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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The area walkable to Southside Village in Sarasota could be an option for OP. But it’s pricey. [/quote] We live in the next neighborhood a couple blocks south of southside in sarasota and its heavenly here. Neighbors of all ages (but typically 40+ because the neighborhood is pricey), people are crazy nice and DH and I were just discussing that the nyt showed everything west of Tamiami in sarasota voting blue in November. Ds goes to a public school that’s on several top 15 lists in the country. We can bike to the beach in five mins. My Saturday bike ride is a one hour loop through siesta key and back home. Weather is fine.... summer is no hotter than dc, and did I mention the beach? Sarasota has a zillion theaters, orchestra, opera, ballet and a ton Of other random local cultural institutions. If you have Friday night 7:30 tickets, you leave home at 7, park at 7:15 for free and walk right in in five mins. It’s so easy. Traffic increases in season, but unless you’re living on a barrier island (requiring a bridge to get to the mainland), the traffic isn’t so bad that it makes you not want to go out. When I first moved to Florida from a super liberal place, I thought I’d hate it. Four days later, while watching a manatee swim by while I ate my lunch, I told DH I might never want to leave. [/quote] I’m a Bostonian who’s wintering nearby. And I too was happy to see the NYT election map. But Desantis still looms large (Lakewood Ranch vaccine controversy) and the Sarasota city council just shot down the mask mandate. Things like that give me pause for a permanent relo here. But Morton’s, Libby’s and Veronica are great! [/quote]
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