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Not only do radishes and butter go well together, but enjoying circular foods (like radishes) around the New Year is a great way to ensure luck in the months ahead!
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Whether you want to mingle with the locals and chit chat the day away or keep to yourself and take a break from banter after the family-filled holidays, there’s a great way to spend a day – or days - alone in Sarasota.
Sometimes we travel alone, be it for work or for fun. Maybe the boss sent you out for a conference, maybe it’s research, maybe you need time to think and get away. For whatever reason, traveling alone is always different than traveling with others because you get to do whatever you want to do.
Volunteering on vacation can be a rewarding and enriching experience, especially to returning visitors. Learn about several ways to be involved.
There’s no better way to enjoy the beauty of the Florida sun than by volunteering in picturesque Sarasota. For many locals, volunteerism is as equally enjoyable as walking along the white sands of Siesta Key or Long Boat Key beaches at sunset. Volunteering in Sarasota is a healthy and engaging lifestyle that can be uniquely fitted into anyone’s vacation plans.
New trolley tours show off Sarasota’s noteworthy architecture at the Center for Architecture Sarasota
If you become enamored of Sarasota during your first visit here, you’re not alone. “People tend to come to Sarasota and just fall in love with the whole picture, like a first date that went really well,” says Harold Bubil, who was the real estate editor of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune for two decades. “But to get beyond that first date, you really need to get to know a person a little better. And I think understanding our architecture helps people know Sarasota better.”
Learn how ‘Citizen Democracy’ is working, right here in Sarasota.
Have you ever seen the big blue sign at Island Park that says “Welcome to the Sarasota Bayfront” with two hands superimposed with a map, referencing something about Sarasota’s “Sister Cities”? And have you ever wondered what that was all about?
Turns out it’s something very special.
You said yes and now is the time to plan your dream wedding in Sarasota
Congratulations! Planning a wedding is an exciting time and you have a lot of decisions to make. Visit Sarasota County is here to help you along the way as you prepare for your special day.
Pinecraft has a lot to offer in great food and hand-made goods. A cultural hub of Amish and Mennonite activity, Pinecraft has now expanded with a full-service hotel in the Carlisle Inn Sarasota Hotel & Conference Center.
The sunset is part of the reason you decided to visit Sarasota County. So check out our guide for the best ways to enjoy it.
The sunset puts on a pretty good show most nights here in Sarasota County. And while you can always watch it for free from one of our local beaches, there are lots of other ways to take in the setting sun. From striking your best warrior pose to sipping cocktails at a waterfront watering hole, we’ve rounded up all kinds of activities you can partake in to mark that magical time when day turns into night.
The sun and the sea aren’t the only things I’ve grown to appreciate about Sarasota as a relocated Midwesterner.
As a relocated Midwesterner, I can appreciate Florida in a way the native-borns cannot. I refuse to become blasé – every dolphin, every Siesta sunset, every shark tooth is a miracle. My first 23 years were in Wisconsin and it was my now husband who lured me to the Sunshine State. While of course I miss the apple-picking, snow days, soft grass, and Summerfest, there are plenty of things I truly love about Sarasota as a former thick-blooded Sconnie, such as: