Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 52,715. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 53,349 .

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Sarasota County, Florida - USA - 2000 - 2004 - U.S. Census Bureau

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It is the county seat of Sarasota County.{{GR|6}}

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County seat - Sarasota County

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Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens are some of Sarasota's notable attractions, as well as the Ringling Museum of Art, Florida state art museum.

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Marie Selby Botanical Gardens - Ringling Museum of Art

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Colleges in Sarasota include New College of Florida, a highly competitive public liberal arts college, the Ringling School of Art and Design, a school of art, music, and design, and the Sarasota campus of the University of South Florida. Some two-year colleges include the Sarasota County Technical Institute and the Keiser College of Sarasota.

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New College of Florida - Ringling School of Art and Design - University of South Florida - Sarasota County Technical Institute - Keiser College

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This city is home to the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, which also serves Bradenton, Florida. The local television affiliates are WWSB, which airs ABC programming, along with a 24/7 local news operation ran by Comcast and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune branded as SNN 6. Sarasota is also home to Ed Smith Stadium, where the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati's MLB team, trains in spring for the upcoming baseball season, and is also home to the minor league Sarasota Reds.

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Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport - Bradenton, Florida - WWSB - ABC - Comcast - Sarasota Herald-Tribune - SNN 6 - Ed Smith Stadium - Cincinnati Reds - MLB - Minor league - Sarasota Reds

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Sarasota is home to the Mote Marine Laboratory, a premier marine rescue, research, and aquarium.

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On September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush was in Sarasota when the World Trade Center was attacked by terrorists. He was at Emma E. Booker Elementary school at the time.

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George W. Bush - World Trade Center

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Sarasota has also been in the spotlight from the Carlie Brucia kidnapping in 2004 and the murder of Nancy Campbell-Panitz in 2000.

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