One of the Best Places to Live

• Sarasota Ranked in the Top 100 Places to Live and Launch/Money Magazine The Great weather and cultural climate, in addition to a strong retirement and tourism market placed Sarasota in the Top areas to Live and Launch a Business (2008).

• Fortune Magazine has ranked Sarasota as one of the top locations to Retire In Style. Countless activities and clubs geared toward singles and organized around interests from wine tasting to ballroom dancing. The endless parade of black-tie events means lots of opportunities for a night on the town with your date. (June, 2006)

• Forbes.com/Milken Institute has ranked the Sarasota-Bradenton area as the 39th "Best Place to Live" out of 294 U.S. metro areas (2002).

• Money Magazine named Sarasota one of the nation's "Best Places to Live" ranking the community seventh on a list led by New York City. (December, 2001)

• Money Magazine named Sarasota the "Best Small City in the United States." (December, 2000)

• Named one of the "Top 25 Terrific Places to Bring Up a Family" by Mothering Magazine (July-August 2001).

• Modern Maturity named Sarasota as the "3rd Best Big City in Which to Retire." (May-June, 2000)

• Expansion Management named Sarasota-Bradenton as one of their "Five-Star Communities for Quality of Life." There were only 50 communities nationwide awarded the five-star designation, the highest in this rating category. (November, 2000)

Top Choice for Business Relocation

• Forbes Magazine named Sarasota the 44th "Best Place to Live and Do Business" out of the largest 150 U.S. Metro Areas (2003).

• Expansion Management Magazine has rated Sarasota a four star community, one of only two to achieve this rank in all of Florida (2003)

• Business Development Outlook Magazine has selected Sarasota as one of the "25 Choice Cities " - the most desirable cities into which a business can relocate or expand for 2001-2002. (November/December, 2001)

Excellent Educational Opportunities

• Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine ranked New college the seventh best value in public higher education. It is the only public college in Florida named a "best buy" in the noted Fiske Guide to Colleges 2003.

• Money Magazine also included the Sarasota County School District on the list of "Top 100 Schools in the United States."

• Time and Money Magazine both named Sarasota's New College as the "2nd Best College Bargain in the Country." New College outranked such schools as the University of California, Berkeley and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

The Rich and Famous of Sarasota

There are many well-known residents of Sarasota that appreciate the lifestyle and privacy that they find in this tropical paradise:

• Stephen King - Author - Casey Key

• Dickie Betts - Known as one of the most influential guitar players of all time.

• Mike Peters - The outgoing creator of Mother Goose and Grimm - Siesta Key

• Monica Seles - Professional women's tennis champion - Laurel Oak

• Adrienne Vittadini - Fashion designer - Lido Shores

• Robby Alomar - Baseball All-Star - Bird Key

• Mary Pierce - Tennis champion - Bird Key

• Jerry Springer - Bird Key

• Brian Johnson - AC/DC's lead singer - Bird Key

• Dick "Awesome, Baby!" Vitale - ESPN college basketball analyst - Palmer Ranch

• Nick Bollettieri - Tennis coach celebrity explains what he's learned from his students, some of which include Monica Seles, Andre Agassi and Boris Becker.

• Tom Cruise - Tom has purchased a home on Siesta Key near his parents.

• Audrey Landers, Judy Landers and Ruth Landers - Full time residents and their production company is in Sarasota.

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