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'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…

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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,…

Tech News Sarasota

  Our tech page features tech items that we have tried out and really like. We reach over 250,000 people a month. If you would like us to review your product please contact us. OurTownSarasota@gmail.com…

Sarasota Walking Tour

The latest news and events, Our Town Sarasota.com HISTORICAL WALKING TOUR   Sarasota’s Civic Center and Theatre Arts District Municipal Auditorium, 801 N. Tamiami Trail – Designed by well-known local architect ­omas Reed Martin and…

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Unconditional Surrender a stabilizing factor….

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…

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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…

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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…