Own a piece of Sarasota’s history For this week’s Inside Downtown Sarasota’s Best Places, Thomas and I visited one of the city’s most iconic addresses, Palm Avenue, home of the original Mira Mar Hotel. In the early 1900s, the Mira Mar was the place to be in Sarasota. It is where the city’s pioneers, visitors, artists, business leaders, and visionaries gathered. A luxurious hotel and apartment building that defined the early charm of downtown. It was elegant, social, and full of life. You could s

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