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Michael's Surge Uncovers 119 Year Old Vessels

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Our Town Staff
Michael's Surge Uncovers 119 Year Old Vessels

Michael’s Surge Uncovers 119 Year Old Vessels Tom McKay   Three ships left marooned on Dog Island after the 1899 Carrabelle Hurricane, including from left the Norwegian bark “Vale”, the Norwegian bark “Jafnhar”, and in the far right corner, the American schooner “James A. Garfield”. Photo: Florida Memory Program (State Library and Archives of Florida) […]

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Who Knew: Andrew Economos, Sarasota Inventor

Posted on October 22, 2018 by Our Town Staff
Who Knew: Andrew Economos, Sarasota Inventor

Radio’s Most Innovative: Andy Economos’ Selector He and his wife donate $1 million dollars to Mote and Red Tide Research. By · Fred Jacobs   www.Jacobsmedia.com/blog (OTS: We came across Andrew Economos via a press release from Mote noting that he and his wife had donated $1 million dollars to Mote to find a cure for Red Tide. Upon […]

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CA' D'ZAN'S SWIMMING POOL IS RESTORED

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Our Town Staff
CA' D'ZAN'S SWIMMING POOL IS RESTORED

CA’ D’ZAN’S SWIMMING POOL IS RESTORED Courtesy Ringling Museum. In May of 2018 restoration of the swimming pool in front of Ca’ d’Zan began. This project was a dream of long-time Keeper of the Ca’ d’Zan, Ron McCarty. “Visitors viewed a completed restoration of a world famous structure, Ca’ d’Zan, with a sinking swimming pool […]

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What's Is It Like Living in Sarasota: U.S. News World Report

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Our Town Staff
What's Is It Like Living in Sarasota: U.S. News World Report

What is it like living in Sarasota? What’s is it like to live in Sarasota, FL? Best Places to Live #1 Austin, TX #2 Colorado Springs, CO #3 Denver, CO #4 Des Moines, IA #5 Fayetteville, AR Profile written by local expert: Vanessa Caceres Warm temperatures year-round, award-winning beaches and a thriving arts and cultural scene have made Sarasota a […]

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The Science Behind Florida’s Sinkhole Epidemic

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Our Town Staff

The Science Behind Florida’s Sinkhole Epidemic Reports of these ground-chasms have been swelling in the past few years. Geology helps explain why.   The Smithsonian: There are many good reasons why The Villages is known as “Disney for Seniors.” The largest retirement community in the world, The Villages is also one of America’s safest and most […]

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Houston Texas Fun City with History

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Our Town Staff
Houston Texas Fun City with History

Houston is a fun city with lots of history and interesting places to visit. We did some sightseeing and photo shoots around Houston. A side trip to Galveston was a big plus, we had never been.Our thanks to longtime Houston resident Thomas McCarrick for his assistance and guidance. And we thank the Houston Heritage Society at Sam Houston […]

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Sarasota’s Hidden Connections to the Civil War

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Our Town Staff
Sarasota’s Hidden Connections to the Civil War

Sarasota’s Hidden Connections to the Civil War “My family and I recently took a min-vacation in Sarasota, Florida. The sunshine and clear blue waters were a welcome break from the bleak and cold weather back in Washington. Sarasota is known for gorgeous Gulf Coast beaches, luxury hotels, and charming St. Armands Circle. This is probably […]

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Travel with Our Town Sarasota

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Our Town Staff
Travel with Our Town Sarasota

We have traveled over 100,000 miles to bring our readers travel information. Some of the areas we have covered are New Zealand, Ireland, the Galapagos Islands, Quito, Peru, the Amazon, Brazil, Mexico, Oregon, Alaska, California, Portland, New England, NYC, Long Island, Charleston, Savannah, Tennesee, Colorado, Washington, and D.C. North and South Carolina and Florida. Visit […]

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Unconditional Surrender a stabilizing factor….

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Our Town Staff

The latest news and events, Our Town Sarasota.com Unconditional Surrender is a series of sculptures by Seward Johnson resembling a photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt, V–J day in Times Square, but said by Johnson to be based on a similar, less well known, photograph by Victor Jorgensen. The original statue was first installed in Sarasota, Florida, then was moved to San Diego, California and New York […]

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Sarasota Was 100 Miles Larger

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Our Town Staff

Sarasota 15,000 Years Ago Fifteen thousand years ago, when humans first settled in Florida, the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico was one hundred miles farther to the west. In this era, hunting and gathering wass the primary means of subsistence. This was only possible in areas where water sources existed for hunter and prey alike. Deep springs and catchment basins, […]

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