Sarasota, Siesta Key Are Just Diamonds Along Florida's Highways
WEDU series "Diamonds Along The Highway" features Siesta Key on this week's episode of the Florida history and heritage show.
Whether in Sarasota or somewhere in Florida, you'll find precious jewels of Florida heritage and history — even international history — living right here. Mining the state for those treasured stories in the Sunshine State is what a five-part series on PBS station WEDU aims to do. The Jack Kerouac-inspired Diamonds Along The Highway is a team effort between writer/producer Mark Reese, who splits time between Venice and Los Angeles, and Reese's friend of 12 years, Gus Mollasis of Sarasota. Florida really doesn't have a series that "showcases important people, places and things about this great state. There's so much diversity in Florida," Reese told Patch. "… We have such great diversity from the northern part of the state to the southern …
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6:42 am on Wednesday, May 30, 2012
If they can get ahold of a copy, they should read Hail This Feisty Village by Lora Whitney. She and Gordon Whitney were among the very first pioneers of Longboat Key; donated the land and first president of the Longboat Key Art Center, and were there when it was just jungle. A ton of history which lingers at the north end of the key and in Longbeach Village. more ›