December 2006 Issue On The Beach 2007 Visitors' Annual Best Attractions Dining, Shopping, Entertainment and More. Maps and Complete Listings Inside.

Feature Stories 27 Ways to Heaven  Our food editors pick the Sarasota dishes everybody should taste. A Wave of Luxury  The backyard pool gets glamorous. Adventures Al Fresco  Brutal Journey  More than four centuries ago, 400 Spanish soldiers landed near Sarasota and vanished into the forest. Years later, four arrived in Mexico—the only survivors of one of the most epic journeys on earth. The Ultimate Sarasota Home Tour  Where the Land Meets the Sea  Web Exclusive A Serious Storyteller  A Web Only exclusive interview with Paul Schneider, author of Brutal Journey. Beach Buzz  Getting your feet wet along Southwest Florida's shores December Calendar of Events  A Year-round Guide to Arts, Sports, and Entertainment Departments Art Beat  An eye-opening museum and gallery scene. Beachy Keen  Hot new furnishings for cool coastal style. Care for All  Your guide to Sarasota's medical community and services. Checking In  Finding your place in the Sarasota sun. Destinations  Where the stores are. Fame and Fate  The books keep coming about John and Carolyn Kennedy, and the story they tell is sad. From the Editor  Welcome to our Visitor's Annual—and an expanded SARASOTA experience. Good Sports  Check your grip and set your stance: Sarasota's got game. In Our Sights  Museums, memorials and other points of interest. Limelight  The definitive guide to the Sarasota social scene. That's Entertainment  Great performances—and great performance spaces—for lovers of every art.