Sarasota Chalk Festival in Venice 2015The ninth annual Sarasota Chalk Festival in Venice took place November 7th through the 14th and was another success for this highly popular local event.  Pavement artists from around the world traveled to the Sarasota Area to create beautiful and extravagant works of pavement art.  Art pavement has been around for hundreds of years.The event was held in downtown Venice on West Miami Avenue  while 3D works of art were created at the Venice Airport.  One of this year's works, which covered more that 22,000 square feet, is being submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest piece of 3D chalk art ever created.  One of last year's works briefly held that record until it was surpassed.This year attendance was estimated at over 150,000 and... 11/27/2015

  Venice FL Real Estate Market Report - November 2014   Weather is cooling down in Venice FL. However the real estate market report in November indicated home sales remain HOT HOT HOT!!!  Find out more information from the report provided by Kwee Huset Realty.   November 2014 Market Report by Property Types - Sold     There were 164 properties sold in Venice Florida.  2 Co-ops in 2014, No Co-ops sold last year 37 condos increased by 1 from 36 in 2013 1 mobile home decreased from 6 in 2013 102 single family homes sold increased 7.36% from 95 in 2013 1 townhouse sold in 2014 and none in 2013 21 villas sold in 2014 increased from 15 in 2013.     Compared to November 2013, total number of properties sold increased 7.9% from 152 to 164 in 2014.   Search homes for sale in Venice Florida   Nov... 12/11/2014

    511 provides Time saving Traffic News in Florida   It is school break and now is the time for a summer vacation.  Before your road trip, check out Florida 511 which will provide time saving traffic news to avoid getting stuck in traffic.   Search 511 provides Time saving Traffic News in USA here       Florida 511 Features   Call 511 from your cell phone,  home phone, public phone or online  for free up-to-date traffic  information all the time about road conditions, construction zones and emergency evacuation, public safety alerts,  traffic times, transit, airports or seaports, accidents, lane closures and congestion. You have immediate access to traffic information for a specific city and county.   Traffic Alerts   You may register here to receive free traffic alerts by email, phon... 07/15/2014

  There is a blood shortage at the Suncoast Communities Blood Bank (SCBB), now is the time of great giving, after the festive food of Thanksgiving and the coming of the Christmas. Come donating plasma, donating blood, save lives.   Suncoast Communities Blood Banks (SCBB) is an independent non-profit charitable organization that was established in 1949.  It provides all blood types required by local hospitals and health centers in southwest Florida.   Where:  539 Bird Bay Plaza, 539 North US 41 Bypass, Venice FL 34285Hour:     Monday – Thursday from 8:00am – 6:00pm              Friday from 9:00am – 4:30pm              Saturday from 8:00am – 1:00pm      Contact: 941-941-735-4223       Blood Types There are 4 types of blood – Group A, Group B, Group AB and Group O. The most common type is ... 12/22/2013

Venice, FL Downtown to Beach Driving Tour Presented by  The Sarasota Suncoast Team of Keller Williams Realty - Sarasota (Contact us at 941.894.4063 or search for Venice, FL homes and prices at www.SarasotaSuncoastHomes.com) When I was searching for a way to help my snowbird clients that were looking to buy a home in Venice, FL, I came up with this driving tour video to give people a sense of how close downtown Venice, FL is to Venice Beach. Since first posting it, I've had thousands of people view this and I thought I should share it again.  Venice, FL has a terrific layout of shops, dining, entertainment, parks, beautiful beaches and waterside restaurants. This video gives you beautiful views of the palm lined streets of Venice, FL If you've ever thought that it might be time to buy a ... 01/23/2013

Lutheran World Relief Fair Trade Fair Emmanuel Lutheran Church at 800 Tamiami Trial Venice Florida 34285, is hosting a small scale Lutheran World Relief Fair Trade Fair at the church tomorrow - November 4, 2012 between 8:00am – 1:00pm.     The majority of the items were hand made by women from around the world who face incredible challenges in their daily lives. Some instances include struggles for safety, water, basic education and more. The fair trade fair is helping these women by doing business with justice and morality that equals their values. The following are items for sale.                      Art                                                                                                              Bag                            Baskets                                   ... 11/03/2012

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