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Shopping in Sarasota FL!

Check out my new blog about the delights of shopping, dining, and enjoying life in Sarasota. If you notice a new business or have comments about an existing one, let me know, so I can keep the blog fresh. Thanks!
http://shoppinginsarasotafl.blogspot.com. You can also find a link to the shopping blog on Sarasota CityGuide (http://www.sarasota-cityguide.com), which has lots of juicey pics of SRQ, along with a good events calendar and links to discounts on lodging and travel. Have a good summer!

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Comment by Susan Bilenker on October 21, 2009 at 9:52am: It's been an eventful summer, and one of the most cheering of those events was the recent publication of articles about Sarasota making the top-ten list of "most undervalued places to buy real estate". Woo hoo! I know there's still inventory for the market to absorb, but this news points to the consistent long-term value of "location, location, location."

Shopping in Sarasota last season was sadly hit-and-miss, as so many storefronts were shuttered, especially in hard-hit shopping districts like Burns Square. But with excess "for rent" inventory there also came opportunities for financially-fit retailers to make strategic moves into better locations for advantageous lease-terms. Even in the midst of difficult times, new shops and restaurants appeared, such as Gateway to India on Hillview Street and Belle De Jour on Pineapple Ave.

Hopefully, with the national publicity and with some indicators showing improvement in the economic forecast, we can look forward to the new Season . . . which starts . . . NOW!