Anyone live in Sarasota, Florida???

[AdventurerKat]

I have been trying, to no avail I might add, to get my husband to move to Orlando for about 7 years (started in on that two years before we got married!) but he just won't go. Now, we have family in Sarasota and I was showing him some pictures and he "almost" seems interested.

His company is going to be moving in July and he is not sure he wants to work where they are going so he may be in for a job change anyway. I am working p/t at a law firm in what I would call a "throw away job"...its in my field but its part time with no benes so its not someplace I expect I will stick around for the long haul, just til my little guy gets a bit older. Anyway, with all of this job shifting, I would love it if I could make it in Florida!

Can anyone tell me what you love (and hate even) about your city?

 

[DCLuvinit]

I grew up in Sarasota and wish we could move back, but DH is pretty firmly planted here on FL's east coast. It is a city with a lot of culture: art museums, symphony halls, opera house, ballet. Most of the schools are great. I love the beaches on Siesta Key, the sand is like white baby powder! The only bad thing I can think of is the traffic in the winter during "tourist season." It's just noticably more crowded. It's nice being near the water - the Gulf of Mexico is usually warm and the sunsets are beautiful. Further inland, there is also Myakka State Park which is a natural preserve where you can picnic, canoe, etc.

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

I moved to Florida to live in the south west area. I chose Fort Myers and loved it. For work I covered the counties of Sarasota and De Soto. Sarasota is lovely.

The weather is warmer there, the people are nicer there, and I simply like it better there. It is a little less expensive to live there, too. (versus Orlando).

I'll be going back one day. Not soon enough for me, but return I shall!

 

[ammdc7]

The beaches on Siesta Key are in the top 10 of the world year in and year out.

 

[AdventurerKat]

Anyone else? So far so good. I don't think that traffic could compare to what we have here in Seattle!