Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College Announces its Spring Semester: March 11-May 3, 2024 Registration Now Open SARASOTA, Fla. (March 7, 2024) — Registration is open for the 2024 spring semester at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute…
SARASOTA POWERBOAT GRAND PRIX FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES
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…
Sarasota Bay Project Update
The latest designs for Phase I of The Bay project in Sarasota include a smaller lawn, a deleted beach and less activity along the Boulevard of the Arts. “Squint and you can see the difference,”…
Locals File Suit to Stop Siesta Promenade by…
Locals File Suit to Stop Siesta Promenade By Benderson Siesta Promenade, Legal Action filed. by Sura Kochman A very concerned and motivated resident of Siesta Key has been pursuing an avenue through which the approval…
The Science Behind Florida’s Sinkhole Epidemic
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…
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…
Sarasota Was 100 Miles Larger
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…
The Ringling Museum History
The latest news and events, Our Town Sarasota.com Ringling Museum a Crown Jewel Today, The Ringling, the State Art Museum of Florida, is home to one of the preeminent art and cultural collections in…