- December 4, 2025
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Jackson Haskins, who grew up in the Pacific Northwest, came down to the Sarasota area to visit an uncle in 2006.
A recent graduate of the ITT Technical Institute in Portland, Ore., the young Haskins brought one suitcase of clothes for the trip. He thought he would hang out on the beach, then go back home and find a job. But one week turned two, then one month, then two months. And now it’s been nearly 10 years.