Sarasota   A jewel on the southwest coast of sunny Florida, noted for it's clean air, tropical beauty and artsy downtown area . . . and some of the most beautiful beaches in the world! 

Considered one of America's most desirable places to live, work and raise a family, Forbes magazine has named Sarasota one of the best places for business and careers.  Money magazine recognized it as the nation's best small city, one of the best places to retire, and one of the cities with the best health care systems.

Sarasota is a diverse area with big city amenities and a small-town ambience.  When you visit downtown Sarasota you'll find wonderful shops and restaurants, an outdoor art exhibit in the park along the bay, and boat marina.  Urban living is a hot commodity, with high-rise condominiums within walking distance of everything downtown has to offer.  Here's a link to information about downtown Sarasota  http://whitedtp.homestead.com/

 Want to know more about Sarasota? Check out these links:

• Looking for things to do here? This Week in Sarasota, updated weekly, is loaded with events for every age:  http://www.thisweekinsarasota.com/ 
• Saturday Farmers Market: http://downtownsarasotafarmersmarket.com/
• Sarasota Chamber of Commerce  http://www.sarasotachamber.com/
• Sarasota Education Board http://www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/
• For artists and collectors, Sarasota Arts   http://www.artsarasota.org/
• Ringling Museum of Art,   www.ringling.org/
• Selby Gardens, botanical gardens that will take your breath away: www.selby.org/
• Sarasota Film Festival, held in the early spring: http://www.sarasotafilmfestival.com/
• Jazz Club of Sarasota http://www.jazzclubsarasota.com/
• Sarasota Opera  http://www.sarasotaopera.org/
• Florida West Coast Symphony  https://tickets.fwcs.org/public/
• Sarasota Ballet  http://www.sarasotaballet.org/ 
• Van Wezel Theatre, featuring live Broadway shows and performers  http://www.vanwezel.org/
• The Golden Apple, dinner theatre  http://www.thegoldenapple.com/
• Places to stay http://www.sarasotafl.org/stay/hotels_and_accommodations.php?Pub_Area=Sarasota
• Scuba Diving  http://www.sarasotascubaclub.org/                  

   Colleges Located in Sarasota:  

• Ringling College of Art and Design http://www.ringling.edu/        
• New College of Florida  http://www.ncf.edu/index
• FSU College of Medicine- Sarasota  http://med.fsu.edu/
• Argosy University/Sarasota  http://www.argosy.edu/
• Eckerd College Sarasota http://www.eckerd.edu/
• Sarasota County Tech Institute  http://www.sarasotatech.org/

• IMG sports training facility, located in Bradenton: http://www.imgagallery.com/