September 2019 - Our Town Sarasota News Events

Month: September 2019

Florida Sea Rise is Real

FeaturedSeptember 26, 2019

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…

Sarasota Woman Honored by U.S. Coast Guard

FeaturedSeptember 8, 2019

During World War II, on November 23, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a law that established the Coast Guard Women's Reserve. The Women's Reserve came to be referred to as the SPARS, an acronym…

SARASOTA POWERBOAT GRAND PRIX FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES

FeaturedSeptember 5, 2019

SARASOTA POWERBOAT GRAND PRIX FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FINAL RESULTS & NEW DATE FOR 2020 This year’s 35th Annual Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix had 68 race teams compete from around the world, a significant increase from an…