Victor Luckerson @VLuck April 7, 2015 Time.com Sarasota waterfront, Florida If you want to live somewhere where you’ll find financial prosperity, a strong community and a sense of purpose, you should consider moving to southern Florida, according to a new poll. Gallup’s annual Well-Being Index ranked the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metropolitan area as the city with the highest...
August 2016
Sarasota's economy is driven by education, arts, tourism and financial services. The cultural arts industry alone employs close to 5,000 people, but tourism has the biggest economic impact, totaling $2.6 billion last year. The city's population swells to more than 100,000 during the winter months, but year-round it's closer to about half that amount. Compared to the rest of the country, Sarasota's...
By Maggie Clark maggie.clark@heraldtribune.com Published: Thursday, July 28, 2016 Sarasota Memorial Hospital was one of just two hospitals in Florida and 102 in the country to earn the maximum five stars in Medicare's newest hospital rating published this week. The score is designed to help patients compare and choose among hospitals when planning a surgery or other significant...
The City of North Port is a young, emerging city whose image and personality have been defined as a community full of potential and vitality where anything is possible. Centrally located between Tampa and Fort Myers, the city is located in Sarasota County Florida, and has a population of more than 62,000 residents, and a land area of 104.1 square miles making it one of the largest cities in Florida. The...
Mineral Springs Photo by Phillip Miller Mr- Miller Mr Miller Warm Mineral Springs is the only warm water mineral spring in the State of Florida, and is the largest water mineral spring in the world. The surface area of the spring is a round pond, it is 1.4-acre in circumference and reaches depths of nearly 250 feet deep in the center. The Warm Mineral...
By JUSTINE GRIFFIN Published: Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at 12:08 p.m. Herald Tribune SARASOTA - International rowing officials confirmed Wednesday that the 2017 World Rowing Championships will be held in Southwest Florida in early fall, pushed back somewhat from the initial target to avoid hurricanes and accommodate the athletes. More than 42,000 rowers, coaches and support staff...