown Alive project was overwhelming. But exceptional scholars, volunteer researchers, a citizens’ task force, and community partners lightened the load. This week, two […]
Good Reading
Good Reading: Information helps enlighten us, stimulate us and protect us in this world. We encourage reading and the free press to help protect our rights. Media is one of the only means to inform us of rights, wrongs and injustices. You may not always agree with what the press has to say, but without […]
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