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Why We Love Sarasota
10 Reasons we're crazier than ever about this place

Best of 2008

Dining, Shops and Discoveries

In our annual readers' poll

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The Best of 2008 
How do we love Sarasota? You readers counted the many ways—224 of them!

Why We Love Sarasota 




Departments

Homefront 
Tips and trends from our advertisers.

Comfort and Joy 
Two new and tasty Lakewood Ranch ventures, ole to a great margarita, and more.

Designing Mind 
Trendspotting with designer Jessica Holmes.

Fashion Statement—Michelle McKay 
Spotted at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art's 2008 Gallery Gala, which she and her husband co-chaired.

Hot Seat 
Sarasota Memorial Hospital CEO Gwen MacKenzie on the challenges and choices SMH faces.

May Events 
Kay Kipling's guide to the month's best cultural and special events.

Mr. Chatterbox 
This month: Mr. C tackles nudity onstage—and off.

Natural Selection—Saucer Magnolia 
An illustrator's notebook of Sarasota flora and fauna.

Noisemaker 
The ambitious new president of the NAACP’s Youth Chapter gets out the vote.

One Great Room 
Redifining casual elegance at The Lake Club.

Palm Island Idyll 
A Charlotte Harbor getaway home welcomes several generations.

Real Estate Gossip 
Everything you want to know about Sarasota luxury property sales.

Shopping 
Lower Main Street, Queen's Wreath Jewels and stellar soaps.

Street Smarts 
Essential intelligence about winning an election.

The Social Detective 
Crime novelist Leslie Glass puts on her opera glasses for the grand re-opening gala.

Under the Influence 
Teens and young adults are suffering from drug and alcohol addiction in record numbers. What can parents do?

Why we love this city—now, more than ever.