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Sarasota Film Festival 2020
The 22nd Annual Sarasota Film Festival The 22nd Annual Sarasota Film Festival will run from March 27 – April 5, 2020. *************************************** Independent and International narratives, docs and shorts are programmed into a schedule of over 100 features, themed shorts packages and additional programming sidebars that change each year to reflect the strengths of submitted […]
Sarasota Bay Watch Replenishes Clams and Scallops
Clam Restoration Project in Sarasota Bay In 2016 Sarasota Bay Watch started a new shellfish restoration initiative focused on the southern hard shell clam. The southern hard shell clam (Merceneria campechiensis) was once abundant in Sarasota Bay. Now populations have dwindled to just a few locations. These bivalves are crucial to Sarasota Bay’s ecosystem and […]
New Zealand Tour
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Sarasota Chalk Festival History
The latest news and events, Our Town Sarasota.com The Chalk Festival The festival affords you a once-a-year opportunity to become an integral part of the creative process. From start to finish, you become the viewer as the largest gathering of eminent pavement artists perform using the road surface as a canvas to develop […]
Wicked Good
These are all Trademarks and Copyrights of Our Town Sarasota and Michael Penn: Our Town Sarasota Our Town Venice Our Town Bradenton Our Town Austin YourTownSarasota Our Town Sarasota .com .net .cc .tv .usa I Love Our Town Sarasota Wicked Good Sarasota Wicked Good SRQ Wicked Good Siesta Key Wicked Good SK Wicked Good Longboat […]
Florida Sea Rise is Real
By Prashant Gopa Lori Rittel is stuck in her Florida Keys home, living in the wreckage left by Hurricane Irma two years ago, unable to rebuild or repair. Now her best hope for escape is to sell the little white bungalow to the government to knockdown. Her bedroom is still a no-go zone so she […]
Best of Our Town Sarasota
We like to support local businesses and let our readers know who some of the best establishments are. Some are noted for a specific item because we haven’t tried all of their offerings. We hope you find this page helpful. Restaurants, Food and Happy Hours Best of Our Town Sarasota Happy Hour: Mattison’s 41 offers […]
FPL to build world's largest solar-powered battery
– The FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center’s battery system is projected to have four times the capacity of the world’s largest battery system currently in operation – Charged by an existing, co-located FPL solar power plant, the planned battery storage center will increase the predictability of solar – extending its benefits even when the sun […]
Sarasota Fraudsters
Sarasota Fraudsters IMG Director accused of taking $470K to take tests for college entrance exams. Sarasota Pharmacy owner agrees to pay back $775,000 in Medicare billings and kickbacks. School employee charged with charging $75K on school credit card at a casino. Fraudsters cash $130K in bogus checks in Sarasota. Sarasota locals get bilked out of […]
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