Venice

Venice Pier - Julie Busch

Like Naples to the south, Venice enforces strict architectural requirements for all new construction and renovations. The island community's downtown is a designated Historic District true to the northern Italian Renaissance style of original Venice. As a result, downtown Venice today appears much as it did in the 1920s. For arts lovers, the Venice Little Theater is tops. The Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice is among the state's largest foundations. Venice Beach, where sharks' teeth famously wash ashore, is a short drive from downtown. It also sports one of the best dog beaches anywhere.

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Dolphins' Greatest Hits Rock The Gulf
University of South Florida Associate Professor David Mann listens to the sounds dolphins use to communicate in the Gulf of Mexico. The work began in 2007 thanks to a 3-year, $1.63 million grant from the National Oceanographic Partnership Program. The project got another boost this year with $300,000 in federal economic stimulus money that will allow the work to continue through August 2011.

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