Sunshine Memories

Life Wasn't Easy for Sarasota's Early Pioneers

But tourists came here from almost the very beginning.

12/28/2016 Edited by Kay Kipling and Bob Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

Tour a 1925 Home in Bradenton's River District

This historic home near the Manatee River is currently for sale.

06/02/2016 By Robert Plunket

Bring the Cane

How Sugar Cane Syrup Fueled the Growth of One Manatee County Neighborhood

A new historical marker details the role an Alabama food company played in the founding of Whitfield Estates.

03/24/2016 By Cooper Levey-Baker

Great Sarasota Neighborhoods

Neighborhood Watch: Historic Sapphire Shores

New vitality for the grand old museum-area neighborhood.

02/17/2016 By Ilene Denton

Parks and Rec

Park Superintendent Jorge Acevedo Presides Over De Soto National Memorial

Park superintendent Jorge Acevedo presides over De Soto National Memorial's 30 historically and ecologically significant important acres.

01/01/2016 By Sylvia Whitman

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Authentic Florida: Pasco County's Iconic Stilt Houses

Thirty miles northwest of Tampa, Pasco County's wooden fishing camps, known as stilt houses, are reminders of Florida's past.

09/23/2015 By Robin Draper

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Earl Burnell Went From Undertaker to Famous Photographer

His photographs of Sarasota helped put our city on the map.

05/06/2015 By Larry Kelleher

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Vintage Sarasota: Get to Know Colonel John Hamilton Gillespie

Get to know Colonel John Hamilton Gillespie in this week's Vintage Sarasota post.

01/26/2015 By Sarasota County Historical Resources staff members

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Home of the Month: Ringling Museum-Area Mansion

This month, Real Estate Junkie Bob Plunket takes us inside a Ringling Museum-area mansion that was once owned by Charles Ringling's nephew.

12/30/2014 By Bob Plunket

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Home of the Month: Ringling Museum-Area Mansion

This month, Real Estate Junkie Bob Plunket takes us inside a Ringling Museum-area mansion that was once owned by Charles Ringling's nephew.

12/01/2014 By Bob Plunket

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Caples Convinced Ringlings to Come to Sarasota

Ralph C. Caples and his wife, Ellen, were instrumental to Sarasota's growth.

11/17/2014 By Sarasota County Historical Resources staff members

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Amendment 1 Aims to Aid Conservation Efforts

Amendment 1 would require the state to dedicate 33 percent of the excise tax on documents to “acquire, restore, improve and manage conservation lands." Plus, this month's Vintage Sarasota.

10/30/2014 By Cooper Levey-Baker

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Step Back in Time: Four Florida Forts

Historical Florida forts provide opportunities to climb over, under and through tunnels, gates, walkways and walls while peering through turrets with sweeping panoramic harbor and beach vistas.

09/16/2014 By Robin Draper