Comments on: Imaginary field trip: City of the Apes http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/3674 Feel Smart Again Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:37:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ransom http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/3674/comment-page-1#comment-6661 Ransom Fri, 12 Jan 2007 16:33:36 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/3674#comment-6661 Anthony, I grew up in Sarasota too, and I agree, it can be a beautiful place. It was only recently I started running across these alarming facts about my hometown -- what a rude awakening! Ransom Anthony,

I grew up in Sarasota too, and I agree, it can be a beautiful place. It was only recently I started running across these alarming facts about my hometown — what a rude awakening!

Ransom

]]> By: Anthony http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/3674/comment-page-1#comment-6658 Anthony Fri, 12 Jan 2007 02:40:10 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/3674#comment-6658 You did fail to mention that Sarasota, FL also has beautiful white sand beaches. Siesta Key beach was actually awarded "Best Sand Beach in America" by the Travel Channel and won The Great International Beach Challenge for finest, whitest sand in the world. I live in DC now, but I spent the first 18 years of my life in Sarasota... it really is a lovely place. You did fail to mention that Sarasota, FL also has beautiful white sand beaches. Siesta Key beach was actually awarded “Best Sand Beach in America” by the Travel Channel and won The Great International Beach Challenge for finest, whitest sand in the world.

I live in DC now, but I spent the first 18 years of my life in Sarasota… it really is a lovely place.

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