Sarasota FL 萨拉索塔


Their opera house

This small city (also the namesake county seat) is on the west side / Gulf Coast of Florida, with a 54,842 population (2020 census), which 77.7% are white, 2.1% Asian. The few times we were there, we hardly see any Asians.

They’ve an opera house, concert halls (Van Wezel & Holley Hall), botanical gardens in two locations, a tennis tourney, a pretty grand library, Ringling Museum, Tropiflora (a tillandsia nursery) and wonderful restaurants, many are on Main Street.

   

The part of Main St near the opera house has many decent restaurants, such as Duval’s.

… some of the eateries & bars in town:

Some events and places:

Selby (William G, an oilman and his wife Marie, history; their foundation😉 is everywhere: two botanic gardens are name after him/her: However, there seems no page for them on wikipedia at this writing.

some videos

2023


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