Sarasota, Siesta Key Are Just Diamonds Along Florida's Highways

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 part of the state. It's more diversified than here in California. I'll stand by that."
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