Moving to Sarasota

the drum circles are full of psuedo-hippies that are pissed off that they missed Woodstock and the 1960's

also beware-they also are a bunch of carrying dope smokers, and the SRQ cops are just waiting to bust you- also with informants IN the DRUM circle idiots

don't be a fool

alsom there is nothing wrong with Bradenton Beach, it's just not LILLY WHITE, and there have been a few 'police incidents' there ! but I assure you, there have been TONS of police incidents at Siesta, even Lido

the above 'dis' on Bradenton, smacks of cleverly cloaked RACISM to say the least, because many latinos do visit, but they visit SIESTA TOO !!(duh....check out the name...er, "Siesta")...but 'white folks' around here are paranoid and sometimes STUPID as well

Certainly, Siesta Beach is a prettier surrounding for sure, but let's leave nasty sly innuendo, without explanation, OUT of it
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sarasota boater wrote:

I think if you're broke, SRQ is not the place for you (the 23 year old) there are better choices around the US
to Ralexa

Truer words never spoken. This is the last place on earth anyone should move who isn't already set. Try living in this stinkhole without a car (this goes for the whole miserable damn state, of course). Walking around or riding your bicycle, you'll see yourself aging daily as the furnace door of hell (i.e., the sun) bakes every unprotected square inch of your body. I've been down here for a couple years now, and I can't remember a single day when I haven't been drenched in sweat and absolutely miserable. Hell on earth. Run, run for your lives.

It's too hot even for me, Satan.

idiots wrote:

the drum circles are full of psuedo-hippies that are pissed off that they missed Woodstock and the 1960's
also beware-they also are a bunch of carrying dope smokers, and the SRQ cops are just waiting to bust you- also with informants IN the DRUM circle idiots
don't be a fool
alsom there is nothing wrong with Bradenton Beach, it's just not LILLY WHITE, and there have been a few 'police incidents' there ! but I assure you, there have been TONS of police incidents at Siesta, even Lido
the above 'dis' on Bradenton, smacks of cleverly cloaked RACISM to say the least, because many latinos do visit, but they visit SIESTA TOO !!(duh....check out the name...er, "Siesta")...but 'white folks' around here are paranoid and sometimes STUPID as well
Certainly, Siesta Beach is a prettier surrounding for sure, but let's leave nasty sly innuendo, without explanation, OUT of it
Y

That's BS. I'm married to a Peruvian guy. there are gangs who go to Bradenton Beach. that's why we go to Seista Beach. Plus Bradenton sucks. all the drunks and addicts are there.

different thinker wrote:

Hey Ryan,
Don't let them scare you off.
Sarasota is a very laid back place.
It's like any where else...It is what you make of it!
There are some really good places to hang-
I suggest instead of hanging out at the beach, try hanging more out East, lots of parks, Myakka> We love rednecks here, just need more 23 yr. Wrangler wearing hotties down here. Come on! Lots of jobs still too.

I have a home in sarasota.. there is NO middle class in this town,, either you work and serve at the resturant or you eat at the table./..... there is NO in between

I think it depends on your self-esteem as to whether or not you are comfortable in Sarasota. Personally I would rather be there than Atlanta where I have to watch my back every minute.

Sure come on down, the beaches are great. And with Obama's death panel soon to be put in place, we can finaly get rid of all these old fucs.

But yes, Sarasota does have a ton of crime, murders. A man was just cut up and dismembered, and set on fire and dumped on University Parkway. Two people were murdered in Venice at their home. Another man shot himself in Venice on I75. Homes get broken into almost on a daily basis. OH yeah, and the school system allows teachers to hit the students, special needs student. Diana O'Neal hurt her kids, hitting, kicking, tore skin off a childs lip, hit them on their heads. These kids couldn't speak, they were disabled children. So yes, this is a crime infested area, come packing a gun for protection, and don't go anywhere without your mace. I'm sorry to say that I am not kidding.

BeachBum wrote:

Sure come on down, the beaches are great. And with Obama's death panel soon to be put in place, we can finaly get rid of all these old fucs.
But yes, Sarasota does have a ton of crime, murders. A man was just cut up and dismembered, and set on fire and dumped on University Parkway. Two people were murdered in Venice at their home. Another man shot himself in Venice on I75. Homes get broken into almost on a daily basis. OH yeah, and the school system allows teachers to hit the students, special needs student. Diana O'Neal hurt her kids, hitting, kicking, tore skin off a childs lip, hit them on their heads. These kids couldn't speak, they were disabled children. So yes, this is a crime infested area, come packing a gun for protection, and don't go anywhere without your mace. I'm sorry to say that I am not kidding.

then you don't want to see Atlanta.....

Beach Bum ? I hate to tell you that the Tampa Bay area 'can' be full of all sorts of crime ! nothing new there ! but hey, the area is not Detroit or Memphis or Miami for sure !

Crime Infested ????????? HARDLY, that's not even CLOSE to being accurate about Sarasota ! Is there crime ?? ABSOLUTELY ! but no where near a war zone like Detroit MI or Memphis, TN- look up the FBI statistics for godsake

As I said, you want crime-ridden ?? try Oakland, Memphis, or Detroit

btw as you may know, the school teacher who you said was accused of 'hitting' students, I think it was found to have no basis in fact, and the teacher had to be reinstated

SarasotaBakerOfMuffins wrote:

Beach Bum ? I hate to tell you that the Tampa Bay area 'can' be full of all sorts of crime ! nothing new there ! but hey, the area is not Detroit or Memphis or Miami for sure !
Crime Infested ????????? HARDLY, that's not even CLOSE to being accurate about Sarasota ! Is there crime ?? ABSOLUTELY ! but no where near a war zone like Detroit MI or Memphis, TN- look up the FBI statistics for godsake
As I said, you want crime-ridden ?? try Oakland, Memphis, or Detroit

of course not. i miss Sarasota so badly. i live in crime infested Atlanta. Stay there

Snakes in the grass wrote:

<quoted text>of course not. i miss Sarasota so badly. i live in crime infested Atlanta. Stay there

i feel for ya. i got back yesterday.

Sarasota Baker of Muffins... just a little note to say that I lived there for 25 years and the crime is not peaches and cream as you think. I was very close nit with the city police and they told me some stories that would blow your mind. Only you dont hear about that in Sarasotas paper, only others far away from it. God forbid anyone should scare away the frail money grubbing Long-nose Key residents.

This city is not meant for anyone that has a family and is not independently wealthy. Five years ago, if you were single, you could work 2 or 3 regular jobs and make it... now your lucky if you find ONE. The rents did not lower, even though the housing market did. Neither did property taxes. I moved out of there 2 months ago, good riddance.

ALTHEI_LOVE :

your comments are truly your own, but your thinly-veiled, sneaky, anti-Semitic comments of BELOW absolutely destroy your credibility:


"" God forbid anyone should scare away the frail money grubbing Long-nose Key residents. """

Everybody here in Sarasota-Manatee knows that your nomenclature of "long-nose key" refers in a typical racist way to the many Jewish residents on the Key....combined with "money grubbing"

You, my friend are a REDNECK, and probably a poorazz one at that !!

I see your location thats "Douglas,Georgia" !
How appropriate for you.

And YOU have the nerve to say "good riddance" ???
Funny stuff !

I'm sure NOBODY here in Sarasota, the Key, Siesta, LWR, Manatee, downtown, or anywhere else will MISS your redneck, antiSemetic, dumbazz

I too know/knew a ton of Sarasota City, County, Manatee Police, like my old friend Doug P., who patrolled the waters, and a ton of other fine officers ! nobody said the area is crime free ! that's silly ! where there is money, jealousy, drugs, and people, there will always be crime.

TO suggest that the Sarasota Herald Tribune or any other media does not highlight or report crime here is absolutely bullchit, and false...unless you are one illiterate hillbilly.

Sounds to me, you're just another 'sunchasing' angry LOSER of a redneck.

If Georgia doesn't workout for you, you might try

1) Jackson, Mississippi
2) Pine Bluff, Arkansas
3) Montgomery, Alabama
4) Memphis, TN
5) West Monroe, LA

You'll fit right in, quickly

cleverSRQ wrote:

ALTHEI_LOVE :
your comments are truly your own, but your thinly-veiled, sneaky, anti-Semitic comments of BELOW absolutely destroy your credibility:
"" God forbid anyone should scare away the frail money grubbing Long-nose Key residents. """
Everybody here in Sarasota-Manatee knows that your nomenclature of "long-nose key" refers in a typical racist way to the many Jewish residents on the Key....combined with "money grubbing"
You, my friend are a REDNECK, and probably a poorazz one at that !!
I see your location thats "Douglas,Georgia" !
How appropriate for you.
And YOU have the nerve to say "good riddance" ???
Funny stuff !
I'm sure NOBODY here in Sarasota, the Key, Siesta, LWR, Manatee, downtown, or anywhere else will MISS your redneck, antiSemetic, dumbazz
I too know/knew a ton of Sarasota City, County, Manatee Police, like my old friend Doug P., who patrolled the waters, and a ton of other fine officers ! nobody said the area is crime free ! that's silly ! where there is money, jealousy, drugs, and people, there will always be crime.
TO suggest that the Sarasota Herald Tribune or any other media does not highlight or report crime here is absolutely bullchit, and false...unless you are one illiterate hillbilly.
Sounds to me, you're just another 'sunchasing' angry LOSER of a redneck.
If Georgia doesn't workout for you, you might try
1) Jackson, Mississippi
2) Pine Bluff, Arkansas
3) Montgomery, Alabama
4) Memphis, TN
5) West Monroe, LA
You'll fit right in, quickly

this is truly funny, and very true !

the other person does sound like a redneck

My husband, son and I are planning a move to Sarasota in the summer of 2010. I have read many great things about the school system in Sarasota County. I look forward to us settling in the town of Osprey, Laurel, or Venice; we have yet to decide. My son is 5 years old and will be in first grade next year. My husband is a mechanic for Ford and I am a licensed Realtor. Based on the many posts I've read, residents apparently need to be wealthy to live in Sarasota. Is this completely true? We would be moving to from Plantation, FL, a suburb in Fort Lauderdale. And the reason is to raise a family in a small, quiet, family friendly area. Any and all suggestions of affordable areas like these are welcomed. Thank you!

sarasota rocks

Sarasota is a nice place

I've lived on the east coast of FL (Boca), I prefer the Sarasota area to just about anywhere on the east coast of FL. Sarasota is not cheap for sure, but it's not necessarily over the top either in certain places ! believe me, there are worse, much worse places to contemplate a move !(like New Orleans, Detroit, Jacksonville, LA, NYC, Memphis, or International Falls, MN !!) good luck and have fun

Ryan wrote:

Hello All,
I plan on moving to Sarasota towards the end of June and am looking for some information from locals. I am a 23 year old vegetarian who will be looking to meet conscious, open and non-judgemental people. I read there are drum circles that form on the beaches out there quite often.. is this true? Also, are there nice parks out there? I currently live in Worcester, MA and the general attitude up here is very closed and judgemental. Thanks for and replies!:)

I moved into the Brasota area and lived there for about 15 years. The beaches are beautiful and there is a lot to see and do. It's very costly to live in Sarasota, but you can move a few miles up to the Bradenton area and find affordable living. I lived in Bradenton and commuted to Sarasota to work.

I know my response is a bit late, but hope maybe it helps.:)