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10/01/2026

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09/29/2026

Our Children Survived the Ringling Art Museum

On Mondays the John and Mable Ringling Art Museum, Glass Museum, an...

09/26/2026

A circus king built a Venetian palace on Sarasota Bay, and its name means simply "House of John." 🏰

John Ringling and his wife Mable fell in love with Venice on their travels, and in the 1920s they brought it home to Florida. The result was Cà d'Zan, finished in 1926: terra cotta walls, glazed tiles, tinted Venetian glass that glows at sunset, and a tower you could see from the water.

Mable was deeply involved in the design, and she wanted the house to feel like the palaces she had admired along the Grand Canal. The sweeping marble terrace steps right down to Sarasota Bay, where the Ringlings could tie up their yacht after a party. 🌅

The story has a bittersweet turn. Mable passed away in 1929, just a few years after the house was finished, and the Depression hit John's fortune hard. When he died in 1936, he left the mansion, his art collection, and the grounds to the people of Florida.

Today it is part of The Ringling in Sarasota, and walking that terrace at golden hour still feels like stepping into a dream from the Florida boom years. ✨

Which do you think is the bigger treasure: the house itself, or the story of the couple who built it?

09/24/2026

Old Town Kissimmee has been sold for more than $24.4 million, putting a new owner in charge of one of the area’s most recognizable entertainment spots.

The district opened in December 1986 along Highway 192, designed to evoke a classic Florida town with brick streets and distinctive storefronts. Over the years, its locally owned shops, restaurants and weekly car cruises have made it a familiar stop for residents and visitors. A major renovation in 2019 added the 86-foot Ferris wheel.

The sale raises a question for people who know Old Town well: what will the new ownership mean for the place and the businesses inside it? For now, its future direction remains to be seen.

09/21/2026

Pizza buffets are kinda rare it seems, so when you find one it really hits the spot! Such was the case with this Hungry Howie’s pizza buffet we found in Bradenton!

Would you eat here?

I forgot to mention that I asked for a buffalo chicken pizza and they made it for me! 😃👍🏼

09/15/2026

Can anyone guess what our next video is going to be? 🤔

09/14/2026

We Found a FREE Splash Pad in Downtown Sarasota!

Looking for a FREE thing to do with kids in Sarasota, Florida? We s...

09/10/2026

The smell of fresh baked cookies hits you before you even reach the produce bins. That is the everyday experience at Detwiler's Farm Market on Palmer Boulevard in Sarasota, a family run market that has been packing an enormous amount into a modest footprint since 2009. This was the very first Detwiler's storefront, and it set the template for everything that followed: mountains of fresh produce, an old fashioned butcher shop, a seafood counter, and a full service deli stocked with Amish style meats and cheeses.

Regulars come for the sub shop, where the rolls are baked in house and layered with quality meats and cheeses, then leave with something from the farmhouse bakery or a scoop from the ice cream counter. A grocery aisle and prepared foods case round things out. The business traces back to 2002, when Henry Detwiler Sr., raised on a small Pennsylvania farm, started out with a roadside produce stand in Florida. That single stand has grown into six markets across the Sarasota area, though the Palmer Boulevard original still draws crowds who want their groceries to feel like a trip to the farm. Have you visited Detwiler's Farm Market?

⭐Detwiler's Farm Market
📍 6000 Palmer Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34232

08/31/2026

We Found a Circus-Themed Playground in Florida!

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08/21/2026

The new Detwiler’s coming to North Port will be the retailers eighth location in Sarasota and Manatee counties — and its largest. It is expected to generate 125 jobs in North Port.