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, 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:
- Duval’s French
- 1592 Wood First Kitchen Mediterranean
- 99 Bottles wine bar
- Vino Bistro wine bar
- Salute Italian
- Big Top Brewing Co
- Brick’s Smoked Meats bbq
- Cooper’s Hawk
- Evie’s on the beach
- Pholicious Vietnamese
- Oak & Stone roof top
- Pazzo Italian
- Pier 22 waterfront
- Cuba 1958 live band
- Siam Gulf sushi
Some events and places:
- Ringling museum
- Dead Set @ Big Top Brewing Co
- Sarasota Open
- ballet
- orchestra
- Selby library
- Selby Five Points Park
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.
- Marie Selby Botanical Gardens’ Historic Spanish Point
- Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
some videos
2023
