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Archive for January, 2009
Sarasota’s 10 Best
Not by Bread Alone What if you get a sudden, serious craving for a hot pastrami sandwich from Katz’s Delicatessen on New York City’s Lower East Side but you’re 1,200 miles away? Get thee to TooJay’s, stat. Their scrumptiously seasoned pastrami sandwich may not be strictly kosher, but it’s piled sky high on a sturdy [...]
Read More >>Designing Mind
Arthur Faria, co-owner of Tiger Lily Flowers, came to Sarasota 10 years ago from New York, where he created flower arrangements for the Plaza and Carlyle hotels. He holds a doctorate in fine arts from the University of Massachusetts. How are Sarasotans incorporating flowers into their everyday life right now? Two and three years ago [...]
Read More >>Collar Me Beautiful
1 Aroma Therapy For a collar that passes the whiff test, try Dublin Dog’s good-looking designs ($22.99 to $25.99) of nonporous polymers that resist odor-causing bacteria. Bone Appetite, 7630 N. Lockwood Ridge Road, (941) 359-1010. 2 Bow Brummel? Leaders of the fashion pack adore the chi-chi colors, patterns and deliciously frou-frou bows adorning a hand-picked selection [...]
Read More >>Calendar Events
Art Art Center Sarasota. Red Hot! Love, Romance & Humor continues here through March 6. Up next: Wish You Were Here: Visual Souvenirs of Florida, providing reflections and representations of Florida current, past and future, which opens March 18 to run through April 24. 365-2032. Longboat Key Center for the Arts. The annual Members’ Exhibition [...]
Read More >>Arts Capital
Festival Funding Sparks Debate I was unfortunately out of town for the inaugural Ringling International Arts Festival in October. But judging from press coverage and accounts of friends who were excited by the diverse programs, the event was an enormous success. More than 90 percent of the 12,000 available tickets were sold for this collaboration [...]
Read More >>Healthfront
Sarasota Memorial Among Best in America Sarasota Memorial ranks among the top 5 percent of hospitals in America based on its unusually low mortality and complication rates, according to a recent Medicare study. The annual survey by Health Grades, an independent hospital rating company, singled out 269 hospitals across the country with unusually low mortality [...]
Read More >>Good Medicine
Smile! It’s the Future Admit it. Some of you fear dentists. OK, let’s be really honest—most of us harbor some fear of dentists. The scary image in our minds is a combination of ancient quacks with iron pliers and that unpleasant scene from Marathon Man. The truth is, until the past few decades, dentistry has [...]
Read More >>Boutique: Shopping Finds
Shopping for your dog in Sarasota is as good as it gets anywhere in the world. From designer fashion to luxury beds, collars and toys, we scouted the best of creature comforts. The big news is a move to organic and raw foods—now allocated more shelf space in local boutiques than ever before. America’s Top [...]
Read More >>Homefront
Express Personal Style Through Rugs Browse the extensive rug fashion showroom at Rugs As Art for the perfect rug for your home. The collection includes hand-selected rugs made by top manufacturers from around the world. You’ll find traditional and contemporary rug designs and everything in-between. Rugs are available in every color, every style, shape and [...]
Read More >>Good Deal
The Place: Pei Wei Asian Diner; 8511 Cooper Creek Blvd., Sarasota; (941) 359-8570. The Fare: This fast food offshoot of the P.F. Chang’s China Bistro chain offers various rice and noodle bowls and just short of a dozen other familiar dishes hailing from Thailand, China and Korea in a breezy, casual atmosphere. The Drill: The [...]
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