What did you do yesterday, October 31? Halloween still feels foreign to me since I grew up in a different culture. This year, I wanted to learn more about its history and how people celebrate it here. Yesterday afternoon, I drove through downtown Sarasota, watching the decorations glowing under the palm trees. It looked both funny and slightly surreal. Later at home, I read more about the holiday and found a few curious facts I didn’t know before. Maybe you didn’t either, so

The Sarasota International Chalk Festival, held from November 8 to 10, 2024, in the historic Burns Square district, was extraordinary....