Sarasota

Sarasota

Sarasota offers a centralized location for much of what you can experience in Florida, despite its position on the western coast facing the Gulf of Mexico. With housing options ranging from planned and gated communities, suburbs, to high-rise condos and downtown living options. You are close to the beach, so you don’t need to pack up for a day trip to enjoy the waves and sunshine. It’s a short drive to Miami, Orlando, and Tampa with all the amenities that the larger cities offer. Sarasota has a small town feel with continual expansion and opportunities for small local businesses as well as larger companies. Home to the Baltimore Orioles spring training, where you can catch a quick local game. Sarasota is home to a world-class art museum, theaters, and access to visual arts of all kinds. You can also enjoy all the coastal events that happen throughout the year, whether that means visiting a local fish market with the catch of the day available, beachside restaurants, and everything else that is part of life near the water. Even though the city of Sarasota is only 55,000 strong of locals, there are almost 90 public, charter and private schools that serve the community with options for year-round sports. Most of them are in the top 20 in the state for quality, while a handful of them achieve that ranking for the country. You can then choose to further your education by attending one of the community schools, technical, or arts colleges and universities in the region. Home of the Legacy Trail, previously used as a railroad trail has been converted into a bike and hiking trail from Sarasota to Venice Florida. Sarasota is home to the Van Wezel, Ringling Museum, the historical Ca’ d'Zan Mansion, Asolo Theatre, Players Theater, Florida Studio Theatre, Black Troupe Theatre, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota Opera, the Circus Arts Conservatory, the Sarasota Ballet, Jazz Club of Sarasota, Sarasota Classic Car Museum and so much more. Sarasota offers a Youth Sailing Squadron program and you will find rowing offered as a competitive sport. Kayaking and paddle boarding are sports enjoyed because of the smooth water in the bay and our wonderful mangroves. In the heart of the gulf coast, we have access to nearly 40 miles of coastline, and a lovely annual average temperature of 72 degrees! Sarasota has their own international airport and is located within an hour from another two international airports and one major seaport, giving you the choice of options for transportation and travel. There are 29 golf courses in Sarasota and a total of 93 courses near Sarasota. Sarasota is boasting a new indoor Pickleball Club that is being built. Ringling College, New College and USF-Sarasota Manatee offer many degree programs.