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This is interim post, with some random thoughts about some small, but great things I learned this weekend. In no particular order and with no particular connection, here they are:

1) Yes I know, I've never been to the Farmer's Market before this weekend and yes it's a sin, especially this time of year, when the mornings are warm, but not sticky, ripe, but not stale. We corralled the entire family; dog, kid, stroller, water bowls, food, provisions and several other odds and ends the troops would… Continue

Well we've reached the century mark here at SarasotaLocal. No we're not 100, wow just think of what the internet looked like back then! Rather it is the celebration of 100th member! First a thank you to all those that have invited your friends and contributed to the community, you've been a tremendous help and let's keep it going. 100 members is by no means a large community, but it is a great start and it's only going to get better from here! You'll notice that the community has already gone th… Continue

I decided to start this little adventure SarasotaLocal.com, basically on a half-baked idea. Since we moved down here we've met many wonderful people, been to some fantastic places in town; restaurants, beaches, events and have really started to call this place home. I think what cemented the notion that Sarasota was our home and not just a place where we live was when our son was born last May. His birth, for some reason, has given validity to the answer, "Sarasota" when someone says, "So where… Continue