Venice: Shark Tooth Capital of the World Friday, July 30th, 2021 at 10:00am. Shannon Jacobs Venice Beach residents and tourists alike can often be seen diligently scanning the sands of this popular beach or even wading into the water, grabbing a handful or shovelful of the Gulf floor and bringing it back to the dry beach to sift through. The…
100th Anniversary of the Sarasota Fire Department Monday, September 26th, 2011 at 5:35pm. Shannon Jacobs Sarasota’s Fire Department celebrated it’s 100th year Anniversary. The Sarasota Fire Department was born out of an urgent need and necessity. A century ago,the thriving town of Sarasota was burning to the ground one building at a time, mayor H.S. Smith signed…